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Old Maps: The District Before LeDroit Park (1792 – 1859)
This is the first in a series of posts about historic maps of LeDroit Park. When the Federal Government established the national capital, it was to be located within a 100-square-mile diamond...
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The driver of a car intentionally hit a cyclist at First Street and Florida Avenue NW in Bloomingdale, TheWashCycle reports. The victim wrote: Around 5:50 PM [Wednesday] I was riding along First St....
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Bikeshare expansion passes over LeDroit Park
Capital Bikeshare, the District’s smashingly successful bikesharing system, will expand this fall. Unfortunately, the expansion plans for this fall exclude LeDroit Park. The District and Arlington...
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Battle ensues over control of Crispus Attucks Park
Crispus Attucks Park by rockcreek, on Flickr The Post is running an article about the battle over control of Crispus Attucks Park in Bloomingdale. The park is a hidden gem in Bloomingdale. It’s...
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Storm floods streets and basements of Bloomingdale
During torrential downpours the Bloomingdale neighborhood experiences flooding. Yesterday evening’s storm flooded numerous Bloomindale basements and the intersection of Rhode Island Avenue, T Street,...
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Mayor Gray announces a task force to address area flooding
Later this morning, Mayor Vincent Gray, Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (D – Ward 5), and representatives from DC Water and District agencies, will announce the creation of a task force to address the...
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Restaurant Costa Brava and Howard Univ. present tonight
The January meeting of the LeDroit Park Civic Association is tonight at 7 pm in the basement of the Florida Avenue Baptist Church (enter at U Street and Bohrer Street). The owner of Costa Brava (1837...
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Meet me (and your neighbors!) at Costa Brava on Tuesday
LeDroit Park’s next monthly happy hour will be at Costa Brava (1837 First Street NW) in Bloomingdale on Tuesday, February 10, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. We will be at the upstairs bar. All neighbors are...
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McMillan Fountain ready for its close-up
A photo posted by @ericfidler on Mar 21, 2015 at 11:56am PDT As part of DC Water’s construction work on the First Street Tunnel, the agency paved a temporary parking lot on the grounds of the McMillan...
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Three nearby restaurants earn Michelin “Bib Gourmand” status
French tire manufacture and restaurant critic Michelin released its much-anticipated guide to Washington restaurants. No restaurants earned the top three-star rating, but three restaurants earned two...
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