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Saluting Our Veterans
Today’s National Memorial Day Parade honored troops who fought for the United States. In the photo, veterans of the 1944 Battle of the Bulge in the European theatre during World War II parade on Constitution Avenue.
WaPo Releases The Local Explorer
Our friends over at WaPo unveiled the LocalExplorer, an online feature that provides a map based way to view information about any community in DC. One can select a county, a neighborhood or a zip code and get information about the area of interest including crime statistics, home sales, schools and neighborhood resources (such as […]
Fenty Expands District Presence At Retail Convention
Following in Williams’ footsteps, Fenty attended his first International Council of Shopping Centers’ annual convention — the largest gathering of retail-related professionals in the country and a place to make deals. The District’s booth increased in size this year from 600 to 2,000 square feet. It seems that grocery stores are still an issue, with […]
PEPCO To Start Residential Smart Metering Pilot Program
With gas prices recently blowing right through $3/gallon, almost breaking the March 1981 inflation adjusted high record of $3.29/gallon, and contributing to a greater public awareness about energy conservation, we’re glad to see PEPCO start a smart metering electricity trial program in DC. Prices for electricity will be set to different rates during different times […]