Posts tagged Cat:events
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Events: Should I-66 get toll lanes inside the Beltway?
To make a positive impact in the community, it’s important to do more than just read about and discuss issues online. We publish our weekly events post to tell you about opportunities to get out and act! Right now, during rush hour, you can only drive on I-66 inside the beltway if you’re in a carpool, you’re law enforcement, or you’re driving a fuel-efficient. But that could soon change… Keep reading…
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Join us in Navy Yard for our holiday party
We’re having a holiday party to celebrate another year of writing about the people and places that make the DC area great. Join us next month in Navy Yard to celebrate! On Monday, December 12 from 6 to 8 pm, we’ll be at Il Parco, the new Italian restaurant inside Canal Park. Meet contributors and readers, enjoy drinks and Il Parco’s famous Neapolitan-style pizza, and watch the action… Keep reading…
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Events: Learn to blog with GGWash, and come to our holiday party!
After the Thanksgiving break, we’re hosting both a blogging workshop and a holiday party. We hope you’ll put them on your calendar now! Did you know that virtually all of Greater Greater Washington’s posts come from volunteer writers? Blogging is a powerful way to share what you know, and we want to teach you how to do it! At our blogging workshop, we’ll… Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how inclusionary zoning and community land trusts work
To make a positive impact, it’s important to do more than just read about and discuss issues online. We publish our weekly events post to tell you about opportunities to get out and act! Our region’s amount of housing that’s affordable is dwindling. It’s a huge challenge that we have to address if we want the region to include people of all income levels… Keep reading…
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Events: VOTE!
If you want to help make your community the best it can be, the most important thing you can do this week is get out and vote. There’s plenty on the line in the national presidential election, but there are also lots of important state and local elections, and you should make your voice heard! Greater Greater Washington published a set of endorsements for races across the region, and… Keep reading…
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Events: What should DC look like in the future?
It’s great to learn online, but if we want to make our region better, we have to get involved in the community too—that’s why we put together a weekly list of events for you to consider attending! If you’re a DC resident, check out a meeting about the update to the Comprehensive Plan, which will shape the District’s future. The Comp Plan, which is… Keep reading…
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Come hang out! We’re hosting happy hour in Chinatown on Tuesday.
It’s time for GGWash’s next happy hour! Tomorrow, Tuesday October 25th, join GGWash contributors, readers, and the winners and finalists from the MetroGreater Contest in a conversation about how our region is great, and can be greater! We all know that Metro is facing some very big challenges right now. But people all over the region still ride Metro everyday, and the MetroGreater… Keep reading…
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Ask DC’s planners to address rising housing costs!
DC’s Office of Planning will be updating the city’s Comprehensive Plan, and wants to hear from you about what needs to change. Can you attend one of eight meetings over the next few weeks? Keep reading…
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Events: Learn how Metro’s finances work
If we want to make our region better, we have to get involved in the community beyond just reading—that’s why we put together a weekly list of events for you to consider attending. Next week, take a dive into how WMATA’s budget works with the Coalition for Smarter Growth and a panel of experts. Funding is a huge issue for Metro, from recent ideas to cut service to… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Party for smart growth!
It’s great to learn online, but if we want to make our region better, we have to get involved in the community too— that’s why we put together a weekly list of events for you to consider attending. Building a network of like-minded individuals is part of making sure that involvement has an impact. Next week, enjoy a night of fun and games at the Coalition for Smarter… Keep reading…