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History redux: read a 1904 book about Columbia Heights
New Columbia Heights
Jan 13A few years ago I posted about this cool old book from 1904 about our neighborhood: "A statement of some of the advantages of beautiful Columbia Heights, a neighborhood of homes" by the Columbia Heights Citizen's Association. It's basically a PR piece ... »
Nico Dauphine Sentenced for Attempting to Kill Feral Cats
DCist
Dec 15Nico Dauphine, the former National Zoo researcher who last month was convicted of animal cruelty for intentionally leaving out food laced with rat poison for feral cats who roamed her Meridian Hill Park neighborhood, was sentenced yesterday to 180 days... »
Neighborhood News Roundup: Koi Fish Edition
City Desk
Dec 01A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Bikeshare Saga: An article on The Atlantic Cities caused some Takoma residents to wonder why their turn for a Capital Bikeshare station has not y... »
City of Ghosts
Housing Complex
Nov 23More than any other American city, Washington is caked with layer upon layer of ideas that never made it off the boards. For every building, iconic or otherwise, there are dozens of unsuccessful attempts. That archaeology of failure is created by two o... »