We want that line to keep going up.
On March 23rd, the mayor transmits his budget to the Council, which then marks up the different agency allocations, has a big bull session (or three) where horses are traded to make the numbers work, and then sends it back to the executive for his approval. Every [...]
Last year, Safeway puffed its chest a little bit over being the only major grocery chain in D.C. to compost its food waste—at one store, the new LEED Gold-certified Social Safeway on Wisconsin Avenue. Now, says a spokesman, all their stores are composting, making them the biggest composter on the East Coast.
Well, in the ongoing [...]
The Historic Preservation Review Board application for development at the McMillan Sand Filtration Plant replicates a lot of the information in the draft of the one that'll go to the Zoning Commission—there's no more detail on building architecture, just massing sketches—but does have a bit more information about the old stuff that's supposed to stay [...]
The District's Office of the Chief Technology Officer has been quite busy over the last few months laying down the backbone of a massive fiber network across the city that's supposed to extend internet connectivity to people who could never otherwise afford it. The other half of the money from the federal government for that [...]
Worst bikeshare accident yet? [DCist]
Plaudits for White Flint. [DCMud]
What's the big deal about WaWa? [ExtraordinaryObservations]
Are food trucks a threat to Georgetown? [Patch]
Constitution Avenue: What lies beneath. [TheLocation]
Should Konterra get a tax break? [Examiner]
Breaking down the unemployment rate. [DCFPI]
ANC 4B commissioner mysteriously recalled. [Brightwoodian]
Residential construction explodes in D.C. [CityBiz]
A move toward independent streetcar governance, three years [...]
You've already heard this: People who live in cities pollute less and waste less than people who live in the suburbs. Not because they're better people, necessarily, but because their surroundings just allow them to be more efficient.
But how do we know, really? It's reasonably easy to track things like energy, water, and garbage—all those [...]
Ivanka visits the Wilson Building. [Post]
Occupy D.C. shifts to homes. [DCist]
Arty activity space for Dupont. [PoP]
Another really important board with not enough members. [WBJ]
The Wharf, in detail—so unbelievably exciting. [SWLQTC]
Now that's some anti-Walmart organizing. [NYO]
Bundy field, transformed. [EastShawDC]
Is a good venue all you need to make an indie-pop town? [AtlanticCities]
Can "rust belt chic" save Cleveland? [...]
Ward 8 Councilmember Marion Barry was in full-on campaign mode last Friday on the Politics Hour, stubbornly resisting Tom Sherwood's attempts to interrupt his re-election stump speech with various "distractions." Besides his tweeting habits, a few remarks are worthy of note:
10,000 units of housing during his tenure on the Council? "When you go around Ward 8, [...]
Another doozy of a week in vaguely real estate-related news. Got something to share? Drop me a line: ldepillis@washingtoncitypaper.com
Monday
11:30 a.m. – Council oversight hearing on finance and revenue agencies. Wilson Building, room 500.
Noon – Occupy D.C. rallies to protest foreclosure practices. Freddie Mac, 7th and D Streets NW.
6:00 p.m. – Meeting to go over detailed [...]
Is this facade even worth saving? [CHotR]
The Hampshires on New Hampshire. [PoP]
Where the old people go. [AtlanticCities]
Arlington thinking ahead for Bikeshare. Want to buy an ad? [TBD]
The Realtors are feeling good about things. [CityBiz]
Connecticut Avenue gets fancy shirtmaker. [Post]
Where are the techie worker bees? [Post]
St. E's related business for Ward 8. [WBJ]
LivingSocial building is pretty [...]
