It’s been less than a year since my article on the The Block, a small food hall in Annandale, Virginia (part of the affluent Fairfax County suburbs of Washington DC) generated a fair amount of buzz—at least by my blog’s modest standards. At that time I pointed out that The Block had bucked the trends ...Read more... The post The Block closed: another once-lucrative food hall clears the way for a higher use. appeared first on American Dirt..| American Dirt.
“Calm on the surface, paddling furiously underneath.” Back in 2009, when I wrote my first article on wildlife tunnels in an outer suburb of Boston, I figured this might be the first of many features about animal accommodations—slight modifications to the infrastructure that better integrate the human-built environment with the natural world so that animals ...Read more... The post Animal accommodations: in the Reflecting Pool, everything is (fiscally) ducky. appeared first on American...| American Dirt.
I had visited this little shopping center just south of Alexandria, Virginia more than a few times before I ever noticed this bizarre little sign about flying projectiles. It didn’t occur to me during any previous visit, since I normally sat indoors to avoid the scorching summer sun, but apparently some people opt to eat ...Read more... The post Flying projectiles and French pastries: not exactly a familiar pairing! appeared first on American Dirt..| American Dirt.