Where the rec center once stood. It's been two years since the old Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center, a bunker-ish but serviceable facility on the lush east bank of the Anacostia River, was demolished. As it came down, plans were ready and funds ha... »
A National Park Service ranger talked to WTOP about what happened when he tried to shed light on an arrangement between Dan Snyder and NPS that allowed the Redskins' owner to cut down protected trees on his property [ more › ] »
Will H. commented in my earlier post on the proposed Redskins training facility, "Appropriate development proximate to subway stations: Sports edition," suggesting the Pepco site on Benning Road, the location of the now closed electric power generation... »
by Kimberly Bender How is Washington, DC like this scene from Ghostbusters 2? Like the fictionalized residents of New York City in 1989, most present-day Washingtonians are unaware that an unusual river of slime runs beneath their city. (But ours is no... »
I don't want to know if you rode a bike yesterday, because I didn't. TBD has a lenghty story on DC Pedicabs, NPS and DDOT. Some of it rehashes issues covered here, and some of it is new. I will... »
by Geoff Hatchard The FBI is looking to move its headquarters, and some DC leaders are trying to woo the Redskins back to the District. The soon-to-be-shuttered Pepco power plant would make an ideal site for either one. The Pepco plant. Image by the au... »
DC government had given the Occupiers a permit to protest, which had a 10,000 person limit, but a much fewer number attended.Local news reports vary from around 700 to more than 2,000 protesters were said to have... »
A granddaughter of the 34th president heads to the hill today to testify against design plans for the Eisenhower Memorial. Frank Gehry, hired by the memorial commission, proposed a memorial park framed by large metal tapestries depicting Eisenhower’s b... »
