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The DC primary is next Tuesday, February 12 and that means it’s time to get out and vote. DC’s Board of Elections and Ethics website is a great resource for finding out everything you need to know about voting in the primary and in the final election in the fall. The last tally shows that the downtown DC BID has 3,200+ apartments and condos and that’s a bunch of voters.
Here are a few quick facts about voting on February 12…
- The Presidential Primary Candidate Guide [PDF] is a comprehensive guide to the voting process.
- Primaries in DC are “closed primaries” meaning you have to be registered with a party (Democrat, Republican or D.C. Statehood Green) to vote in that party’s primary. If you are registered Independent, then you have to wait until the fall to cast your vote.
- Polls will be open from 7 am to 8 pm.
- Your polling place can be found with the online Polling Place Locator.
Get out there and vote. The fall election will be here before you know it!
Newseum Set To Open April 11
This morning, The Newseum at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, announced that it will open Friday, April 11. The information page on their website has all the details.
Lunchtime Talk About PQ’s Growth At NBM
Today Tomorrow at the National Building Museum at 401 F Street, NW, there will be a lunchtime talk on none other than the revitalization of our own neighborhood. It’s free and no registration is required…just show up.
The Revitalization of
Thursday, February 7, 12:30 – 1:30pm
Stewart Schwartz, executive director, Coalition for Smarter Growth, and
There is no charge and registration is not required.
Pyle Photo Comes to Penn Quarter!
What made national news on Monday also makes for local news for Penn Quarter residents. The newly discovered photo of famed WW2 reporter, Ernie Pyle, was all over the papers. And, according to the this FoxNews article, one of the owners of the mint-condition photo print will make his print available to the Newseum (555 Penn Ave NW)!
Margaret Engel, the Newseum’s managing editor, says the photo is “of strong historic interest,” and because Pyle died at the height of his fame, “the circumstances of his death … remain a compelling story for students of journalism and the war.”