Category: District of Columbia

Back In DC

I just got back into D.C. and am catching up on email and other business. I just heard about this event tomorrow at the National Archives — a conversation between the head of the archives and the director of the Smithsonian’s new museum of African American History and Culture: Washington, DC…On Tuesday, December 13, 2005, […]

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‘Wellstone!’ Screening in D.C. Tommorrow

Tomorrow (12/8) there’s a screening of a documentary about the life of the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone, “Wellstone!,” here in Washington as part of the Washington Jewish Film Festival. The screening is at 1529 16th St. NW and tickets (available online) cost $10. (If you can’t make it, the DVD is $20)

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Learning From the Maine State Museum

Taking inspiration from the Maine State Museum in Augusta, Maine, local D.C. blogger Richard Layman argued recently city leaders should seek to combine the failed city museum, downtown branch of the public library, and D.C. archives into one structure. I think the proposal sounds like a good idea. A shared facility could help each save […]

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Groundbreaking In Shaw

Today was the groundbreaking for a project in my neighborhood just north of the convention center. According to Shaw Main Streets, “the project includes renovation of some of the oldest buildings in Shaw, with new construction at the rear.” This development comes along a stretch of 9th Street which has seen the opening of Vegetate […]

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Zoo Photos

Today I took a trip to the National Zoo to take a look at the baby panda and some of the other animals. Check out my photos here. I linked to another Flickr user’s photos this morning on DCist, they’re much better than mine.

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A “Modern” Stadium for D.C.

The Post reported today on what the new stadium the city is constructing for the Nationals will look like. Here’s part of the description: The stadium, which will be along the Anacostia River in near Southeast, features an exterior wall largely made of glass and broken up by limestone portals, according to city sources who […]

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