Here’s the view today of the front of 1536, 1534 and 1532 9th St. NW, three of the four condemned rowhouse properties owned by Shiloh Baptist Church. Yesterday I posted a rear view of some properties that are also seriously dilapidated but that had some visible yard work recently completed, and one commenter pointed out that those are not the same buildings. This is absolutely correct: those properties, located next door, are part of…

It has begun — our 15 minutes of fame have kicked off. With mainstream media appearances yesterday in the Examiner and on NBC 4, DCist may soon go the way of Lindsay Lohan, spare the drug problem and eating disorder. But while we’re here we may as well enjoy the warm glow of stardom. Ahhhh. Yesterday I was privileged with the opportunity to appear on NBC 4 to complement a bit they had put together…

The National Zoo might finally be coming around to it — “Tai Shan” just isn’t sticking. In an email to DCist, a reader tipped us off to the following: Yesterday I received the latest edition of Zoogoer, the magazine for members of Friends of the National Zoo. On the back, there is an advertisement for the upcoming ZooFari benefit, the theme of which is “Black and White Night.” Of course there is an adorable photo…