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Howto: Finding (Cheap?) Gas
Despite having a decidedly less expensive BMW lifestyle (bus/bike-Metro-walk) living in the PQ, there is sometimes a need for that occasional spin out to a wine festival with friends or a BJ’s run to pick up quantities of food or a command appearance at a party in Reston (ghast!). And for that, you need gas…petrol…juice. […]
Fringe Festival Gearing Up…Starts Thursday
Fan of the unjuried, the unusual and the offbeat? This town will be right for you for the next couple of weeks as the 3rd annual incarnation of the Capital Fringe Festival is set to open the day after tomorrow, July 10, and run until July 27. Many of the events take place in downtown […]
Intercity Buses Don’t Have To Move…Just Yet
The original plan to move the loading and unloading of all the intercity bus companies that pick up and drop off downtown to L’Enfant Plaza has been scuttled by DDOT for now according to a WaPo article. The article cites safety, convenience and logistical concerns on the part of some of the bus companies that […]
DNA Meeting Tomorrow Night
The monthly Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) meeting takes place at the the Calvary Baptist Church (use the entrance at 733 8th Street, NW) tomorrow night at 6:30 pm with refreshments and an update from the MPD. At 7 pm, the agenda will turn to the DNA’s objectives for the coming year and a review of […]