I found myself launching into one of my characteristic diatribes about the origins and nature of street names while relaxing with friends yesterday. Then today I notice this blog post about an LA Times profile of the man who’s job it is to approve new street names in Riverside County, California, the fastest-growing county in […]
Shaw Restaurant Update
Long story short: two new, locally-owned restaurants in my neighborhood (Vegetate and Queen of Sheba) have been unable to get a liquor license due to the activism of a neighborhood church with a mostly suburban congregation. Now at urging of Vegetate owners Dominic and Jennifer Redd, a city council member has introduced a bill which […]
June Blog Meetup Wednesday
We’ll be meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Pharaoh’s Bar and Grill in Adams Morgan. RSVP now!
Revitalization By Nightlife on H Street NE
One man’s plans to single-handidly build a new nightlife district for the city are coming to fruition one year since a flurry of media coverage about his plans. Local nighlife mogul Joe Englert has been opening and operating offbeat bars in D.C. for nearly two decades, including current hotspots Capitol Lounge, the Pour House, Temperance […]
Baseball Stadium Construction
Today I took a walk down around where the city is building a new baseball stadium. See the full set on Flickr here. If you are at all curious about the development going on in this neighborhood, JDLand’s Near Southeast Development page is a fantastic resource. See my panorama of the construction site. Just a […]
links for 2006-06-16
Archinect : Features : David Maisel Interesting interview with photographer David Maisel. polar inertia Interesting photography magazine.
links for 2006-06-15
WaPo: James Cameron Obituary The only known survivor of a lynching attempt and founder of a history museum has died.