Posts tagged Meta
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We’re going to the beach!
Washington slows down in August. A lot of people take vacations. Legislatures generally don’t meet. Local boards don’t have hearings. Government agencies avoid scheduling public meetings or proposing plans. Therefore, Greater Greater Washington is going to take it easy for the month of August. Keep reading…
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How to blog effectively
Begin with your most important point. Use short sentences and clear, non-jargony language. Remember your end goal. These were among the tips BeyondDC creator and Greater Greater Washington (GGW) blogger Dan Malouff imparted at a recent lunch talk at the Mobility Lab. Malouff discussed how to blog effectively and get published on websites such as GGW. Keep reading…
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Calling all kids! Join us for a GGW/Streetsblog playdate
Cities are great places to raise children, DC in particular. So Greater Greater Washington and Streetsblog are teaming up to host a playdate and family picnic to bring our readers together for some kid-friendly fun. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: It’s unaffordable
Gray wants more affordable housing; Will the next mayor agree?; Condo supply low in DC area; Streetcar yard under construction; Driver disobeys, then challenges law; Maryland stalls marijuana decriminalization; AP disses DC on capitalization; Do you Ride On?; Why’s CaBi’s healthier than CiBi; The science of 400 meters; Thanks for the fooling. Keep reading…
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We did it (thanks to you)!
Our first-ever reader drive is over, and we did it! Thanks to so many of you who contributed, we passed our goal for this reader drive and helped Greater Greater Washington on its road to sustainability. We brought in $3,684 since the start of our matching challenge, which helped us get the entire $3,000 match and even go beyond. We’ve taken in over $15,000 for this reader drive. Besides… Keep reading…
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We’re so close! Help put us over the top
As this week comes to a close, so does our reader drive, and you have really come through. We’ve almost maxed out our $3,000 matching challenge grant. Can you help us get the very last bit of the way there? Keep reading…
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Many of you really stepped up. Let’s keep it going!
Since we started our $3,000 matching challenge yesterday, our readers have really come through and chipped in $1,356. That’s 42% of the $3,000 matching target in one day! Can we close out this week with the rest? Keep reading…
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We’re almost there! Can you help?
Thanks to many of you, our beloved readers, we’ve raised $9,120.63 so far in our first-ever reader drive. There’s just one more week; can you help us close it out on a high note as you double your impact this week? Keep reading…
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What Greater Greater Washington means to me
I jumped into the DC hyperlocal blogging scene back in 2005, when I moved to the Woodridge neighborhood in Northeast. I came across Greater Greater Washington in early 2008, when David posted about development in Brookland, and later in the year, I met him in person. Because I’d since moved to Shaw, and had applied to graduate school for community planning, I was interested… Keep reading…
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What Greater Greater Washington means to me
Almost 6 years ago today, I stumbled across a new urbanism blog, and my immediate reaction was, “why couldn’t I have thought of a creative name like that?” But more importantly, I was amazed at how great the content was, and how much of it the single author turned out. I subscribed right away. From the start, Greater Greater Washington was a great introduction… Keep reading…