New Kid on the Eckington Block

I just received word from a friend and IT Guru, that my devoted hard-drive, which has been with me since 2002, has died. It even broke the ...

After a great school year, my current boarder/renter/roommate/new friend Dr. God* is moving out in a few weeks to search latin america for t...

Spring has finally sprung. Tulips are up, the sun is out, and people are spending time outside. In general, spring in DC is beautiful, my ...

More movement in the NE office building market. Check this article in CPN . Ownership of Capitol Plaza I, a new 292,000-square-foot office ...

Over the last year, I have passed by the strip of shops on Eckington Place without stopping. The fencing and words wholesale on the front h...

The owners of the Big Bear Cafe are putting in the finishing touches of the restaurant, and over the weekend encouraged neighbors to 'p...

Where to Call In Your Clogged Storm Drains at WASA From Bloomingdale resident Sara: If don't already have it - add 202-612-3400 to yo...

The new DC North is out on newstands and online. Visit here

Bloomingdale resident, Scott Roberts found a flier blowing around on the street yesterday from the T Street Market. Here is the text from t...

I will be the first to tell you that going to church every Sunday is not on the top list of my priorities. Usually that list includes; slee...

Blooming Pear tree in Eckington Everyone is all Gaa Gaa about the cherry blossoms this time of year, which are beautiful. However, other bl...

The eyesore that is 1901 Lincoln Avenue NE, has been sitting for years. The boarded-up apartment building in Eckington at Lincoln Road NE an...

Note this press release highlighted in the Bloomingdale listserv. Subject: PRESS RELEASE- NEW DC NIGHTCLUB For Immediate Release March 27,...

Please check out this post by DCMUD on planned development on the WMATA grounds next to the Brentwood shopping center. This sounds like a ...

Many of you are aware that we had an election back in November, 2006. Many people ran for various and asundry positions. Prestigious posit...

No, these are not kinds of soft drinks. There has been a rash of tagging by two people in the truxton circle area; Inca and Nehi . My gues...

This photo was taken this fall in Eckington. Even with all of the bad things that happen in the hood that I report on, I still love it here...

As mentioned in yesterday's post, the Zoning Board reviewed the CCS St. Martin's affordable housing variance request last night. Th...

-I installed new lattice work under my porch this weekend. it is amazing how much different the front of my house looks with it. -New neighb...