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This is a great old photo of the Heurich Brewery, taken in 1910. The brewery stood on the current site of the Kennedy Center.

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Got another entry in the Buddies series (last seen in January of this year and January of 2014 by photographer Elena Shumilova. This time around (also via Bored Panda) we see terrific shots from the camera of Elena Karneeva. (Her own site is here but doesn’t seem to be working.)

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According to a new report from the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute, affordable housing in the District is nearly gone. [ more › ]

This week’s Arlington Pet of the Week is Dewey, a rescue dog who gets his love of reading from his librarian owner.

Here’s what mom Jessica had to say about her academic animal:

Hi, I’m Dewey! My parents adopted me in September from Homeward Trails. The main antagonist of my storyline, the vet, says I’m about 9 months old. My mom was finishing getting her degree in library sciences from the University of Maryland at the time, so they named me Dewey (after the decimal system, naturally).

I told them to “call me Ishmael,” but whatever.

I’m just your run-of-the-paper-mill canine. My folks think I’ve got some Australian Shepherd in me, with a bit of mystery mixed in. I love the classics — visits from granny, belly rubs from mom, hopping on pop, and chewing on socks (that one’s still pretty novel to me). Mom and dad put me in day care, where I get to play with my best friends. The other guys aren’t much for reading, but they sure are a bunch of characters.

My favorite books include “Green Eggs and Ham,” “If you Give a Mouse a Cookie,” “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” and “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” You don’t have to be a Sherlock to figure this out, but since I’m still a young adult, I’m ALWAYS hungry. I can’t wait for it to be warm again so that I can stretch out on the grass with a one of my good reads, good snacks and a good scratch!

Want your pet to be considered for the Arlington Pet of the Week? Email office@arlnow.com with a 2-3 paragraph bio and at least 3-4 horizontally-oriented photos of your pet.

Each week’s winner receives a sample of dog or cat treats from our sponsor, Becky’s Pet Care, along with $100 in Becky’s Bucks. Becky’s Pet Care, the winner of three Angie’s List Super Service Awards and the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters’ 2013 Business of the Year, provides professional dog walking and pet sitting services in Arlington and Northern Virginia.

#onthisday: The California Coastal National Monument - a part of the BLM’s National Conservation Lands - includes more than 20,000 rocks, islands, exposed reefs, and pinnacles along the 1,100 miles of California’s coast. 

Originally established by presidential proclamation in 2000, the Monument was expanded on March 11, 2014, to include Point Arena-Stornetta, a habitat for endangered, rare, and endemic species as well as significant artifacts.

Photos by Bob Wick, BLM

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March 10th, 2015: Congratulations on your upcoming new relationships!! – Ryan

The Dangers of Meditation

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We are going to need a new term that binds them all together. A lecture in 20 slides.

Photo taken in Hollis, New Hampshire.

Well, at least the most iconic animal in the United States won't catch on fire too easily...

11th and Palmer Alley NW

Vince’s website says:

“In 2002, Vince was founded with a fundamental premise: create a collection of iconic essentials women and men would want to wear every day with a focus on distinctive design, enduring style and uncompromising quality.

Our story began in L.A. with a highly edited collection of women’s knits and cashmere sweaters sold exclusively in department stores. Today, we are a global brand. Our offering has expanded through Vince retail stores in North America and abroad, and at vince.com. We now feature a full expression of the Vince lifestyle, from women’s, men’s and kids’ ready-to-wear to denim, footwear and select accessories.

Vince continues to be synonymous with a modern, timeless aesthetic and effortless sophistication. As a leader in the industry, we are committed to being the ultimate brand for everyday luxury essentials.”

Thanks to all who sent emails about the coming soon signage. One reader notes they are also hiring.

Next door to the coming Momofuku space:

The Crumbs & Whiskers kickstarter is off to a great start raising over $12,500 in less than a day!

Perhaps the best reward ever offered for a kickstarter:

It's 1984 in Florida as language gets Scottawayed.

americasgreatoutdoors:

Listen to yourself and don’t worry what others think. Be who you want to be.

— Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell’s ‪#‎DearMe‬ video advice to her 13-year-old self.

On International Women’s Day, proud to have a leader who encourages girls to pursue the careers that inspire them. A must watch video!

Sherman and Lamont St, NW

A reader reports:

“Police have been on the 3300 block of Sherman Avenue for a deceased female stabbing victim since it was reported at 8am. They have been canvassing the houses on the block for witnesses.”

From MPD:

“The Third District is currently investigating and incident that occurred in the 3300 block of Sherman Ave., NW.

If anyone has any information please contact the police department on 202-727-9099.”

Update from MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 3300 block of Sherman Avenue NW. On Sunday, March 8, 2015, at approximately 8:11 am, members of the Fourth District responded to the report of an unconscious person lying in the 3300 block of Sherman Avenue, Northwest. Upon arrival, they located an unidentified adult female suffering from apparent stab wounds. Personnel from DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded and observed no signs consistent with life. The victim remained on the scene. The decedent’s identity is being withheld at this time, pending positive identification.

The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons wanted for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”

★ The early morning sunlight and the memory of the past day’s thaw raised brief and false hopes. The day-old slush was still in the side street, but the the dampness only made the cold colder. The chill hurt the nose inside and out. A woman passed wearing a furry coat so ratty one had to hope no real animals had died for it. In midafternoon little flakes came down, followed soon by bigger and more numerous ones, pulses of snow crossing against the pinholes of the sunshades. By twilight little ice pellets were falling, bouncing with dry clicks off the parka or dropping straight down into the pockets. Someone in the warm-lit interior of a store looked out and made eye contact, with a smile of pity or sympathy. People tottered along on the ice crust. One winced; one laughed. Uptown ice was becoming something wetter, and a mist was forming on the air. Little lumps of slush broke free from high up on the bright glass of the Apple Store and plopped to the sidewalk.

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Those Founding Fathers! They are still at it!

I'm going to Germany myself, for a book festival all next week. Details here! Will I see you there? Would the Founding Fathers approve? Yes I think so. Thank you to my new German publishers Zwerchfell!

A dog fell into a sinkhole that opened up right under its tiny feet in Rockwell Park on Wednesday, according to a witness.

The park, which sits at the intersection of N. Cleveland, Edgewood and 1st Streets, is popular for dog walking in the Lyon Park neighborhood. Resident Elsie Frasier told ARLnow.com that two days ago she and her husband “heard someone screaming” at the park from their adjacent house. Someone walking their dog said it had fallen into the hole.

“We initially thought she was talking about the storm sewer openings, and only later, when we went out to the park, did we find out that a sinkhole had opened up right under her dog while they were out for a walk,” Frasier told ARLnow.com in an email. “The dog was on a leash so she was able to haul it out herself.”

The dog was unhurt from the fall, Frasier said.

The sinkhole is right next to the Washington Blvd bike trail, and was caused by a sewer line break, according to Dept. of Parks and Recreation spokeswoman Susan Kalish. County water and sewer crews cordoned off the area Wednesday night and have been pumping water away from the line since then.

Repairs to the line have been delayed due to weather, Kalish said, but the pumping has prevented the line from leaking into the surrounding area. As of Friday afternoon, Dept. of Environmental Services spokeswoman Jessica Baxter said crews are now working on repairs.

“We have crews there actively repairing it,” Baxter said. “The area is secure and the leak is not causing backups. We do not have an estimated time of repair just yet.”

Another winter with persistent sub-freezing temperatures has led to breaking water and sewer lines all over the county. Along with those line breaks have come rapidly forming sinkholes: a large hole created a substantial hazard on Williamsburg Blvd early last month and a sinkhole formed and caused water and mud to flood nearby properties in north Arlington ten days ago.

See this event announcement from the DC Library website.

See the map below.  Note all of the legal challenges blue dots in Bloomingdale!

Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC

Focusing on historic housing segregation in Bloomingdale, Columbia Heights, Mt. Pleasant, Park View and Pleasant Plains

Please join us for Mapping Segregation in Washington, DC: Focusing on historic housing segregation in the Northwest DC neighborhoods of Bloomingdale, Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Park View, and Pleasant Plains.

Mapping Segregation in Washington D.C. is a public history project whose goal is to create a set of layered, online maps illustrating the historic segregation of D.C.’s housing, schools, recreational facilities, and other public venues.

The first year has been focused on racially restrictive housing covenants mostly east of Rock Creek Park, and the legal challenges to them.

Come learn why many of D.C.’s “historically black” neighborhoods were once exclusively white, and how more recent shifts in the city’s racial identity have been shaped by this history.

Come see for yourself the maps we’ve created to show restricted neighborhoods, the legal battle lines, and who lived where over the years. Maps tell stories that words cannot.

Mapping Segregation in Washington D.C. is a collaboration among historians Mara Cherkasky and Sarah Shoenfeld of Prologue DC, historian/GIS specialist Brian Kraft of JMT Technology Group, and others. It is funded in part by the Humanities Council of Washington, DC.

Thursday, March 5 at 6:30 p.m.  (canceled due to the weather)
MLK Memorial Library, Great Hall
901 G St. NW, Washington, DC 20001

Sunday, March 8 at 3:00 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
3160 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20010

Questions to mara@prologuedc.com or sarah@prologuedc.com.

Photo courtesy of Qualia Coffee

From an email:

“Girardot’s Crumbs Bakery is pleased to announce our Artisan Bread Pop-up at Qualia Coffee on Fridays through March from 5pm-7pm at 3917 Georgia Ave NW. Meet the baker himself as we offer our hearty, crusty breads such as Sourdough Boules, Harvest Grain, Olive Bread, Raisin Pecan, Pain de Campagne, etc. along with Washington’s best coffee.”

3917 Georgia Ave, NW

Home to millions of plant, animal and insect species, the Amazon rainforest is one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world. Undiscovered species thrive in the canopies of the primary forests, atop trees that have stood for centuries. Starting today, with the help of our partners at the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation (FAS), you can begin to unlock some of the wonders of the forest, by traveling from the upper canopy to the forest floor with Google Maps’ first zipline Street View collection.


High up in the canopy, you can see thick moss on the trunks, miles of hanging vine, and some of the many plants and insects that call this place home.


Now zip back down to the forest floor, and wind through a maze of towering old-growth trees. Looking up, the canopies are so thick, the sun barely peeks through.


You can also come out from the shade and take a virtual float down the dreamy waters of the Rio Aripuanã or the Rio Mariepauá and come out to the Rio Madeira, one of the largest tributaries of the Amazon.


And don’t forget to stop by one of the 17 communities of local people who live along the river and in the forest. These people are the devoted stewards of the river and forests, and protect it by living with it, preventing the destruction of the trees and the life that depends on them.


This project is the next step in our partnership with FAS, who first invited us to Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve just three years ago. Their hope is that sharing the imagery of their local communities, rain forests and rivers with the world will raise awareness and support for their efforts to conserve these areas. Collected through the Trekker Loan Program, this new imagery is the result of boating down 500 km of rivers, walking 20 km of forest trails and ziplining through forest canopies. We hope it inspires you to embark on your own virtual expedition of the Amazon (you can leave the bug repellent at home!).



Posted by Karin Tuxen-Bettman, Program Manager, Google Earth Outreach

The Amazonian cinereous mourner displays a rare type of mimicry to avoid becoming lunch.

These birds are commonly called Purple Sandpipers, although they have only the faintest of purple glosses in the winter.

In which the National Zoo's animals enjoyed the hell out of yesterday's snow storm. [ more › ]