This is Adams-Morgan 30 years ago. Passionate and clear-eyed Columbia Heights learned the hard way to be skeptical of such daydreams about the future.
Home prices are on the rise.
There are bidding wars to purchase property near where, six years ago, the killer dubbed the Shotgun Stalker hunted victims and tarnished the neighborhood's reputation. A recent Columbia Heights house tour was crowded. It's a nice mix of people. And change is on everyone's lips. The sickness is still in evidence.