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Morning Links
Another JBG project moving forward. [Urbanturf] Can the District handle its school buses? [BLT] City changes the locks on McMillan. [Post] The mystical, magical Palisades. [PoP] Trailer bank's days are...
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District Exploring a Semi-Privatized Streetcar, Bus System
The priority lines. Well, this could be a way to build a massive infrastructure project without busting the city's budget: The District Department of Transportation is asking for ideas on how to bring...
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Long-Empty Mt. Vernon Site May Finally Get New Condos
Way back in 2010, we learned about the Home Again program, the District's attempt to return vacant and abandoned properties to productive use by acquiring them and selling them in bundles to...
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Morning Links
LivingSocial almost free and clear. [Post] Washcycle destroys libertarian Bikeshare angst. [Washcycle] Firehouses closing here and there, but why? [DCist] Property fraudster sentenced. [CHotR] LEED...
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Safeway Is Tired of Hearing About Your Bathroom Issues [UPDATE: Safeway...
As a frequent user of many different kinds of bathrooms, I can tell you that grocery store facilities are a special breed: Often an afterthought, rarely clean, and usually shared between workers and...
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Morning Links
The state of the Wharf is good. [SWLQTC] Parking reform cometh. [Post] D.C. area growing even faster than before. [Post] A Trinidadian makeover. [HomeandDesign via Curbed] What lies beneath FormStone...
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NIMBYs for Mendo: How Could D.C.’s Next Council Chair Affect Development?
Barring some major upset, it seems pretty likely that all-of-a-sudden Council Chairman Phil Mendelson will be able to stick around after a special election. While certainly not omnipotent, Council...
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Morning Links: That’s All, Folks
You could soon buy stuff at the pool. [DCist] By the numbers, east of the river's a no-brainer. [Urbanturf] Diversifying the fish market [DCist] Could post offices be used better? [RPUS] Occupy...
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Goodbye!
Well damn. I thought of all sorts of ways to write my last post on this blog—well, aside from a story to be published next week—but I’m not sure I can improve much upon this list of observations from...
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Guest Disservices
Pershing Park, the little patch of green across Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the Willard Hotel, is a ghostly place. An ice rink used to operate there in the winter, but the pipes have been broken for...
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