It turns out the hottest new restaurant in Montgomery, Alabama isn’t exactly close to downtown. It’s in a strip mall across from a gated community way out at the fringes of the sprawl (I mean way out – beyond working farms.) At least they put this fountain out in the parking lot as a token […]
Wiki the Presidency
Like many nonprofits, my old employer People For the American Way was all over the place when it came to new technology. While they had some really great staff excited about blogs, podcasts, and other new technology, some (including some young people) were skeptical and perhaps a bit afraid with how the new technologies could […]
links for 2006-05-03
Old Convention Center Redevelopment For DC. Why didn’t I know about this until now?
Shaw Heritage Trail Unveiled Saturday
The organization Cultural Tourism DC will be unveiling one of their heritage trails in Shaw with an event this Saturday, May 5th. They’re calling the trail “Midcity at the Crossroads” – click here to view a map of the 17 historical markers. There is a formal ceremony at 11 at the Kennedy Recreation Center and […]
links for 2006-05-02
Sifry’s Alerts: State of the Blogosphere, April 2006 Part 2: On Language and Tagging Although the data is a bit hazy, Technorati thinks about 30% of blog posts are currently in english. A Work in Progress: The Reynolds Center Take a peek inside the Smithsonian American Art Museum which opens this July after a lengthy […]
May Day Protests
I heard about this great Slate article from a former professor of mine, Ian Robinson. Here’s to hoping the author, Nelson Lichtenstein, is right. To spoil the end: As in the crucial struggles that began more than a century ago, today’s marches have forged a link among working-class aspiration, celebrations of ethnic identity, and insistence […]
Talk to Mike
My friend and editor of the new Express website, Mike Grass, is participating in one of the Post’sonline discussions tomorrow at 1 p.m. I am looking forward to checking out the transcript afterwards.