The U.S. Institute of Peace has an odd request: it wants D.C. to move a portion of Constitution Avenue.
Over at Modern Art Notes, blogger Tyler Green has the (hilariously named) MANscoop that the National Gallery of Art is in negotiations to expand across the street from its current location on Constitution Avenue into the Federal Trade Commission building. The deal isn’t sealed yet, but Green’s sources sound pretty confident that the museum will be moving over to the space in time for a 2012 opening. MAN has a decent history of the two…
The United States Park Police, DDOT and MPD have released the following road closure advisories for Saturday’s Veterans Day Parade. All closures should be re-opened by 5 p.m. Saturday. Roads closed at 6 a.m.: * Jefferson Drive from 14th Street to 4th Street, SW * Madison Drive from 4th Street to 15th Street, NW * Seventh Street from Independence Avenue to Constitution Avenue, NW Roads closed at 10:30 a.m.: * Lincoln Memorial Circle to Henry…
>> Payday lending reform legislation passes in the D.C. Council, Ward 8 Council member Marion Barry’s bizarre change of heart on the matter notwithstanding. [City Desk] >> It’s likely that the Texas State Bar is probing the professional conduct of former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. [Huffington Post] >> A water main break at Third Street and Constitution Avenue NW this morning caused U.S. District and D.C. Superior courts to be shut down all day, but…
Good morning, Washington. If you’re the sort of person who likes to start thinking about their lunch break just as soon as they sit down at their desks, we have excellent news for you in the form of a planned DC Vote rally for voting rights between noon and 1:30 p.m. today. Anyone who’d like to show their support for voting rights is encouraged to meet on the north side of Constitution Avenue between First…
>> Another photographer reports being harassed, this time outside DARPA headquarters in Arlington. [Raw Fisher] >> An off-duty D.C. police officer was carjacked early late last night in far Northeast Washington. A group of gunmen forced the officer and her friend to the ground and then stole both of their cars. A Sixth District spokesperson said carjacking has been a major problem in the police district lately. [WaPo] >> Plan for lunchtime tomorrow: DC Vote…
In times when security fears, whether justified or not, begin to creep over our lives, it’s important to remember that the tiny chipping away of legitimate rights can be a slippery slope to unwarranted governmental authority over our lives. We wrote in June about photographer Chip Py’s experience in downtown Silver Spring, as well as Kate Mereand’s similar confrontations all over D.C., and their subsequent formation of DC Photo Rights, a Flickr group dedicated to…
>> Yesterday we wrote about the Amish market in Burtonsville being relocated next summer when the shopping center where it’s located will be demolished. The blogger at Just Up The Pike seems to have information that the owner of an acre-sized plot behind Route 198 has expressed interest in leasing to the market, thus keeping Burtonsville residents sated with an uninterrupted supply of delicious Amish fried chicken. >> Private tour buses are set to…
Tomorrow morning marks the annual running of the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race, which takes place on the National Mall, begins at 8 a.m., with several pre-race events as well. To accommodate the 50,000 people expected to participate, Metro will begin operating two hours early, at 5 a.m., with trains running every 12 minutes from the end of each line. Metro has not scheduled any track maintenance during the day on…
Say hello to your old friend labor, D.C.– not that these hearty climbers didn’t work hard to scale a rock and capture an oddly captivating shot. Whether you spent the holiday laboring to keep sand out of your bathing suit on the beach or perfectly timing bathroom breaks during a Law and Order marathon at home, we hope you had a nice break. To kick off the roundup with some happy news news, it…
