Posts tagged Chevy Chase Md
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Do Something: The week of May 27, 2024
This week on Do Something: have you seen our endorsements for DC shadow seats; take pictures with us on Sunday; the trouble with teardowns in Montgomery County; and a win for affordable housing in Arlington. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of May 13, 2024
This week on Do Something: how you can help our endorsees in DC; two happy hours this week in Adams Morgan and on H Street; a preliminary thumbs-up for duplexes (and more) in Montgomery County; and support affordable housing in Arlington. Keep reading…
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Do Something: The week of May 6, 2024
This week on Do Something: the right zoning for 1617 U, Scottish castles and zoning in Montgomery County, and have you seen our endorsements in Arlington and Alexandria? Keep reading…
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Putting parking over people: could Richmond’s new main library better serve the city?
Opinion: Richmond is looking to update its main library for the 21st century. So why do proposed plans for the $70 million renovation project include converting an entire floor to parking? Keep reading…
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Four Black men developed a Montgomery County suburb to provide a better life for some in their community. They received something very different in return.
In 1906, four African American men attempted to develop an elite suburb for African Americans along Wisconsin Avenue between Chevy Chase and Friendship Heights, Maryland. Despite facing intense hostility from adjacent white landowners, at least 28 people bought lots. However, their vision was ultimately undone using subtler methods, showing how nominally race-blind tools can serve racist ends. Keep reading…
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The Chevy Chase Library: A surprising victory, and a new responsibility
Op-ed: Fresh off a Montgomery County Council vote to approve housing as part of the Chevy Chase Library revamp, advocates now need to set their expectations about what happens next. Keep reading…
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Advocates protest for housing to be added to library redevelopment in Maryland’s Chevy Chase
Advocates and residents gathered Sunday to convince lawmakers to add a housing option to the redevelopment plans for a library in Chevy Chase, Maryland. Keep reading…
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A library replacement offers a unique opportunity to build housing in Maryland’s Chevy Chase. Cue the usual opposition
Chevy Chase, Md. is wealthy, lacks affordable housing options, and has a history of exclusion. Now some residents are opposing building housing alongside a library reconstruction project. Keep reading…
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Four Black men developed a Montgomery County suburb to provide a better life for some in their community. They received something very different in return.
In 1906, four African American men attempted to develop an elite suburb for African Americans along Wisconsin Avenue between Chevy Chase and Friendship Heights, Maryland. Despite facing intense hostility from adjacent white landowners, at least 28 people bought lots. However, their vision was ultimately undone using subtler methods, showing how nominally race-blind tools can serve racist ends. Keep reading…
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Montgomery County is finally talking about its segregated schools. But can we fix them?
Montgomery County’s public schools are growing, and they’re also growing more segregated by race and class, which is hurting student performance across the board. As the county struggles to address both issues, a debate is raging about who belongs in our community, and who gets to benefit from its resources. Keep reading…