Posts about Events
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Events roundup: Buses, buses, buses (and walking and biking)
If you care about buses, this is the week for you! The events calendar is filled with Virginia bus meetings, but if you get tired of sitting and listening during your weeknights, CSG and WABA have got your exercise with a walking tour and bike tour this weekend in Maryland. Virginia buses (and other transportation): If you’re a Virginian and care about buses, boy is it a busy… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Streetcars, tech, tours, and more
If you’re a streetcar fan, bike enthusiast, history buff, or social media nerd, heads up! There are terrific events coming up that you should check out. Do some family biking, speak up at a hearing, or have a drink and nerd out about social media. All that and more is coming up our events calendar in the coming days, so read on and mark your calendar. Overhead wires: Care… Keep reading…
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Join us at the 2014 Smart Growth Social
For October, the Greater Greater Washington happy hour comes to DC’s Eastern Market, with a twist. We’re joining up with the Coalition for Smarter Growth for their 2014 Smart Growth Social where you can enjoy drinks and pupusas and talk with Gabe Klein! The event is at Eastern Market, 225 7th St SE, from 6:30-8:30 pm on Wednesday, October 15. It does require a $25 ticket,… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: happy hours, hearings, and more
If you’re a bike enthusiast, history buff, or social media nerd, heads-up! There are terrific events coming up that you should check out. Do some family biking, speak up at a hearing, or have a drink and nerd out about social media. All that and more is coming up our events calendar in the coming days, so read on and mark your calendar. Kidical Mass: Enjoy the fall air and… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Park(ing) Day 2014
As the weather cools off, it seems the calendar heats up. But that’s great, because cooler weather is perfect for enjoying a park(ing spot). Get outside and enjoy Park(ing) Day, a WABA walking tour, or a family biking workshop. If you prefer the great indoors, or talk about the future of Pennsylvania Avenue on Friday. Park(ing) Day: A 2005 San Francisco idea gone international,… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Happy hour, Purple Line, and Metro art
If you don’t have plans for after work this week, there’s plenty to help you fix that! Join us for our monthly happy hour tomorrow night, check out a walking tour, or head up to Silver Spring for ACT’s monthly meeting. Join us tomorrow for happy hour: With summer coming to a close, it’s time to resume our regular happy hour series. Join us at Denizens Brewing… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Walking tours, zoning, and microbrews
Now that September is here, calendars are filling back up. The Coalition for Smarter Growth’s walking tours are back in session, our own monthly happy hour is around the corner, and the DC Zoning Commission is hold its (hopefully) final round of public hearings on the zoning update. Mark your calendars - it’s going to be a busy month! The Silver Line, Reston, &… Keep reading…
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Join us for happy hour in Silver Spring
With summer coming to a close, it’s time to resume our regular happy hour series. Join us at Denizens Brewing Company in Silver Spring next Wednesday, September 10 from 6 to 8 pm. This month, we’re headed to Denizens Brewing Company, the new brewery and beergarden in South Silver Spring, for drinks, food, and conversation on an outdoor patio within sight of the Red… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Silver Line opens, Rapid Transit happy hour, central public spaces, and more
Years of anticipation have led up to this weekend: The Silver Line will officially open to passenger service. Don’t miss a ride on the first train! On Wednesday, drink to rapid transit in Montgomery County or discuss Pennsylvania Avenue or Arlington’s Courthouse Square. And at long last… it’s here!: The first Silver Line train taking passengers on… Keep reading…
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Events roundup: Precocious pedaling, Potomac Yard, trees, and transit
This week is jam-packed with engaging events to keep you entertained throughout the dog days of summer. Participate in a grown-up science project. Attend the groundbreaking for the Crystal City/Potomac Yard Transitway and take the kiddies on a bike ride through Alexandria. With so much to do, why stay inside? Kidically Arlandria: Join the family biking party this Sunday,… Keep reading…