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900 G Street
While walking to a meeting last week, we noticed that demolition has begun on the former YWCA building. The new development at 900 G Street from MRP Realty promises ” a new 9-story trophy office building scheduled to deliver by October 1, 2014. The Building will be developed to LEED Gold standard,” and the first floor […]
It’s a Wrap with Artist Christo
Tonight at the Hirshhorn Museum (6:30 pm in the Ring Auditorium, 700 Independence Ave., SW), the artist Christo will discuss two of his ongoing projects “Over the River, 5.9 miles of fabric panels to be temporarily suspended above 42 miles of the Arkansas River in Colorado, and The Mastaba, the largest sculpture in the world and the pair’s only […]
It’s Spring!
Spring is showing its colors in the DC area. The daffodils have started blooming, the Cherry Blossoms’ peak bloom will be the last week of March, but, now before we can get too excited about warm weather, another Spring snow storm is upon us. A brighter Spring ritual, however, also arrives this week with […]
Spotted: Brainfood Urban Garden
While walking in the neighborhood the other day, I noticed a thriving urban garden. A little sign nearby said Brainfood Innovation Center. Not knowing anything about Brainfood, I looked it up. According to Brainfood’s web site, the organization is a non-profit youth development organization originally founded in 1999 that uses “food as a tool to […]