Archive for February, 2015
What Ultimately Happened to William Tunnicliff’s Two Hotels? — Part 2
By Stephen A. Hansen* In May of 1799, William Tunnicliff announced that his large and commodious new hotel near the Capitol, the Washington City Hotel (often referred to as just “Tunnicliff’s”), was complete and ready for guests. This building stood on lots on First Street and what was then the 100 block of A Street, […]
Posted: February 21st, 2015 under What Once Was.
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Restaurant Review ~ The Oval Room / 800 Conn. Ave., NW
Power Player. While Washington is teeming with new restaurants, DC foodies should never overlook some of the District’s best of the best, beloved places that continue to flourish despite newcomer competition. Of these is The Oval Room, located in the Golden Triangle and just a short distance from the White House and the actual Oval […]
Posted: February 19th, 2015 under Restaurants.
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February 2015 Issue / March issue PDF to post on the 13th
Posted: February 18th, 2015 under Home Page Date.
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The Recent Metro Mess Must Now be the End
“. . . I can think of nothing worse than being smoked to death underground,” so exclaimed DC Congressional Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton during the specially called joint hearing on Friday, the 13th (how ironic!) of both the House oversight and government reform subcommittees. It pleases us greatly that this terrible January 12th Metrorail calamity […]
Posted: February 16th, 2015 under Publisher's Desk.
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Renovated MLK Central Library to be for Library Purpose Only; Trustees Nix Plan Calling for Extra Commercial Use Floors
Accompanying images can be viewed in the February 2015 issue PDF By Anthony L. Harvey In a bold and decisive unanimous vote at its January 2015 quarterly public meeting, the Trustees of the DC Public Library (DCPL) adopted a resolution supporting a design approach to the renovation and expansion of the four-story Martin Luther King, […]
Posted: February 16th, 2015 under Lead Stories.
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African-American Civil War Museum Project Now in Jeopardy
Accompanying images can be viewed in the February 2015 issue PDF By David McAuley* At the regular monthly meeting of the Shaw-U Street Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC 1B) on February 5th, Marc Bleyer, Senior Project Manager at the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) explained Mayor Bowser’s decision to put […]
Posted: February 16th, 2015 under Lead Stories.
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Shaw Arts and Crafts Market Brings Artists and Art Lovers In From the Cold
Accompanying images can be viewed in the February 2015 issue PDF By Alexander M. Padro* It was November, and plunging temperatures, gusting winds, and forecasts of rain and snow made it clear that the outdoor Art Rave DC market at 11th and U Streets, NW, next to the Bohemian Caverns, faced shutting down for the […]
Posted: February 16th, 2015 under Lead Stories.
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February Issue PDF Now Posted / On-line Content to Post within 24 Hours
Posted: February 15th, 2015 under Home Page Date.
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February 2015 Issue PDF
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Posted: February 15th, 2015 under Issue Archive.
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British Early Music Vocal Ensemble to Perform at Church of The Ascension and Saint Agnes
Wed., Feb. 25 7:30pm): In anticipation of its upcoming performance at the Boston Early Music Festival, Stile Antico, one of Britain’s pre-eminent early music vocal ensembles, will make a rare special appearance in the candlelit nave of the 1845 Gothic Revival Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes (1217 Mass. Ave., NW), one of the […]
Posted: February 9th, 2015 under DEFAULT.
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