Do I need to put a question mark over the stadium site my map of Near Southeast again? The Post has a story on its web site this afternoon, "MLB Does Not Rule Out RFK Site for New Stadium". Lots of back-and-forth about what was said, what wasn't said, is RFK doable, is it not doable, yadda yadda yadda. I think I may cease posting on the (supposed) stadium just like I did last year, until something concrete is decided. (Then again, we thought something concrete was decided a year ago.)

ANC 6B has posted its December Meeting Agenda, which is scheduled to include reports on two Near Southeast projects from its Planning and Zoning Committee's Dec. 6 meeting: the Capper/Carrollsburg second-stage PUD (which is going before the DC Zoning Commission on Dec. 19), and a new proposed project at 1006-1010 7th Street, SE, which plans to combine 3 [currently empty] lots and construct 4-story building with offices on 1st floor and 3 residential floors above (9 apts.). This would be on the east side of 7th Street, across from the Marine BEQ and next to the five rowhouses that are being renovated (just north of the 7th and L Market). This project is also on the agenda for the Dec. 15 Historic Preservation Review Board Meeting. On a similar front, the proposed mixed-use project at 801 Virginia Ave. is also on the HPRB agenda (again), it appears the original proposal (see the July ANC 6B minutes for details) has been revised. My 8th Street Historic District page has a photo or two of these 7th and 8th Street locations.

You Make the Call.... Associated Press: "Mayor Anthony A. Williams is confident the city and Major League Baseball will agree to a lease for a new Washington Nationals' ballpark without arbitration." Washington Times: "District Mayor Anthony Williams yesterday responded to a stern warning from Major League Baseball officials regarding the timeline for the new ballpark for the Washington Nationals, saying he was confident the city would agree to a lease and financing for the stadium by the end of the year." Washington Post: "Mayor Anthony A. Williams said publicly yesterday he feared that the D.C. Council would reject a stadium lease agreement unless Major League Baseball contributes more money, and within hours the council scheduled a high-stakes meeting with a top baseball official." [The meeting is this morning at 8:30.] UPDATE: Here's the AP's piece on how the meeting went.