Preview of Our Family P...

All rights reserved, Marian Lozano Photography. Marian Lozano photographed our family this weekend at Brookside Gardens in Wheaton for an updated family photo, a portrait of the children together and individual photos of all three children. I will be sure to share the pics with you once...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Not So Sunny: An irritated resident posted on the Shepherd Park email list about an early-morning disturbance caused by a group leaving the Sunshine Bar & Lounge on Georgia...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. All Things Considered! The Bates Area Civic Association blog posts notice of a liquor license sought between Florida Avenue and New York Avenue on North Capitol Street. The license...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Transit of the Future: Frozen Tropics notes DDOT’s press release stating that the  H Street/Benning Road streetcar line will be operating in 2013. But commenters on the blog...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. The Shallow End: The Tenleytown email list continues its pontification on the length of the lanes at the Wilson Pool. One member, after reading a post that “gave me one of...

Gary Mays Gets a Song...

Folk heroes deserve folk songs! And Gary Mays deserves folk hero status more than anybody I’ve ever met. So now we have ” The Amazing Gary Mays ,” a tune based on the amazing life story of Mays, my hero and friend and one of the greatest athletes this city ever...

Has Race Promoter and F...

Charles “Chuck” Brodsky’s name doesn’t appear anywhere in the press releases about the 2011 ACHIEVE DC Kids Triathlon, an annual youth fitness event being held tomorrow at the Anacostia Recreation Center. Brodsky founded that race. It says so in the press release...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Squirreled Away: Following an extensive conversation about savage, vegetable-stealing critters, a member of the Chevy Chase email list has this follow-up question: “Yes, I saw...

The End of the Souvenir...

The News-of-the-Weird-friendly tragedy in Texas last night, where a fan died going for a baseball during a Rangers/A’s game, will likely mean the end of players tossing balls into the stands. Good riddance. Sure, there’s something sweet about little kids looking for souvenirs...

Neighborhood News Round...

A regular summary of irregular news and notes from neighborhood blogs and email lists around the District. Greener Grass: “Is there any DC agency who will take responsibility and throw down a little money at the circle and DC entryway on 16th Street to clean it up. It’s an...