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Join us for happy hour in Arlington
For the next installment of Greater Greater Washington’s happy hour series, we’re heading to Virginia! Join us next Tuesday, October 1 from 6-9pm at Fire Works Pizza in Arlington’s Courthouse neighborhood. We look forward to getting contributors, editors, and readers together for some drinks and lively conversation. Fire Works is at 2350 Clarendon Boulevard… Keep reading…
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We’re looking for a few good contributors
We started Greater Greater Education about 6 months ago with the goal of providing more coverage of education issues in the DC area and, ultimately, helping to improve the quality of public education. If you have something to say on the subject, we’d like to hear from you. We’re looking both for people who would like to write a one-time guest blog post and also those… Keep reading…
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Meet the new (and old) editorial team!
It’s not long until Greater Greater Baby is born, and to prepare for it, the Greater Greater family has been growing in other ways, with a team of new and longtime editors picking up the day-to-day management responsibilities for the site. Dan Reed has been the Greater Greater Washington main editor for several months now, helping turn our contributors’ great raw… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit plans
Will anyone ride the Silver Line?; Anacostia streetcar comes into focus; Tear it down for the Purple Line?; Bi-County will make things worse; Blink and you’ll miss Logan Circle changes; More drivers go on trail; Sprawl or universities killed Detroit?; Stadiums are too pricey; Hang out with us tonight!. Keep reading…
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Join us for our July happy hour in Silver Spring
For the next installment of Greater Greater Washington’s happy hour series, we’re heading to Maryland! Join us Monday, July 22 from 6-8pm at Jackie’s Sidebar in downtown Silver Spring. We look forward to getting contributors, editors and readers together for some drinks and lively conversation. Jackie’s Sidebar is at 8081 Georgia Avenue at Sligo… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Eyes on bikes and pedestrians
MBT cameras not helpful; MD bike and ped update; Future of Georgetown; IZ update; Goodbye Examiner; More Metro data; More neighbors against mixed-use Safeway; Nerds on the train; Metro morsels. Keep reading…
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Changes
I hope to see many of you at our reader happy hour tonight at Laughing Man. I’m also pleased to share some news: Greater Greater Wife and I are expecting a Greater Greater Baby this August. I’m going to be taking a significant break from Greater Greater Washington and Greater Greater Education when the baby arrives, for at least a month and likely more. Moreover, this… Keep reading…
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Join us for happy hour next Wednesday in downtown DC
After a brief hiatus, Greater Greater Washington’s happy hour series has returned! Join us next Wednesday, June 5 from 6-8pm at the Laughing Man Tavern in downtown DC. Keep reading…
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AAA “apologizes for comments,” says taken “out of context”
AAA Mid-Atlantic just posted the following statement on Twitter: The remarks attributed to John Townsend reported in the City Paper article are inappropriate, and in no way representative of AAA Mid-Atlantic’s views. Mr. Townsend apologizes for comments attributed to him that were offensive. It was never Mr. Townsend’s intention to be insulting and agrees… Keep reading…
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Shocking rhetoric from John Townsend and AAA
This week’s Washington City Paper cover story quoted AAA Mid-Atlantic spokesman John Townsend calling Greater Greater Washington editor David Alpert “retarded” and a “ninny,” and comparing Greater Greater Washington to the Ku Klux Klan. Many other reporters, people on Twitter, and residents generally have clearly stated in response… Keep reading…