Posts tagged Arts
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Breakfast links: Sorry
Barry offends, apologizes; Old Town Theater may stay theater; Riverwalk to open 24-7; Recall effort dies quietly; Youngsters ditch car for bike; Smart growth LA; Animated history of the T; And…. Keep reading…
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Keegan plans to grow in Church St theater
The Keegan Theatre, on Church Street in Dupont Circle, plans to renovate its building and add a small addition, a new and glassier lobby. The changes will give the cramped theater the backstage space it needs, and will make it accessible to persons with disabilities. The biggest debate will likely revolve around design. Is a lobby with wavy glass an impressive addition to the… Keep reading…
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Streetcar could make “recreation bridge” an active place
Would turning one of the old 11th Street bridges into a recreation destination work wonders for DC residents’ health or just create an empty spaces nobody uses? The difference might turn on the streetcar. The Office of Planning and other DC agencies are pondering ways to reuse one of the two spans of the old 11th Street bridge. A $350 million project to build a new set of bridges… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: The grand plan
Downtown BID thinks big; Bye building, hello parking; Car2go launches; Arts get a budgetary boost; VRE will raise prices; Cyclists are best customers; Better map for the Bay; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Who’s for transit?
Obama stiffs WMATA; Republicans for transit; Bethesda second entrance lives; From vacant lot to trendy market; Will Trump Post Office fail?; Property rights on the ballot; Arts fade downtown; How WMATA uses contractors; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Smile or frown
Smile for the camera; DOES overpays; Bondi responds; Mark Center traffic not yet bad; Have an extra room?; MWAA opening up a little; Share the road in bright colors; And…. Keep reading…
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New residents and arts spaces could spark Ward 4’s 14th St.
Can 14th Street north of Columbia Heights become a lively and successful commercial area once again? A new plan suggests finding spots to catalyze development, possibly including the WMATA bus barn or surrounding properties, and making a piece of the corridor into a place for artists to live and work more cheaply. This part of DC boomed in the mid-20th century, spurred by population… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Don’t jump
Metro behind in suicide prevention; Troubles for the trolley?; 11th St. Bridge span opens; Who should maintain the roads?; Gentrifiers get gentrified out; More playgrounds than you think; Photo tickets down, bike lane tickets up; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New uses for old buildings
Another Mall museum?; Lincoln Theatre gets new management; Abortion provision kills nascent bill; BRAC increases traffic in Bethesda; Montgomery wants inside-the-Beltway CaBi; Tregoning shows NYC how it’s done; Speedier bus increases ridership; Metro goes after bike thieves; CBS to jump into windshield perspective radio market; And…. Keep reading…
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Portland gets excited about transit with a Mobile Music Fest
DC residents can get fairly energized about improving transit, but Portland did us one better. They held a Streetcar Mobile Music Fest, featuring 8 bands on 6 streetcars. Here’s a video of the sights and sounds: Keep reading…