Posts from August 2018
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Photo Friday: Sheep, Chuck, and fries
Enjoy our favorite new images submitted by some of our favorite GGWash photo contributors. Keep reading…
Do you have a photo of something in the Washington region we might want to feature on GGWash (either in Photo Friday, or in any post on GGWash)? Please consider submitting it via our Flickr pool, or if you're not a Flickr user, email it to us at info@ggwash.org with the subject line, “Photo submission.” We hope to see your photo soon! Keep reading…
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National links: Homeowners of all political persuasions are NIMBY
NIMBYism is closely tied with homeownership, but political affiliation, not so much. The future of memory care is “cities” for people with dementia, rather than dreary nursing homes. Mesa, Arizona is getting self-driving grocery delivery pod cars this fall. Keep reading…
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Historic districts are a poor substitute for good planning, but great for dodging it
DC is growing, and as this spring’s passionate debate about the DC Comprehensive Plan revealed, managing this growth is one of the most important and contentious city planning discussions of our time. However, decisions about historic preservation are happening outside of this discussion, even though they’re having a big impact on our collective future. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: A homeless shelter patio draws ire from Ward 3 residents
Ward 3 residents are fighting changes to a planned homeless shelter. Arlington cemetary will run out of space in about 25 years, so it's expanding by 70 acres. DC Beer Week might be drawing to a close, but you can still check out this cool exhibit about local brewers. Keep reading…
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How the Metropolitan Branch and the Brunswick Line shaped the region’s suburbs
Much of DC beyond the original L'Enfant city and Georgetown consists of “streetcar suburbs,” namely late-19th and early-20th Century communities that grew up around streetcar lines. This week I'm going to dig into the Metropolitan Branch and the Brunswick Line. Keep reading…
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McDuffie: To help you stay, we need to build homes for new residents
At a June hearing about a controversial development in DC’s Ivy City neighborhood, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyon McDuffie engaged in a series of meaningful exchanges with neighbors, and in the process made a clear case for why officials must keep pushing for new homes. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Women-only ride-hailing is coming to DC
A women-only ride-hailing service called Safr is coming to DC. Prince George's has issues with illegal dumping and littering, and now the county is cracking down. The District's Attorney General is investigating the legality of short-term rentals in apartment buildings. Keep reading…
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DC’s largest developer is getting into affordable housing
As our region grapples with an affordable housing shortage and the continued loss of low-cost housing, a private developer and non-profit organization have started a new initiative to address the problem — and to do so without public subsidies. Keep reading…
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The ads are coming! The ads are coming!
Starting tomorrow, you'll begin to see advertisements on the site. We told you we were planning to do it to generate revenue to support the site, and now we are. Keep reading…
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Election links: Signature issues in the DC Council race
More signature fraud as paid family leave takes center stage in the DC Council at-large race, Hogan maintains a commanding lead though Jealous maintains a popular platform, Virginia Democrats and Republicans battle over redistricting, and more in our election link roundup. Keep reading…