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Will Kenilworth-Parkside Ever Get a New Recreation Center?

Housing Complex

Where the rec center once stood. It's been two years since the old Kenilworth-Parkside Recreation Center, a bunker-ish but serviceable facility on the lush east bank of the Anacostia River, was demolished. As it came down, plans were ready and funds ha... »

Cranky Fans, Meet the Cranky Park Ranger Taking on Dan Snyder and NPS

DCist

A National Park Service ranger talked to WTOP about what happened when he tried to shed light on an arrangement between Dan Snyder and NPS that allowed the Redskins' owner to cut down protected trees on his property [ more › ] »

Wanted: A comprehensive plan for the "Anacostia River East" corridor

Rebuilding Place In The Urban Space

Will H. commented in my earlier post on the proposed Redskins training facility, "Appropriate development proximate to subway stations: Sports edition," suggesting the Pepco site on Benning Road, the location of the now closed electric power generation... »

A river of slime runs under Constitution Avenue

Greater Greater Washington

by Kimberly Bender How is Washington, DC like this scene from Ghostbusters 2? Like the fictionalized residents of New York City in 1989, most present-day Washingtonians are unaware that an unusual river of slime runs beneath their city. (But ours is no... »

Friday Morning Commute - kickstart

Thewashcycle

I don't want to know if you rode a bike yesterday, because I didn't. TBD has a lenghty story on DC Pedicabs, NPS and DDOT. Some of it rehashes issues covered here, and some of it is new. I will... »

Pepco Benning Road site is perfect for the NFL or FBI

Greater Greater Washington

by Geoff Hatchard The FBI is looking to move its headquarters, and some DC leaders are trying to woo the Redskins back to the District. The soon-to-be-shuttered Pepco power plant would make an ideal site for either one. The Pepco plant. Image by the au... »

Occupiers take to Capitol Hill, in fewer numbers

Examiner Washington DC Edition

DC government had given the Occupiers a permit to protest, which had a 10,000 person limit, but a much fewer number attended.Local news reports vary from around 700 to more than 2,000 protesters were said to have... »

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Eisenhower's Granddaughter to Testify on Capitol Hill

NBC Washington Local News

A granddaughter of the 34th president heads to the hill today to testify against design plans for the Eisenhower Memorial. Frank Gehry, hired by the memorial commission, proposed a memorial park framed by large metal tapestries depicting Eisenhower’s b... »

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