Northeast DC - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com The website that Washington lives by. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 15:37:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.washingtonian.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/cropped-washingtonian-favicon-gigantic-138x138.png Northeast DC - Washingtonian https://www.washingtonian.com 32 32 How Netflix’s ‘Residue’ Became a Must-Watch Film About Racism and Gentrification in DC https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/09/28/residue-merawi-gerima-interview/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=residue-merawi-gerima-interview Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:38:30 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1285569 In the new film Residue, a young man moves back to Eckington, the DC neighborhood where he grew up, only to find it completely transformed. Written and directed by Merawi Gerima, it’s a profoundly emotional and artistic exploration of gentrification, racism, and erasure that’s based on his real experiences in DC. After Residue’s success on […]

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Jason Reynolds Is Starting a Storytelling Video Series for Kids https://www.washingtonian.com/2020/04/09/jason-reynolds-storytelling-video-series-kids/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jason-reynolds-storytelling-video-series-kids Thu, 09 Apr 2020 17:26:12 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=1079306 Bestselling YA writer Jason Reynolds is supposed to be on a country-wide tour as the Library of Congress’ recently appointed National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. Now that the nation is on lockdown, he’s changing his approach: Reynolds will bring his storytelling to you virtually through videos and newsletters as part of his “GRAB THE […]

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The Forgotten History of DC’s First Golf Course for African Americans https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/19/the-forgotten-history-langston-golf-course-dcs-first-golf-course-for-african-americans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-forgotten-history-langston-golf-course-dcs-first-golf-course-for-african-americans Mon, 19 Aug 2019 19:09:16 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=820075 The first local golf course for African Americans was steps from the Lincoln Memorial—although calling it a “course” is generous. The nine-hole mostly dusty expanse was virtually unplayable during construction of the Memorial Bridge in the 1920s. Black golfers could play at two other public links back then—but only one day a week, in the […]

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A Heartwrenching Story About Why Teachers Are Leaving DC in Droves https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/11/04/a-heartwrenching-story-about-why-teachers-are-leaving-dc-in-droves/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-heartwrenching-story-about-why-teachers-are-leaving-dc-in-droves Sun, 04 Nov 2018 23:00:18 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=505429 For his first three years as a teacher in DC, Alejandro Diasgranados never had to wonder what to do for lunch. Every day at the ringing of the noon bell, he and his colleague Quay Dorsey would meet outside their classrooms at Aiton Elementary, descend the school’s muraled staircase, and head to Subway. Not that […]

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These New Condos Are Rising Next to the H Street Whole Foods https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/06/these-new-condos-are-rising-next-to-the-h-street-whole-foods/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=these-new-condos-are-rising-next-to-the-h-street-whole-foods Wed, 06 Jun 2018 15:35:12 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=388715 The stretch of the H Street Corridor between 6th and 7th streets, Northeast is dominated by massive luxury apartment buildings. The Apollo—with Whole Foods and Fancy Radish on its ground floor—sits on one side. Across the street, you’ll find the Anthology, anchored by a Starbucks and Petco. But Rock Creek Property Group and Cornerstone Development […]

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I’m a Black Millennial Who Just Moved to DC. Am I a Gentrifier? https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/06/01/black-millennial-just-moved-to-dc-am-i-a-gentrifier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=black-millennial-just-moved-to-dc-am-i-a-gentrifier Fri, 01 Jun 2018 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=369080 I’m technically all settled into my bedroom on the top floor of a five-person house in Eckington, but I don’t feel settled. Sure, a family of rats lives in the trash cans out back, but something else is keeping me up. Perhaps it started when I opened my phone’s wi-fi options and more than 30 […]

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The Most Expensive House Ever Sold Near Union Market Just Closed for $1,387,000 https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/05/04/expensive-house-ever-sold-near-union-market-just-closed-1387000/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=expensive-house-ever-sold-near-union-market-just-closed-1387000 Fri, 04 May 2018 18:09:14 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=362513 When Union Market opened in Northeast DC in 2012, it was impossible to predict how dramatically it would affect the surrounding neighborhood in just a few years. Back then, it was the sole newcomer to the historic Florida Avenue Market next to Gallaudet University. Today, its neighbors include luxury apartments, Trader Joe’s, Blue Bottle Coffee, Italian […]

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First Look: New Condos Targeted at First-Time Buyers Coming to NoMa https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/03/08/first-look-new-condos-targeted-first-time-buyers-coming-noma/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-look-new-condos-targeted-first-time-buyers-coming-noma Thu, 08 Mar 2018 16:10:47 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=315448 Developer J Street Companies plans to build a 62-unit condo building on two adjacent sites near the NoMa metro stop. Chairman Bruce Baschuk says the building will comprise mostly one-bedrooms, starting in the upper $400,000s, a price tag he predicts will make them “very accessible” to first-time homeowners and young professionals, as well as empty […]

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The Three Best Open Houses This Weekend: February 10-11 https://www.washingtonian.com/2018/02/09/the-three-best-open-houses-this-weekend-february-8-9-northeast-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-three-best-open-houses-this-weekend-february-8-9-northeast-dc Fri, 09 Feb 2018 17:32:50 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=280726 Woodridge Where: 3716 31st Pl., NE How Much: $699,900 When: Saturday, 11am to 1pm Why: This renovated 1920s Cape Cod has a spacious porch out front and a leafy yard out back. Inside, crown molding lines the open dining and living room area, which has hardwood floors and a wood-burning fireplace. The four bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths […]

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Petworth’s Famed Paperhaus Is Now a “Palace to Gentrification” https://www.washingtonian.com/2016/09/20/petworths-famed-paperhaus-gentrification/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=petworths-famed-paperhaus-gentrification Tue, 20 Sep 2016 16:33:40 +0000 https://www.washingtonian.com/?p=204106 It’s been awhile since we’ve heard from DC music scene darling Paperhaus–either the DIY house show venue or the band it was named after. But neither have been inactive. The long-running Petworth community music venue and homemade recording studio, shepherded by Paperhaus (the band) frontman Alex Tebeleff, went quiet fall of 2015 when after nearly […]

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