Posts tagged The Ellipse
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Closing the E Street sidewalk in front of the White House will hurt tourists even if the Secret Service says otherwise
Last week, the Secret Service announced that it’s closing the north sidewalk on E Street in front of the fence adjacent to the South Lawn of the White House. As a general rule, the arc of secure perimeters in Washington is long… but bends toward more and more restrictive access. Keep reading…
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America’s most unattainable housing is right by downtown DC. That’s a huge problem.
Tuesday is Election Day! In celebration, we’re re-running our favorite April Fools post from earlier this year to remind everyone exactly how important it is to go vote! The polls are open until 7:00 in Virginia, and 8:00 in the District and Maryland. Find your polling place here, and Greater Greater Washington’s endorsements here. Don’t forget to vote! Five people are currently… Keep reading…
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America’s most unattainable housing is right by downtown DC. That’s a huge problem.
This article was posted as an April Fool’s joke. Five people are currently vying for the chance to occupy the White House this November, but only one will win. This is a classic supply and demand problem, and the solution is simple: Build more housing. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Vote
Vote today. Why not now?; Marijuana arrests target blacks; United stadium looking likely; Trees are ultimately obstacles; Swing span got stuck; Met Branch Trail unstuck; Count people and bikes in Alexandria; We’re renting more, driving less; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Not working?
Little movement in test scores; Hampton doesn’t need roads; Developer sues over empty IZ units; Recriminations over red tops; Free parking fight, 1955 on the Ellipse; From Russia with civic ambivalence; Not so sudden developments; Work done on Wisconsin; And…. Keep reading…