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Accessible Washington D.C. area
DisabilityGuide.org is a privately run, comprehensive, searchable website full of information about accessibility in the Washington, D.C. area, and Maryland and Virginia.
• disabilityguide.org • washington dc accessibility • wheelchair washington dc • accessible restaurants washington dc • washington dc access guidebook

A Bit of the Evergreen in Washington, DC
White House Christmas tree from Washington State.
• christmas • tree • christmas tree • douglas fir • hillary rodham clinton

A Lazy Trip Down the Potomac, Part I
Whitewater on the Potomac River is in a whole different category than, say, whitewater out west. The rivers here are pretty tame. But that also means there are opportunities for one of the most relaxing, laid-back ways to enjoy the river, and even to ride a teeny rapid or two.
• butt's tubes • washington dc • potomac river • tubing

A Valentine's Pick That's Sure to Please
Are you looking for the perfect Valentine’s Day activity? For the third year in a row, the Levine School of Music in Washington DC is offering Valentines a chance to have their sweetie serenaded, while raising money for the school’s various programs.
• levine school of music • washington dc • music • camp • arts

A Vision of the Perfect Movie Theater
There are dozens of movie theaters around the Washington area, but none of them offer quite the same combination of features as Visions Cinema/Bistro/Lounge, which is in the Dupont Circle area of the city. From the long, narrow bar area to the red-carpet scarlet of the lobby to the two theaters that run an eclectic collection of art, indie, foreign and classic films, it’s a gem for area film lovers.
• visions • movies • indie movies • foreign film • washington dc

B&B Outside Washington DC
An easy drive down historic Little River Turnpike leads to a finely restored mill, gourmet provisioning for a scenic hike, and Doc's for barbecue, dollar-a-beer, and pie.
• virginia travel • washington dc travel • travel to washington dc • middleburg virginia • virginia bed and breakfast

Beyond Boring Politics: Washington D.C.'s Alter Ego
Washington, D.C.'s neighborhoods are where it's at! Skip The Mall and find the soul -- yes, one actually exists -- of America's capital city.
• washington • d.c. • alternative • offbeat • neighbourhoods

Brood X Is On Its Way
The latest buzz in Washington D.C. has nothing to do with politics and everything to do with bugs. Sometime in the next few weeks, Brood X will burst forth from the ground, covering the metropolitan area and making the city even louder than it usually is.
• cicadas • brood x • washington d.c. • bugs • infestation

Can You Say "Circus"?
The Greatest Show on Earth has landed in the D.C. area. Catch it at the D.C. Armory until April 16.
• circus • armory • washington dc • clown • sara the tiger whisperer

Check Out That Pricetag
It’s no secret that I love to shop. And even more than I love to shop, I love to find a bargain. Luckily, I can seek—and find—both pleasures at Secondi in Dupont Circle.
• consignment shopping • washington dc • washington d.c. • shopping • dupont circle

Cracks in the Façade of Bush Inc.
It is true that the Emperor Nero fiddled from the balcony of his Imperial palace while Rome burned in the 10th century AD because he lacked the wit to lead the charge to save the city. Is George W. Bush our Nero? Is he wasting valuable time lunching with school children while to nation sinks deeper into a war without a leader?
• bush • anthrax • congress • republicans • democrates

DC Outlets
Suburban Washington DC -- the city's Virginia and Maryland suburbs -- offers a plethora of outlet shopping malls.
• washington dc outlets • dc outlet shopping • virginia outlets • maryland outlets • leesburg outlets

Experience the world of espionage at the International Spy Museum
The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C. allows you to become an espionage agent for the time of your visit and experience the history, tension, and impact of the "Spy Game."
• spies • history • cold war • intrigue • espionage

Fine Dining For a Bargain During Restaurant Week 2005
One event that has brightened away the post-holiday doldrums in Washington D.C. has been Restaurant Week, which kicks off again today and runs through January 16. For seven days, nearly 100 of the city’s top restaurants offer prix fixe lunch and dinner menus featuring some of their signature dishes. It’s a great way to eat well and try some of the city’s best cooking at bargain prices.
• restaurant week • washington d.c. • fin • palette • prix fixe

Getting Fresh at the Penn Quarter Farmer's Market
It was my first visit to the FreshFarm Farmer’s Market in Penn Quarter. Located at the north end of 8th Street, NW between D and E Streets NW, the Penn Quarter market will be open from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursdays through October 30, 2003.
• farmer's market • washington dc • agriculture • local producers • fruit

Getting to and from Washington DC
Washington DC attracts business visitors , and tourists, all year round. The city has excellent road and rail links and is served by three airports.
• washington airports • washington bus • washington rail • auto train • driving to washington

Ghosts of the White House
The Presidential Mansion, in Washington DC, has its specters including two ex-Presidents and two first ladies. They have been seen and heard. Who are the haunters?
• white house ghosts • haunted white house • lincoln’s ghost • haunts of washington dc • white house paranormal

Ghosts! Haunted Capitol Building
Haunters include statesmen, a military officer, an architect, one assassin and several former employees in addition to the feline, DC.
• ghosts of the capital building • washington dc ghosts • paranormal washington dc • president garfields’s ghost • demon cat

Gone Fishin'...In and Out of Washington, D.C.
There are plenty of places to fish...or to just enjoy the swimming critters...in the Washington, D.C. area. This article will help you find the resources you need to land "the big one" in the vicinity of the Nation's Capitol.
• fish • dc • washington • rivers • ocean

Here Comes The Season...
I was in the Orioles store on Farragut Square on Friday, and I heard a man complaining because his Opening Day tickets are too high. Too high. The man is going to be in the stadium, not at work, just enjoying a baseball game, possibly a beer, and he’s complaining because he’s going to be too far from the grass?
• the orioles • washington dc • baseball

Hirshhorn To Dedicate Lichtenstein Installation
This Saturday, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden will celebrate the dedication of a new work by Roy Lichtenstein and will highlight Gyroscope, the museum’s current exhibition featuring works from its permanent collection.
• lichtenstein • gyroscope • hirshhorn • museum • sculpture

Ill Wind of Change
Since September 11, however, things in Washington D.C. have most certainly changed. This is still a fun city. There is no doubt that there are wonderful things to do here, beautiful monuments and museums to visit, amazing cultural experiences that aren’t available anywhere else. But it has also become a city pulsing with sirens and the thwock-thwock-thwock of helicopter blades. The Metro police is much more visible these days, standing on the upper levels of stations scanning the people waiting on the train platforms below.
• anthrax • washington d.c. • terrorism • bioterrorism • hazmat

In Process at the Corcoran
The Willem de Kooning exhibit that has recently opened at the Corcoran Museum of Art offers a unique glimpse into the inner work of the abstract artist.
• corcoran • de kooning • abstract painting • art • washington dc

ISO Oral Histories: StoryCorps Comes to D.C.
For one year, StoryCorps, an acclaimed oral-history project, will be making its way around the country with two mobile recording booths in Airstream trailers. From May 19 to 28, they will be stationed in Washington, D.C., outside the Library of Congress.
• storycorps • washington d.c. • oral history • library of congress • american folklife center

It's Not Quite Summer, But It's Close Enough for Jazz
One way to catch a last-minute dose of summer is to head to Jazz in the Garden at the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden and Pavilion Café. This activity, which has been running on Friday evenings all summer long, has been extended through September 26.
• jazz in the garden • national gallery of art • washington dc • sculpture garden

Mammals Come To Life in New Museum Hall
Washington, D.C. is home to the most-visted natural history museum in the world, and now the museum boasts a brand new mammal hall, which opened November 15. The hall restores the Beaux Arts look of this section of the museum and brings it back to its original architectural intent.
• natural history museum • mammals • washington d.c.

Metriquette, Part 1: Why I've Given Up on Public Transportation
It's finally happened. I've been driven away from Washington's Metro system. But why, exactly, have I given up on public transportation? Read Part One to find out.
• metro • commute • commuting • washington dc • metriquette

Metriquette, Part 2: A Few Rules for Civility
Here are a few rules for riding the Metro. If everyone followed them, imagine how civil the system would be!
• metriquette • metro • subway • washington dc • commuting

Metriquette, Part 3: The Final Four (Rules, That Is...)
This article wraps up my list of Metriquette rules.
• metriquette • metro • washington dc • subway • commuting

Open Mike Nights: Starring the Organizers
There’s a privilege granted to those who organize open mike nights—they get to start the show.
• open mike • washington dc • arlington va • musician • poet

Planning a Trip to Washington D.C.
A short get-away to Washington D.C. doesn't have to be a tease. With a little planning and creative foresight it can be a unforgettable vacation experience.
• washington dc • nations capital • vacation • trip • educational

Renovated Archives Rotunda Reopens
This month, the National Archives Rotunda reopened after a two-year renovation process. The new National Archives Experience is an interactive exhibit that not only features the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, but additional exhibitions and installations that will allow visitors to feel like they’re wandering through the archive’s vaults and exploring exhibits from across the country.
• national archives • rotunda • declaration of independence • constitution • bill of rights

Spore Wars
One of my colleagues muttered this afternoon that he might need some therapy to deal with all this. He said this as we stood in another colleague's office, gathered around CNN, watching the numbers of exposed staffers in Senator Tom Daschle's office climb along the bottom of the screen.
• anthrax • washington d.c. • daschle • september 11 • terrorism

Take to the Ice
There are just a few more weeks left before area outdoor rinks will close for spring. But in the meantime, after an unusually warm month, winter is back with a vengeance. Take to the ice while you still can.
• ice skating • pentagon row • ice rinks • outdoor skating • washington dc

Taking the Metro in DC
The metro can seem overwhelming to a first-timer in downtown D.C., but with a few simple (and mostly unspoken) rules, you can ride the bus and trains like a pro.
• metro • washington dc • dc • train • transportation

The Fourth Time's The Charm
Holidays are like your children. You’re not really supposed to have a favorite--you should love them all equally. But I’m not afraid to admit that I do, in fact, play favorites. The holiday I love best is the Fourth of July, and Washington D.C. is one of the best places I know to celebrate.
• fireworks • fourth of july • washington dc • national mall • washington monument

The Improv Is D.C.'s Spot for Comedy
There’s plenty of funny stuff happening in Washington D.C., and it’s not all happening on Capitol Hill. Some of the nation’s funniest comedians and comediennes take their funny business to the stage at the D.C. Improv, part of the comedy club chain that stretches from Hollywood to Miami. From Margaret Cho to Dave Attell, plenty of nationally ranked comedians make a stop at this small but popular club in downtown D.C.
• comedian • washington d.c. • d.c. improv • comedy show • comedy club

The Invasion of PandaMania
First it was donkeys and elephants, and now pandas are taking to the streets of D.C. The D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH) has let loose PandaMania, a citywide exhibition of 150 panda sculptures decorated by local, national and international artists.
• pandamania • washington d.c. • pandas • d.c. commission on the arts and humanities

The Uptown Experience
The Uptown is the best movie theater in the city. Read this article to find out why.
• uptown • movie theater • movies • connecticut avenue • washington dc

Virginia's Own Piece of Ireland
At the top of a hill overlooking Royal Street in Front Royal, Virginia, is a bed and breakfast that is the perfect location for a quick and relaxing getaway from Washington D.C. Killahevlin, a restored Edwardian mansion and separate Civil War-era Tower House, is a relaxed and un-fussy bed and breakfast that features a taste of Ireland in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley.
• killahevlin • washington dc • skyline drive • front royal

Washington D.C.
The tiny area known as the District of Columbia is a combination of historical sights and world business.
• washington dc • district of columbia • museums • monuments • government

Washington to Erect a Cathedral
The calculus of city financing of a baseball stadium is more complex than a straightforward economic calculaiton.
• washington • dc • baseball • stadium

Washington, D.C. for Kids
Washington, D.C. makes an ideal destination for families. The free, high-quality Smithsonian museum system is reason enough, but there are also many other reasons.
• washington • dc • kids • families • travel

Will Washington D.C. Regulate Horse Racing?
State race tracks have lacked the will to institute, or to enforce drug and safety policies, leaving the door open for federal control after high profile fatalities.
• federal regulation of thoroughbred racing • washington d c calls for reforms • safety welfare drugs reviewed in horse racing • iavarone makes ieah stables drug free • greg means the alpine group lobbyist

James Hoban Biography
Biography of James Hoban, the Irishman who designed the White House in Washington, DC.
• james hoban biography • white house architect • who built the white house • irish american architects • american colonial architecture

Sex, Money and Power Haunt McCain
New allegations of sexual trysts with attractive DC lobbyist Vicki Iseman, in pursuit of economic relationships with the powerful Senator on Capitol Hill, have surfaced.
• sexual relations in washington • dc sex scandal • john mccain and vicki iseman • lobbyists and sex • gary hart and donna rice

The Bead Museum in Washington DC
The Bead Museum of Washington DC provides a fascinating look at the history of beads from prehistoric to the present.
• the bead museum of washington dc • historic use of beads • ethnic beads • beads as personal ornaments • stringing beads

A Presidential Decision About Cuba
President John F. Kennedy advises the public of the missiles on Cuba and decides to impose a blockade.
• cuban missile crisis • john f. kennedy • blockade • quarantine • national security council

Adventures In Girl Power: Mess Up The Mess
With surprising depth and witty lyrics, Mess Up The Mess, is a quirky, quad squad out of Washington D.C. "You Remind Me of Summer Vacation" (Paroxym Records) is charming.
• mess up the mess • jeannie centofani • punk music • indie music • emo music

All this DMCA business
This is an article about the DMCA - Digital Millenium Copyright Act. It explains a little of what the DMCA is and gives links to more information. The DMCA affects all who use computers and is worth investigation.
• dmca • digital millenium copyright act • linux • lug • washington d.c.


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