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Window Restoration – Preservation Cafe

Neil Mozer, owner of Mozer Works,Inc.,  shared his passion and expertise for old windows at the Preservation Café, Wednesday September 19, 2013.  In a professional 45-minute presentation Mr. Moser, who has been a carpenter/builder for more than 25 years, explained why...

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Barracks Row Day 2013

Volunteers from the Society staffed a booth at the 2013 Barracks Row Day.  Beads to string and temporary tattoos kept the children busy while we shared our mission with the adults.

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Historic Walking Tour of Rosedale, October 26, 2013

The Rosedale Citizen’s Alliance (RCA) and CHRS are sponsoring a historic walking tour of Rosedale, Saturday, October 26. Rosedale is roughly bounded by 15th and 19th Streets, between Benning Road and C Street NE. The tour will focus on the oldest parts of the...

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Preservation Cafe, Hollywood on the Potomac

Mike Canning, a long-time Hill resident, was the presenter for the September 18, 2013 Preservation Café.  Mr. Canning has written on movies for the Hill Rag since 1993 and is a member of the Washington Area Film Critics Association. Mike has served as a board member...

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Historic Walking Tour of Swampoodle, October 5, 2013

You're invited to a walking tour of “Swampoodle” , the neighborhood  between 2nd and 4th Streets between F and G Streets NE.   Learn about the fascinating history, people, and architecture of Swampoodle, and the Swampoodle name. Date & time:  Saturday October 5,...

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Controversial Zoning Revisions Finally Go to Zoning Commission

Committee of 100 Calls on Citizens to Testify  Washington, DC – Five years in the making, some 700 pages of new zoning regulations have been delivered to the DC Zoning Commission by the DC Office of Planning (OP).  That’s just the beginning.  With a month to digest...

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DC Streetcar Traffic Switch

Significant Impacts July 31 – Mid-October Construction work along H Street/Benning Road to ready the corridor for DC Streetcar continues. Stage 2 of the Western Turnaround work is set to begin on Wednesday, July 31 and continue through mid-October. The Western...

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