Posts tagged Playgrounds
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Breakfast links: Win some, lose some
Why, WMATA?; Alexandria votes; From the ashes; Affordable housing wreaks no havoc; MoCo focus on taxis; Feeling Whole; Gondolas are legit; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Whose plan is it anyway?
Keep ‘em coming; Shifting lanes; Playground politics; Retro refit; Fit or fiction; Dipping a toe in the water; Not so fast; And…. Keep reading…
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May Day in 1924 was a surprisingly big deal
Today is May Day, a springtime celebration that over the past century has transformed into a time to recognize the importance of play (and playgrounds to play on) for children. In 1924, DC had quite the May Day commemoration. Keep reading…
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Palisades’ humble rec center exemplifies great park planning
In the 1930s, architects carefully planned the Palisades Recreation Center to take advantage of its location overlooking the Potomac River. 80 years later, it’s still an informative model for park planning. Keep reading…
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The sound of children playing bothers some Columbia Heights residents
Some condo residents in Columbia Heights want to dismantle the playground for the preschool in their building because, they say, the children make too much noise. The board of the Lofts of Columbia Heights, at 14th and Girard Street NW, made plans to dismantle the playground behind the building that serves the AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, the Washington Post… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Do the math
A question of when; How murders are counted; Streetcars starting later in January; Startups help economic diversity; Pop-up comeuppance; Fields not football; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: School spirit
School shift; Busing budget; Path to playgrounds; Bad morning for Metro; Real southeast boulevards; Fight for FBI; “Slow down” striping; HOT lane boost; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Fight for infrastructure
Stadium delay; Pay to play; Bikeshare buyout; Bourgeois bikeshare; Streetcar “referendum”; Not a war; A bad deal; Put a parking garage on it; Happy birthday. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Volunteers needed
The new way to pay fares; Get dense; DC General gets a playground; Street Sense human cameras?; Dig into DC’s past; Not a giant rebate; No more Hailo; So close yet so far; Bike crashes up and down; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Changes in the neighborhood
To pop or not to pop; Navy Yard a hit; Play place DC; Benefits for Buzzard Point; Redeveloping Grimke; Lake of debate; Dining outside gets easier in DC; And…. Keep reading…