Today was the groundbreaking for a project in my neighborhood just north of the convention center. According to Shaw Main Streets, “the project includes renovation of some of the oldest buildings in Shaw, with new construction at the rear.” This development comes along a stretch of 9th Street which has seen the opening of Vegetate […]
A “Modern” Stadium for D.C.
The Post reported today on what the new stadium the city is constructing for the Nationals will look like. Here’s part of the description: The stadium, which will be along the Anacostia River in near Southeast, features an exterior wall largely made of glass and broken up by limestone portals, according to city sources who […]
Shaw News
I blogged about a couple new restaurants opening in my neighborhood over on DCist yesterday.
Pabst City Project Falls Through
Two years and two days ago, I blogged about a massive urban redevelopment project planned for the former brewery of Pabst Blue Ribbon in Milwaukee, Wisconsin called Pabst City. The project was mind-boggling in scale: it was to cost over $300 million to convert seven blocks of the brewery’s historic structures into stores, apartments, and […]
Got an Idea?
SEIU has launched a website soliciting ideas to improve the lives of working families – the website is called SinceSlicedBread.com. They’re looking for ideas – in 175 words – that are original, creative, and have a good chance of practical success, and which: * Grow the economy * Create good-paying jobs that allow people to […]
Woodson House Update
I got this over a neighborhood listserv about the Carter G. Woodson house: Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site — Presented by the National Park Service, which took ownership of Dr. Woodson’s home at 1538 9th St. intends to open it up as a National Historic Site in the next 5 to 10 years. The […]
A History of Metro
Historian Zachary Schrag has finished the first serious history of the D.C. Metro I am aware of. Slated for release in spring 2006 his book, The Great Society Subway: A History of the Washington Metro, is already listed on Amazon.