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Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill – Preservation Cafe
Gary Barnhart of GL Barnhart Construction presented "Elements of Historic & Modern Masonry on Capitol Hill" on Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Various types of masonry construction are found throughout our Capitol Hill homes and buildings. Some aspects of the...
Overbeck Lecture – Hill Leisure During Segregation
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7:30 p.m., Patsy Mose Fletcher will present "Boats and Beaches, Resorts and Picnic Grounds: Capitol Hill Leisure During Segregation." In Washington, there has always seemed to be one common goal in the summer – going someplace to relax...
Events DC meetings Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701 Gales St NE Monday, April 10, 2017 | 7:00 pm: 6th District Citizens...
Events DC meetings — Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701 Gales St NE Monday, April 10, 2017 | 7:00 pm: 6th District Citizens...
Events DC Meetings – Plans for RFK Campus
Events DC will hold another round of meetings in April on plans for RFK campus. Monday, April 3, 2017 | 7:00 pm: Rosedale Citizens Alliance Monthly Meeting Location: Rosedale Community Center, 1701 Gales St NE Monday, April 10, 2017 | 7:00 pm: 6th District Citizens...
Village Voices – Overbooked
On Tuesday, April 24, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Hear Elisabeth Becker, an award-winning journalist, discuss the exploding business of travel and tourism and its global impact. The Glamour and Dark Underbelly of Travel and Tourism. The...
Village Voices – Whistleblowing
On Monday, May 8, 2017, 7-8 p.m. at the NE Branch Library, 330 7th St. NE. Richard Rashke, author of "Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth" will discuss the role of whistleblowers. Whistleblowing: Moral Dilemma, Personal Sacrifice The Whistleblower’s...
High-Kelvin LED Streetlights
DDOT is proposing to install blue-white LEDs in streetlights, which many believe to be harsh or even harmful, and has already begun installing these LEDs. CHRS Testimony before City Council 5/4/2017Historically, Washington's street lights have been a warm white...
2017 Dick Wolf Lecture – Adapting to Sea Level Rise
Kelsey Robertson, winner of the 2017 Dick Wolf Prize, presented Historic Districts & Climate Change: examining the vulnerability of the District's historic districts to sea level rise, Friday, March 24, 2017, 7 p.m., at Hill Center, 921 Pennsylvania Ave...
2017 Dick Wolf Lecture Photos
Photos courtesy Andrew Lightman