Tag: neighborhoods
New Year, New ANCs
Do you know what ANC you live in? Do you know which commissioner represents your SMD? Even if you think you do, they may...
Buzzard Point – What Can We Expect?
Buzzard Point, the area on the west side of the Anacostia River below the new Frederick Douglas South Capitol Street Bridge, is undergoing massive...
Race And Redistricting
Every 10 years, the DC Council redraws the boundaries of the city’s eight wards in the wake of the US Census. This is a...
Opinion: On Redistricting and Southwest
I have lived in Southwest since 1975. In that time, I have made several false starts to move somewhere else, but Southwest always drew...
The Peculiar History of Buzzard Point
Buzzard Point’s current status as Washington’s newest hot property belies its peculiar history. For nearly two centuries its main attraction was the US Arsenal,...