Category: District of Columbia

Urban Planners Wanted

The District of Columbia is hiring planners: DC GOVERNMENT Office of Planning is seeking highly qualified candidates for several positions: 4 Planner positions (3 Development Review/ 1 Long Range) (DS 12/13/14) Development review responsibilities include analyzing and recommending major development projects, land use initiatives, zoning proposals and variances. Long range planning responsibilities include Comprehensive Plan […]

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Roberts Protests

NOW and the Feminist Majority Foundation are sponsoring a week of protests to coincide with the confirmation hearings of John Roberts. The events include daily protests from 7 to 9 a.m. and 12 noon to 1:30 p.m. on Capitol Hill.

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Shaw Photos

I walked around the neighborhood today and took some photos of the Shaw and Logan Circle area. To the left is Azi’s Cafe, a nifty little shop located just a couple blocks away we’ve written about on DCist. See the other photos here.

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Fenty Kicks Off Campaign

I attended the kick-off rally today of Adrian Fenty, a council member in D.C. running for mayor. He’s in a crowded field that includes the current mayor, Council president Linda Cropp, and a number of others. I’m not going to pick favorites, but I like Fenty’s message. His campaign is also very well organized – […]

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Walk Much?

DCist is (also) a sponsor of this fall’s “Walkingtown”, a day of free interpretive walks in D.C. sponsored by an org called Cultural Tourism DC. Here’s the list of all the day’s events – this fall it is October 1.

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