Spring is loitering on the corner
You know good weather is around the corning when the boyz start hanging around the corner you prayed they had abandoned. Well, it's better than the bad old days when they'd hang on the corner in bad...
View ArticleA snowball's chance in Hell
Okay I'm back from vacation and I gather I and several other bloggers must have gotten email from the campaign of some guy named Richard Urban who is running for the at large seat on the council. Okay...
View ArticleLow flying helicopters
Okay, maybe they are actually looking for or at something when they are hovering over my area at a low altitude. But dang it they are loud, and sometimes at different hours annoying. The day after one...
View ArticleGentrification and Theatre
This weekend I and the Help were invited to see the play Clybourne Park at the Woolly Mammoth Theater down in Penn Quarter. According to the theater’s website on the drama and the promotional...
View ArticleIt's time to go
This weekend one of the neighbors was out doing some minor painting, reminding me I have to do some minor painting to my fence and security gate. Ah, home ownership. When asked about the sprucing up...
View ArticleCan I boycott a place I'd probably never get to
Some of ya'll are aware of the kerfuffle regarding U Street Girl and the owner of a wine bar threatened legal action. She has recommended that others join her in not patronizing or promoting the 14th...
View ArticleI really need to get my garden in gear
Patio tomatoOriginally uploaded by In ShawLast year I was chomping at the bit for Spring to come so I could start planting seeds and planning my garden. This year with various things going on, such as...
View ArticleBoundary Stone Tavern/Pub
Hidden tin ceilingOriginally uploaded by In ShawWell Scott Roberts has a much better description of the proposed pub for Bloomingdale because the man knows what questions to ask. All I asked about was...
View ArticleWhen the Invisible Hand smites the stupid
Sitting on TopOriginally uploaded by In ShawI can't remember actually seeing anyone living here, but I was told by neighbors that 1522 3rd St NW had a handyman guy trying to fix it up for rent....
View ArticleGoing down and taking everyone with it
A neighbor on my block must really love this neighborhood. Mainly because his (and his wife's) house is under construction for the 2nd... 3rd time? I lost count, but they've must have put in more money...
View ArticleClean up tomorrow
I was meaning to post this earlier:After our snowiest winter in history, months without street sweepers, and damage from the snow, let's say goodbye to winter by springing into action! Here are the...
View ArticleMy weekend
Well Saturday was the BACA clean up which Caryn over the BACA blog mentions the turnout was low. Well I didn't help matters by not posting the announcement earlier, though I got it earlier. Also there...
View ArticleNo one magic bullet
The Help came over for dinner, helping me put a dent in the amount of chicken dishes I made over the weekend. As a part of our date I suggested the overly romantic idea of popping into the 5C01 SMD...
View ArticleWMATA woes in the hood
There are a few things WMATA is proposing that will reduce service to Shaw residents, one of them dangerous.1. G2 bus service will be reduced. All you people partying in Georgetown will have to take a...
View ArticleDeath, taxes and a building that's gonna fall
DecayOriginally uploaded by In ShawThis is the alley side of 1607 New Jersey Avenue, NW. I've been told by one citizen living on this block that he's fearful when walking by this building because it...
View Article2010 Census Take II
I got a second census form in the mail yesterday. I guess I didn't send in the first one quickly enough. Though I got the first form a good while ago, I waited because I honestly did not know who was...
View ArticleBACA meeting tonight
7PM basement of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church.Of the most interesting things is the speaker coming to talk about the MM Washington building which is slated to become senior housing.
View ArticleWhere would you put Grandma
I haven't seen if the BACA blog put anything up about last night's meeting but there was some lively discussion about Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church's proposal that they are planning to bring before the...
View Article1607 NJ Tagged by DCRA
1607 NJ DCRAOriginally uploaded by In ShawWell I'd like to thank Emil for spotting this on the rear of 1607 NJ Ave, NW, the house that may come crumbling down at any moment.I'm a bit torn about this. I...
View ArticleWhere’s Cato when you need them?
So they are closing the area around the Convention Center. Ok.They are closing the streets to cars.Fine.They are restricting parking.Ok.They are fencing the streets surrounding the Center and...
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