by Amanda on June 10, 2009

The DC Public Library sent me the announcement below. The contest sounds like a lot of fun, and the mission is key: documenting our city’s history. Plus, the prizes are amazing – the winner gets an HD Camcorder, the first runner-up gets a wireless SD memory card, and the …
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by Amanda on May 22, 2009

The DC Arts Center (DCAC) – that tiny little gallery/theater on 18th Street NW that you have to know to look for, ‘else you’ll miss it – is celebrating its 20th birthday this year. As an Adams Morgan resident, I love being able to see small, quirky performances right in my backyard, …
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by Amanda on November 5, 2008
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This only captures the celebrations in the U Street area – I’ll add links to other photos and videos from around the city as I find them.
What an awesome, awesome night. I truly feel lighter today, and more hopeful…like despite our differences, there are in fact some common values that unite …
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by kateb on July 23, 2008
by Amanda on July 17, 2006

An essential ingredient of a creative community is people who enjoy and appreciate other people’s creative work. That’s why, for my third Creative DC profile, I’ve decided to feature the most avid theater goers I’ve ever met: my in-laws.
Gina and Jack, who’ve lived in the area …
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