The Post is doing a series on the condo boom called “forced out”. The first article in the series was published on Sunday and can be found here. Two other articles in the series will be published on Monday and Tuesday. According to the Post’s Web site they say a key finding is: “Landlords have emptied more than 200 apartment buildings in the District in the past four years and asked the city for permission to convert them to condominiums, sidestepping a law requiring tenant approval and avoiding millions of dollars in conversion fees.”
Anyone read Sunday’s article?
Wow, big developement on this front.
An exerpt from the article “Now the leader of the Central Union Mission said he is talking to District officials about finding an alternative location downtown. At the mission’s request, a zoning hearing, called to consider the organization’s application for a special permit to build its shelter at the edge of Columbia Heights and Petworth, was postponed from last week until fall. “
Read the full article here.
Remember Lincoln’s Cottage open to public starting tomorrow (call to make reservations). Check out the virtual tour here. Thanks to a reader for the heads up.
There is a nice little piece in the Express today on some of Petworth’s (and Columbia Heights) drinking and dining options. Check out the article here. And be sure to check out the cool interactive map at the bottom. Special bonus – you get to see a photo of my fresh Kappa track suit…
New York Magazine has a very interesting article on the “Degentrification” of Red Hook Brooklyn. A very interesting read if you are stuck at work on this Friday after Thanksgiving or if you need a break from your family.
Props to Frozen Tropics for spotting the article.
You can read the article here.
I’m a few days late on this but it is an interesting read nonetheless. Read the article in the New York Times here.
Sietsema concludes: “RedRocks has some details to fine-tune. Pacing is one of them. Chances are high that you’ll be eating your appetizer when your entree appears. Variety — easy on the carbs, please — is another issue. On the other hand, pizza is the purpose, and RedRocks, with a tweak here and a more generous hand there, could well become a destination for other than just its neighbors.”
Read the full article here.
Good eye Express and thanks to a reader for alerting me to this article in today’s New York Times. The article is about Abraham Lincoln’s Cottage where he wrote the Emancipation Proclamation. Read the article here. According to the Times “While the house will be open by online reservation only to tour groups of 15 people per hour, the trust hopes to welcome every Washington fifth grader each year, and to expand to a larger mission of catering to Lincoln scholars.” Pretty cool.
An occasional new feature when I see articles or blog posts of interest:
I knew I saw a prostitute near the metro! Washington Post.
Another Wine Bar to open up on U Street. DCist.
Sad story about a cat passing in Columbia Heights. Intangible Arts.
Concrete Front Yards in Brooklyn. Brownstoner.
