On January 26, Osman Abdullahi was gunned down by D.C. Police after an altercation inside his unlicensed group home. The home, located at 830 7th Street NE, had no heat, very little food, and no supervision. Abdullahi wasn't taking his medication at the time. The home's manager Mark Spence has a long history with troubled [...]
Earlier today, we wrote about the police shooting that took place this morning at 830 7th Street NE. According to news accounts and police statements, D.C. cops were called to the address for a domestic dispute or assault. When they arrived they found a stabbing victim and the alleged perp. The suspect allegedly charged at [...]
The Washington Post is reporting that the get-rich-quick Inaugural rental market has gone bust. This should not be a surprise considering the state of D.C.'s condo/rental market. Aren't there some vacancies? The inauguration was so hyped at first. Remember 4 million people were supposed to be converging on the Mall?
But this was before the first [...]
It's not too cold for some pretty rad skating. And it's not too cold for a confrontation with a lawman. At least one WCP employee is feeling pretty proud right now.
way too cold from cole montgomery on Vimeo.
Nice to see Cole rocking the Target hoodie.
In response to his paper's exhaustive auditing of H.R. Crawford's real-estate development, Post columnist Marc Fisher does a perfect job of describing what exactly is at issue with the famous developer. It's not the government money he's taken. It's the false hope he's given to poor residents whose property he wants to sell out from [...]
Here's a good idea. New Columbia Heights has a semi-regular feature where they review Metro bus lines. The blog's latest installment focuses on the Buses of 14th Street–the 52, 53, and 54. The reviewer lets it rip:
"I've taken this bus heading south during rush hour and not during rush hour, and it's always a pain. [...]
The phone calls, the e-mails, the anonymous comments on this very blog—they have all been heard, read, and registered by the execs at Room & Board, the furniture store that, despite it all, is still planning to move into 1840 14th St. NW.
But for all of the 'hood's lovers of diners and comedy clubs and [...]
For those looking to make a buck off their (probably) Ikea-optimized Northwest townhouse during inauguration week, there's now an alternative to anonymous/sketchy negotiations made over Craigslist. D.C. area native and "mortgage guy" Andre Butters and a few of his friends have launched www.inauguralhomes.com. "We're like a match.com for people coming in and out of the [...]
From Chante Brodie on the 4-D listserv:
Traffic Advisory for the Fannie Mae 2008 Walk for the Homeless National Walkathon
The Fannie Mae 2008 Walk for the Homeless National Walkathon will be held on Saturday, November 22, 2008. To facilitate this event, vehicular traffic restrictions must be imposed on all the noted streets downtown, Washington, DC [...]
Good morning, District denizens! And now, the news:
Lt. James A. Cullen posted on the MDP-4D listserv that the 17 year old who was shot while near the 700 block of Decatur St. NW was treated and released from the hospital. Cullen also said that a "white Lexus sedan" may have been involved in the incident. [...]
Prince of Petworth spotted some more storefront closings in Columbia Heights: Carvel and Cinnabon have closed. The two shops were located in the Tivoli. Isn't that now three storefronts that have failed in the renovated theater space?
Is Target to blame? Or is this simply that both shops were just sucky? They always seemed to have [...]
So the Post reports in the latest Paul Schwartzman development piece. Is anyone else surprised that the coffee shop has survived this long? I never see anyone in the shop during the week. Only on the weekend is it packed with customers either waiting in line for bad coffee or sitting at tables waiting for [...]
Commenters have beeen tearing it up over at 14th and T: The Good News, Bad News Edition, many of them in support of Diner/Tryst/Open City owner Constantine Stavropoulos and comedy club impresario John Xereas, who had hoped—with the help of Dave Chappelle and others—to develop local businesses inside the former Church of the Reformer. That [...]
I woke up this morning and immediately dashed to the TV and flicked on MSNBC. Not unusual. I'm worried about this election! But then I started thinking about a particular ANC race. Specifically the race for 3F04.
I started thinking about Frank Winstead. The man is running for his ANC post again. Will this be the [...]
Arlene Reba, 74, stood outside Nest, a new consignment shop on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Tenleytown, and peered in. The place was closed, but Reba caught a glimpse of an employee inside the store. The employee ducked out of sight and waited for Reba to leave.
Reba, it turns out, had a history with the people [...]
