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Take Me Home From The Ball Game
Isn’t it great having a baseball team in town? No more having to make the long (time, if not distance) drive to Baltimore anymore, now an short metro ride gets you to the game easily. But if you’re like this blogger, you dread the metro ride home (at least if the game is packed and […]
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
The most recent edition of Street Sense (June 15-July 1, 2007, Vol 4, Issue 13) has an interesting article titled “Panhandlers: To Give or Not to Give.” It’s a good read, notably for the info box on page 4 which offers tips that were “gathered by [the Street Sense staff and vendors] on how to […]
Street & Alley Closures on Sunday
President Bush is scheduled to visit Ford’s Theatre on Sunday, June 24th for the Ford’s Theatre Gala. 10th ST (and the alley behind Ford’s Theatre, aka the John Wilkes Booth Escape Route) will be closed starting at 10 am Sunday morning. This may be of particular interest to the Artisan & Ventana residents who also […]
Free Outdoor Speeches Every Friday
Well speeches maybe isn’t quite the right word. This has been going on for years, but just about every Friday you can stop by 12th & G NW to be treated to the free entertainment/spiritual preaching by the members of the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge. Their message isn’t the most open or inclusive, […]