Posts tagged Murals
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“Masked George Washington” is a Photoshop job for our time
U Street’s famous Silenced George Washington mural has received an update for 2020. Sort of. Keep reading…
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A shuttered section of West Virginia Avenue gets new life with a kid-friendly mural
A new “playable” mural has been painted on a small segment of street that’s been closed to cars in the Near Northeast neighborhood. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) just finished these kid-friendly designs on a short section of West Virginia Avenue at 8th and K streets. Keep reading…
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Check out the new Pow! Wow! mural festival art around NoMa
The Pow! Wow! DC mural festival brightened various walls in NoMa for the third time last week, adding new splashes of color to the near northeast DC neighborhood. Keep reading…
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Our next happy hour is in Silver Spring!
It was great to see everyone who came out to our last happy hour in Crystal City. Couldn't make it? We want to see you at the next one! Join us Tuesday, August 15 from 6 to 8 pm at Kaldi's Social House, located at 918 Silver Spring Avenue in downtown Silver Spring. Keep reading…
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Public art isn’t just a way to fill space. It can turn whole communities around.
Last month, Ben’s Chili Bowl unveiled a new mural. The display brought a crowd of people outside to reflect on the bright colors, cultural touchstones, and iconic images that represent DC, U Street, and the history of the local black community. It also got me thinking about how public art fits into public space. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Gymnastics, diving, and urban planning?
Planning’s Olympic moment; Not the usual Fairfax news; Orange you going to resign; Blind referee’s Purple call; Streetcar’s expectations exceeded; Nursing home sale fallout; The price of walkability; Art before development; Help for MoCo parents; Pokémon’s location bias; Boon for boomer landlords. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Metro memories
Goodbye, paper fare cards; Comstock on Metro; Plain old buses for the Pike; No housing in MoCo office space; Cranes with creativity; Metro riders switch it up; Metro is still the best choice; Regional ride-hailing stats. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: From traffic to transit
Purple proposals are in; DC traffic fines climb; Multimodal demands on 395; Putting up money for murals; Prince William transit woes; Holy affordable housing; No school left behind; Bridging VA to MD; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Legal leaps
Purple or private?; Parking’s history; Taking a toll; Can you hear me now?; A strong Dulles; Parking pivot; Middle class and the car; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Resigned
Transit resignations; Council will sue mayor; A Street NE divided; The state of biking and walking; Alaska for the win; Bikeshare maker bought; Projected arrival times, projected; Everything wrong with London biking; And…. Keep reading…