By: Kanita Mason

Location: Good Hope Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Southeast D.C. Jurisdiction: Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 8A Anacostia has served as home to many notable people such as former Mayor Marion Barry, the late recording artist Marvin ...

By: Ashley West-Nesbitt

Location: Northwest D.C. between Georgia Avenue to the west and North Capital to the east. Jurisdiction: Ward 1; ANC 4D To some residents of Washington, D.C., the Petworth neighborhood may seem like another extension of Georgia Avenue. With its chain of...

By: Nikole L. Pegues

Walking through the commercial areas of Georgetown like M Street, one may not guess the history behind this neighborhood. Home to many historical landmarks, high-end stores, upscale restaurants and a rich nightlife, Georgetown has made its mark as one of ...

By: Crystal Cranmore

Chinatown Chinatown offers a scene for nightlife and also provides a great link to history. With flourishing museums, profitable businesses and lively people, Chinatown is a full of entertainment and a great place to spend a Saturday night. History The Ch...

By: Sheri Madison Kwarteng

The sun was beginning to set on a very windy evening in Takoma. To avoid the cold winds, Metro train commuters, clad in heavy black and gray coats, charged forward to get from the metro station exit to their cars. Also moving fast, were the golden brown l...

By: Kanita Mason

Where did Fairlawn get its name, many may wonder? Adolphus Gude, a florist, owned much of the land many years ago. He used a lot of it to grow flowers for his business. Gude was the one to name the community Fairlawn . Today, many homes, churches, and bus...

By: Brittany Harris

Woodley Park is a neighborhood located in Northwest Washington, D.C. Built along Connecticut Avenue, with Woodley Road at the north end and Calvert Street at its south end, Woodley Park is a popular tourist attraction and hot spot in the district. "The vi...

Every neighborhood in the District has a story, each with its identity markers and prominent residents. Little is known about tucked away areas, especially sections in far Northeast. The book "Washington, D.C.'s Deanwood" (Arcadia Publishing)introduces na...