2827 Georgia Ave, NW via DC MOAPIA

In March we noted Howard China was getting a long needed facelift. The Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs shares the great result:

“After months of collaboration, congratulations to Howard China for successfully completing @DCDHCD Façade Program!”

Georgia and Fairmont St, NW

@DCist Spotted a real vulture on the street off Sherman near HU today eating a rat…and possibly pizza. pic.twitter.com/Jize1wskvW

— KRPR (@KRPRLLC) November 15, 2015

KRPR sends on Sunday:

“Spotted a real vulture on the street off Sherman near HU today eating a rat…and possibly pizza.”

Photo by PoPville flickr user Lucas Keene

From a press release:

“RFK Stadium, once featured every Sunday throughout the NFL season, will return to hosting prime time football on Friday, September 18 for the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic®. The annual football game pitting the 100-year storied rivals, Hampton University and Howard University, will be nationally televised live on ESPNU and streamed across the globe on ESPN platforms.

“Events DC is excited to bring the Hampton-Howard rivalry back to RFK Stadium as part of the AT&T Nation’s Football Classic,” said Erik A. Moses, senior vice president and managing director of Events DC, Sports & Entertainment Division. “When we developed the Classic in 2011, the plan was always to feature notable historically black colleges and universities on a grand scale in RFK Stadium and having ESPN as the broadcast network this year enhances the platform.

Tickets for the 2015 AT&T Nation’s Football Classic® are currently on sale through ticketmaster.com. Regular priced tickets start at $25 (plus fees) with group discount rates and suite level experiences available as well. For additional information, please visit www.NationsFootballClassic.com.”

Georgia and W St, NW looking north

Renderings coming to life. You like the way the new Interdisciplinary research building is turning out?

It’s right next to the Starbucks and Barnes and Noble (did you know Georgia Ave had a Barnes and Noble?):

Georgia Ave looking south

Photo via flickr user Sade Council Taylor Strategy

From the Columbia Heights Listserv:

“Our neighbor, Howard University, is having its commencement/graduation this Saturday, May 10. Sean Combs (a.k.a. P. Diddy/Puff Daddy) is the commencement speaker. Expect heavy traffic in the lower Georgia Avenue corridor and surrounding streets.”

From Howard University:

“Entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Combs will deliver the 146th Commencement address at Howard University on Saturday, May 10, 2014, Interim President Wayne A.I. Frederick announced today.

The University will award degrees to more than 1800 students. Combs was a student at Howard University in the late 1980s. He will receive an honorary doctorate in humanities at the convocation.

“In selecting the individuals who will be awarded honorary degrees, Howard University continues the tradition of identifying leaders whose work has clearly contributed to the advancement of their fields and the world,” Frederick said. “We are honored to have Mr. Combs serve as our speaker. He sat in classrooms where our students sit, walked ‘The Yard,’ and like many students, his entrepreneurial spirit was sparked at Howard. We know he will inspire our class to work hard and to always strive for excellence.”

Five individuals will receive honorary degrees during the ceremony. They represent an exemplary group of pioneers and trailblazers in the fields of journalism, the arts, business and medicine. This year’s honorees are: Wolf Blitzer, Clive Callender, Benny Golson and Indra K. Nooyi.”