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Mar 31, 2015

Hey, Whatever Happened To That Cupcake ATM In Georgetown?

It’s been three years in the making, if you can believe it.

Mar 31, 2014

Is Georgetown Really Getting A Cupcake ATM This Fall? (Update)

That’s what Sprinkles says.

Dec 02, 2013

Jeff Bezos Unveils Plans For Amazon’s Drone Delivery Service

The future is now, thanks to Jeff Bezos.

Jan 24, 2013

Metro Proposes $26 Billion Upgrade for Rail System’s Future

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency’s Board of Supervisors is reviewing this morning a $26 billion plan that would dramatically transform Metrorail over the next 30 years.

Oct 12, 2012

Smart Growth Proponents Call GMU Report ‘Flawed’ and ‘Dangerous’

A report by researchers at George Mason University claiming that a vast majority of Washington area residents would still be commuting by car 30 years from now is based on faulty information, smart-growth advocates argue.

Oct 11, 2012

Thirty Years From Now, We’ll Still Be Driving Everywhere

According to a new report by scholars at George Mason University cars will remain the dominant form of transportation in the D.C. area for at least another thirty years.

Sep 27, 2012

Metro: The Next Generation

What should Metro be like in the future? The transit agency wants its customers’ input on how to expand the system as the Washington area continues to grow.

Jul 09, 2012

This Is Why We Are Fat: Cupcake ATM to Appear in Georgetown

In the latest sensory assault by the forces that seek to overrun society with neatly packaged desserts, Sprinkles, the pioneering cupcake chain, will add to its Georgetown location a machine representing a bleak, yet pastel-colored future.

Jan 03, 2008

Arts Agenda

We reported last year that local arts venue Warehouse was forced to start closing down its 7th Street NW location due to skyrocketing property taxes. The bar and music venue closed last summer, but the rest of the space will continue to run through the Fringe Festival in July. In the meantime, they want to hear from you about how to improve their space when they finally move, and have set up a series of…

Dec 27, 2007

Buyin’ Oeno: All that Fizz

Believe it or not, it’s that time of year…. again. A time to sit back and reflect, but also to look to the future. But speaking in wine terms, it’s the time of year to pick out that bottle (or bottles) of bubbly to ring in the New Year. As much as we love our champagne, vintage champagne no less, it’s not always the practical choice. Unless you plan on not drinking what so ever…

 
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