Posts tagged Recreation
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Breakfast links: A high idea
11th Street recreation bridge?; Buses rise, rail stays flat; Adams Morgan work nearly complete; Concerns up the pike; One for the money; Marbury Plaza saga (sorta) ends; More real-time info, please; How to prevent bus bunching. Keep reading…
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Get thee to a rec center!
Have you been to your neighborhood recreation center? DC has many great playgrounds and recreation centers. While some are overcrowded, more often they are not fully being utilized. These become more lively and vibrant if residents use them more and get to know each other. For many newer residents, rec center buildings can seem mysterious or foreboding. What is this… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Sports talk
Skins envy explained; DC to get a velodrome; Streecar stop stops moving; Memorials are stubborn things; ICC pays homage to history; Company helps riders dodge fares; Ethics bill passes; Housing costs change poverty stats; And…. Keep reading…
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Car-free family trip idea: Harpers Ferry
If you have young children, and don’t own a car, you know what a pain weekend trips can be. For a relatively painless alternative, Harpers Ferry fits the bill. In the foothills, just a short train ride from Washington, Harpers Ferry offers plenty for the whole family. My wife and I have taken our 2-year-old to Harpers Ferry twice without a car, and we all had a blast. It’s… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: The bike life
Obituary for “the bike lady”; To catch a bike thief; Drivers take bike frustration to police; Council looks at ethics; Metro morsels; St. E’s will still move ahead, needs food; No more Arts for 5th and Eye; And…. Keep reading…
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Give thanks for DC’s great amenities
We spend a lot of time here thinking about ways to make Washington greater, which makes us good at finding fault. It’s important every now and then to celebrate what we do have, and the hard-working public servants who make it all possible. Everyone has their own things they love about the city and the surrounding area, things we don’t appreciate enough. Here’s… Keep reading…
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Weekend links: Change in Maryland
New Bethesda entrance; WABA offers bike valet for dueling rallies; Maryland cycling laws changing October 1; Energy for kayaking; Please forgive my distraction; Freight rail concerns stall High Speed Rail; Parking ticket and a little yoga; Sleeping in a bubble; Scaffolding beautification. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Trees and tickets
Save your trees; Business cuts tree; DC leaders and traffic infractions; Kwame in the hole; Remembering Swanson’s death and inaction; Your house in an 8-bit video game; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Let’s dance
Yup, a Barnes Dance; The sordid saga of 1922 3rd; AAA national doesn’t hate bikes like AAA Mid-Atlantic does; Not a crash at all; Jellef will stay with Maret, get lights; Temporary housing in the backyard? Why not?; Keep buying produce, Bethesda; Walk! ing! Town!. Keep reading…
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Amateur baseball in DC: The Suburban League, 1908-1914
Baseball was a popular pastime in pre-World War I Washington. Actually, to call the sport popular is misleading. There was probably not a neighborhood or section of the city that wasn’t caught up in the game. Numerous amateur leagues sprang up across the area, such as the Sunday School League, the Railroad League, the Marquette League, and the Suburban League. The… Keep reading…