via Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’ – City Desk – Washington City Paper. With the lamented demise of Screen on the Green, the 2009 National Theatre Summer Cinema series is one of the few free film events left in D.C. This year’s series honors philanthropist/diamond-, husband-, and Oscar-collector (Butterfield 8, Who’s Afraid … More Summer Film Series: ‘Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Taylor?’
I’m finding that local politics is complex. Shaw isn’t an exception; the area across the NJ Ave border has split off into different neighborhood associations. I won’t pretend to know details, but the Convention Center Civic Association (CCCA) is one of the newer civic associations that got frustrated with the older one and formed their … More Congresswoman Norton at last Shaw meeting
The Washington Examiner writes about our billboard problem. Thanks to Cary Silverman of MVSNA for passing this along. Billboards have been illegal in the District since 1931. However, some remain up, such as this one on 11th Street and K Street NW. It is not entirely clear which ones are up legally and which are … More ‘Spotting illegal billboards tough”
Cultural Tourism DC is offering more than 120 free walking tours (and a few bike tours) in 18 neighborhoods across Washington, DC. this weekend (check out the full detailed schedule here). See the renewshaw blog: Walking Tours of Shaw This Weekend for more info on tours in and around Shaw.
Had to share this from In Shaw: Thai X-ing: Thai X-ing is still a big hit according to my web stats. People, he has his own website at http://www.thaix-ing.com .
From the Edgewood Civic Assn’s web site: “Resolution of Censuring and No Confidence Vote for the Commissioner of ANC 5C12” document at the EdgewoodDC website. Here is the direct URL: http://www.edgewooddc.org/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderfiles/anc5c_resolution_of_censuring.pdf .
From the Bloomingdale list: See this message from a Bloomingdale architect: “The Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu just announced he wants roofs to be painted white in an effort to tackle climate change. White roofs are the most efficient at reflecting heat back into space and save considerable money in cooling a house in the … More Green reason to paint the roof white
Check out DC’s Green Agenda and some of the things going on with it here: Organic Gardening and Lawn Care 2009 Workshop Series The series is to inform gardeners about the judicious use of pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers (IPM) and will also address Stormwater Management and Sustainability topics. They will be held the first Saturday of … More DC GOV has some pretty cool green programs
First the Subway eatery, then a condo building and soon North Capitol Street will be posh. Below is an old post on DCMUD blog, but interesting nonetheless. North Cap has crazy potential to be a great retail destination and I can’t wait for it to take off. Years of planning appear to be paying off … More ‘Dunbar Place’ Condos on North Cap
See photos and some details here: bloomingdale (for now): fire on the unit block of rhode island avenue nw.
Bates Area Civic Association 