Posts from June 2017
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Breakfast links: A new look for Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park
Major changes are on deck for Connecticut Avenue in Cleveland Park. Maryland's opioid epedemic is growing, and the route between Frederick and Baltimore is playing a key role. Top Maryland officials discuss the Purple Line's fate on the Kojo Show. Keep reading…
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How one hair salon illustrates gentrification battles in the “Cappuccino City”
We are pleased to present a few excerpts from American University professor Derek Hyra's new book, Race, Class,and Politics in the Cappuccino City. In this one, Hyra tells the story of a development battle and its toll on a small business owner on 7th Street in Shaw. Keep reading…
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Here are the answers to whichWMATA week 108
On Tuesday, we featured the 108th challenge to see how well you knew the Metro system. Here are the answers. How'd you do? Keep reading…
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Redevelopment at Brookland Manor moves forward, but affordable housing challenges loom
Last week, DC’s Zoning Commission approved property owner MidCity Financial’s plan to redevelop the first of eight blocks at Brookland Manor. Two big questions that aren't going anywhere: How should DC regulate development, and what obligation does it have to care for low-income residents? Keep reading…
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Arlington needs a new high school. Where should it go?
Arlington County is looking for a location to build a new public high school, and the search is now down to three sites. But if an effort to grant historic status to a complex of buildings near Washington-Lee High School succeeds, the plans might come off the rails. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Handmade maps of 1950s DC come into the digital age
A new project brings handmade maps of DC into the digital age. Maryland has temporarily halted construction on the Purple Line while they wait for an appeal. Paid parking at Reston Town Center gets an overhaul. Keep reading…