Those who live close to the imaginatively named RFK Campus have a vested interest in what goes there, having lived through some of the nightmares that occurred because of a stadium being nearby.

“I’m all for keeping the FBI headquarters in D.C. But Jack Evans was wrong to suggest in his Nov. 6 Local Opinions essay, “The FBI headquarters belongs in D.C.,” Poplar Point as a possible location.”

“After more than a decade, the federal government might soon announce a new site for the FBI headquarters.”

“The Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative (APACC) was founded in 2015 by Phil Pannell of the Anacostia Coordinating Council and Doug Siglin. It has grown and begun to emerge as a major leader of the private sector in efforts to engage the citizens of Wards 7 and 8 in activities related to the Anacostia River and adjacent public lands…”

“Aristotle Theresa, the man behind a gentrification lawsuit against D.C., as well as several other lawsuits to halt planned developments in gentrifying neighborhoods, is taking on another project.”

Almost three decades ago, eco-feminist Brenda Richardson and some colleagues with the Earth Conservation Corps stumbled upon a fenced-off, forested area behind Howard Road in Southeast. It turned out to be a very well-hidden gem.

“From the imminent construction of the 11th Street Bridge Park to the ongoing redevelopment of St. E’s, from the promise of new mixed-use at the Congress Heights Metro to the promise of new mixed-use at Poplar Point, there is much to look forward to on the city’s eastern end.”