Posts tagged Shaw
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Breakfast links: Batten the hatches
Blow and crack; Segregation varies greatly by region; School reform sees racial disparity; Who will manage the streetcars?; Jaffe misses the blight; OP review limited on 2 Walmarts; Capital yard-share; Ferry transit may be an option; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Suited for development
GSA focusing on TOD; A diffrerent redevelopment of Southwest; CaBi coming to Montgomery; How can Custis Trail improve?; Students want greater ANC role; Security gate creates danger; DC schoolbuses don’t make the grade; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Meet the taxis
Meet the cabbie who bikes; Meet Arlington’s karaoke cab; Learn more about DC’s 1st sidewalk cafe; Metro social staff vs. the critics; Chief Lanier vs. the officers; Thomas’ staff promises loyalty for cash; Does Ward 3 need a new school?; And…. Keep reading…
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Home of the ‘father of black history’ should be restored
Carter G. Woodson is often known as the “father of black history” due to his contributions to African American scholarship. His historic home on 9th Street, NW sits vacant and unused, but the National Park Service owns and could restore it. In 1912 Woodson became the second black American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University. His industrious scholarship… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Lots of suggestions
Should Oklahoma/Benning get an infill station?; Visual traffic light countdown?; How to draw ANC lines?; Is “NIMBY” an insult?; Hear from the driver who stopped for Beaujon; Snyder tries to diminish DC’s home rule powers; Growth in Old Town affects crime reporting; And…. Keep reading…
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“Jackmandered” redistricting puts self-interest over sense
Last week, the DC Council redistricting committee issued its proposed boundaries, which included a strange and surprising line between Ward 2 and 6 which moves territory based on the personal and political self-interest of one person, Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans. At-large members Michael Brown and Phil Mendelson have let themselves be complicit in this clear conflict… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Once upon a time
Time means change; The Mount Pleasant riots; Landlords discriminate against poor; The consequences of DUI leniency; MoCo ups traffic safety enforcement; CaBi clips; Charters as the internet of public education; McDonnell renews push for drilling; Governments asking you about engaging you; And…. Keep reading…
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Preservation League revives Wonder Bread Factory
Last week, the DC Preservation League celebrated its 40th anniversary by throwing a lively party at the long-dormant Wonder Bread Factory at 641 S Street NW in Shaw. The building is located half a block east of 7th Street and the Shaw-Howard University Metro station. It has long been a well-known structure in the neighborhood. According to Streets of Washington, “the… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Can Metro work with others?
How can streetcars interoperate?; Relations between police union, Metro sour; Metro stuck between rock, hard place; Maryland senators propose gas tax hikes; Norton wants elected DC DA; South PG has most growth; Amtrak ridership keeps growing; Long-awaited projects move forward; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Have plans, need money
Region brimming with streetcar projects; Virginia needs rail money; Fenty wants to surplus Franklin School; Shaw Library draws accolades; Affordable housing saves more than money; Frederick bridges in great shape; Big box retail moving into cities; From ballpark to snow park; And…. Keep reading…