Recent Posts
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Knee-jerk liquor license opposition undercuts credibility
If a sidewalk cafe is open late at night but nobody is around to object, does it make a sound? And should the local ANC just fight the plan anyway on the assumption that someone must mind? Lydia DePillis reports a particularly contentious liquor license debate from last week’s Dupont Circle ANC meeting. P.J. Clarke’s wants to open a sidewalk cafe at 16th and K, a corner… Keep reading…
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What’s at stake in the Prince George’s County elections
The September 14th Democratic primary could dramatically change Prince George’s County’s current trajectory of lagging behind the region on job growth, Metro station area development, and quality public schools. Or, with poor choices, it will get more of the same, just with new faces. For all practical purposes, the primary is the “main” election… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Council politics to development politics
Weaver’s ad; Kwame drowning in debt; Metro morsels; More highways; Tysons vs. whom?; Cooler buildings; In development, or not. Keep reading…
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What’s That? #32
Each week I show small close-up photographs of three different well-known places and things related to the Washington, DC area. Keep reading…
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Weekend reading: “Taking my talents to South Beach”
The inescapable news in the sports world last week was LeBron James’ decision on where to play professional basketball. James spurned his current (and hometown) team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, in favor of joining forces with multiple, talented free agent players in Miami. The hoopla, as well as James’ decision to leave his hometown for greener pastures… Keep reading…
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What’s That? #31: The answers
Congratulations to Collier, the only reader to guess all three answers to this week’s What’s That? Keep reading…
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Midnight swim in the Flickr pool
Here are a few of our favorites from the Greater and Lesser Washington Flickr pool this week: Keep reading…
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What should I ask Ray LaHood?
I’m excited to announce that next Thursday, I will be moderating a panel at the Netroots Nation conference featuring US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood. Keep reading…
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How would you improve the Washington Monument area?
In comparison to the relative clutter of some other areas of the National Mall and adjacent parks, the Washington Monument grounds have the opposite problem: they’re a desolate wasteland of grass without shade, amenities, or interesting programming. That wasn’t the original plan. Early concepts for the Washington Monument included a colonnade surrounding… Keep reading…