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Here's our roundup of "must-read" posts from the week:
This week's "must-read" articles cover some subjects that may be hard to talk about but are necessary to better understand ourselves and the region.
For instance, learn about how the public sector shifted responsibility for public housing over to the private sector. Or, get a primer on the possible removal of the Emancipation Statue — also known as Freedmen’s Memorial in Lincoln Park.
GGWash's Joanne Tang unpacks how cemeteries can take up limited space and impact the environment, while also offering some possible alternatives to traditional burials.
Meanwhile, a neighborhood in Baltimore expanded an al fresco program, closing streets to cars, to provide more outdoor dining during the pandemic.
Finally, if you thought you knew all the names of neighborhoods in DC, well what about The Island, Bloody Hill, or Bloodfield? Read about the many neighborhoods that sprouted up in the decades after the end of the Civil War.
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton announced in June that she will introduce legislation to remove the Emancipation Statue from Lincoln Park in Northeast because it “fails to note in any way how enslaved African Americans pushed for their own emancipation.”
In Berlin, cemeteries are being converted to parks, playgrounds, and housing. This reprioritizing reflects a change in attitude among some Berliners who see their city shrinking as its population increases—without the housing or recreation space to match. It also coincides with a decrease in conventional casket-in-ground burials, as cremations become more popular.
By Kimberly Bender (Guest Contributor) • August 8, 2020
By now, most Washingtonians have heard of Swampoodle, the historic Irish neighborhood that was destroyed by the construction of Union Station. But what about The Island? Pipetown? Bloody Hill? These were all names of Washington, DC neighborhoods during the decades of the 1800s following the end of the Civil War.
By Alex Holt (Maryland Correspondent) • August 11, 2020
One of Baltimore’s oldest waterfront neighborhoods has taken its series of “Fells Point Al Fresco” nights from last summer and expanded it into a wildly successful outdoor dining program tailor-made for the age of coronavirus.
