Archive for March, 2009
100 Years Ago Connecticut and Wyoming Avenues Were the End of the Road
The Washington city landscape began to change dramatically after the turn of the 20th century as newly built apartment buildings began to replace mansions and estates situated on valuable urban property and large city lots. One such example of this was the razing of the Saunders mansion in the late 1930s that had stood on […]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under Scenes from the Past.
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A VOTE ON THE FLOOR OF THE HOUSE NOT WORTH GIVING UP OUR GUN CONTROL REGS
What a conundrum! Finally, it seemed a done deal — our Congressional Delegate, Eleanor Holmes Norton, was on the verge of becoming an actual voting member of the House of Representatives. The wheels were greased. But, this still being the Congress loaded with namby-pamby members scared to death of the National Rifle Association (NRA) which […]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under Publisher's Desk.
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Champlain Street in Adams Morgan to Re-open; Neighbors Welcome Enhanced Streetscape Design
By Anthony L. Harvey [Note: Photographs accompanying this news story in the print edition can be viewed in the full PDF copy in the Current & Back Issues Archive.] Presentation of DC’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) long awaited final plans for the reopening of Champlain Street under the Marie H. Reed Community Learning Center in […]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under Lead Stories.
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Rooftop Burglar Caught; Not the One Wanted
By P.L. Wolff [Note: Photographs accompanying this news story in the print edition can be viewed in the full PDF copy in the Current & Back Issues Archive.] It was after closing on the night of February 24 and the owner of the popular Duplex Diner on 18th Street at Florida Avenue, Eric Hirshfield, was […]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under Lead Stories.
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Aging-in-Place Movement Grows With Formation of Dupont Circle Village
By Marilyn Newton* Accompanying images can be viewed in the March 2009 issue pdf The Dupont Circle Village launched its membership drive on February 24th at the historic Sumner School, attended by more than 80 neighborhood residents. Dues will be $450 a year for an individual and $600 for a household, with a goal […]
Posted: March 13th, 2009 under Lead Stories.
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March 2009 PDF
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Posted: March 12th, 2009 under Issue Archive.
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