Posts by Tom Schad — Guest Contributor
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Art installation temporarily brightens T Street
Stroll down 14th Street this week, and you’ll casually encounter some world-class art. Renowned French street artist JR has transformed 1401 T Street NW into a beautiful—but temporary—3-story mural of a 1968 photo of the Memphis sanitation workers’ strike. The 29-year-old Parisian is known around the world for his unique style, a mixture of… Keep reading…
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Park(ing) Day highlights the value of green, public space
Last Friday, the District and Arlington temporarily transformed pavement into parkland to celebrate Park(ing) Day, the annual event to raise awareness and generate discussion about how cities use public space. The pop-up parks showcased the value that green, public space has for communities, even in an area as small as a parking space. The largest Park(ing) Day space was in… Keep reading…