The title of the post sounds like a movie title doesn’t it? The Washington Post and the local blog DCist are reporting that HBO is bringing back it’s sponsorship (with partners including Comcast) of everyone’s favorite outdoor movie festival. It appears the movement to Save Screen on the Green was a success, so now bring on the [...]
As you are probably aware, a Nuclear Security Summit involving the heads of state of more than 40 nations will be held at the Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Washington, D.C., on Monday and Tuesday, April 12–13. As has been reported by the news media, Mount Vernon Square Metro Station will be [...]
From the Washington Post’s Dr. Gridlock: UPDATED Metrorail experienced its second-highest weekday ridership ever Thursday, according to a news release from the transit agency. The 34-year-old rail system recorded 877,890 trips Thursday. Metro officials said the Cherry Blossom Festival and the Washington Capitals hockey game were factors in the record ridership. The highest numbers in [...]
Don’t like going into the District of Columbia at night? In the late eighties and early nineties, the District had one of the highest murder rates in the U.S.A. Well, no more. WTTG 5, the local Fox station, reports that the District is about to end 2009 with the lowest number of murders in 45 [...]
I walked out of my house this morning and heard a couple of jets flying not real low, but low enough and boy were they loud. It seems that these F-16 fighter jets are scheduled to make periodic passes over downtown Washington today and again in the early morning tomorrow (Wednesday, May 20, 2009) as [...]
Work scheduled to begin the week of May 18 on the northbound 14th Street Bridge will now be pushed to start on or about the night of Tuesday, May 26. The change in timing in starting work on this heavily traveled corridor is to allow travelers to become acclimated to the change after the Memorial [...]
The D.C. government will soon launch a two-year effort to renovate the 14th Street Bridge spans which carry traffic in both directions. If you drive into D.C., you may want to consider changing the way you travel into D.C. from Virginia. Mayor Fenty said recently at his news conference that drivers can expect “major traffic impacts” during the [...]
Here is some video from the 2009 National Cherry Blossom Festival in case you missed it last night. This fireworks display is the final event of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Enjoy! and Happy Easter to all!
Date: Apr 11, 2009 Time: 8:30 pm – 9:00 pm Location: Southwest Waterfront – 7th Street & Maine Ave., SW Map Description: Enjoy a spectacular fireworks show from the Washington Channel. Best viewing at East Potomac Park or Southwest Waterfront promenade. The Fireworks occur rain or shine; only extremely inclement weather will casue their delay [...]
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