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The Chapel of the Ascension is on the grouds of the Franciscan Monestary near Catholic University. This is one of several chapels modeled after similar structures found in the Holy Land. Located at 15th and Quincy Streets NE, this building has some interesting details, and is worth taking a tou...
01/31/2016
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Yesterday, Rock Creek was frozen in several places. It looked thick enough to skate on, but ice skating on the creek is probably never a smart idea - the ice is never really as thick as it looks. By this afternoon, when the temperatures inched into the 60's, we started to see patches of grass. ...
01/31/2016
In most years, the spring real estate season begins in Washington, DC in February. So as Snowzilla melts and the roads become passable, that could mean tomorrow.But in Chevy Chase, as other popular Washington neighborhoods, the inventory is tight. Right now, there are 13 houses for sale in Che...
01/31/2016
Last week was fun, between meetups, Ringing and Singing, and the January challenge, and none of these posts have much to do with any of these. So here goes:Pay attention to your IoT Device Security Robert Siciliano: as our devices get smarter, do we?My first ActiveRain blog post. Jon Paul: I fe...
01/30/2016
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They finally got a snow plow to clear off Beach Drive in Rock Creek Park. And it was pretty amazing. In many places, the creek is frozen, and the rocks still have piles of snow on top of them. And you can tell this one isn't black and white because there's a wee patch of blue in the sky. It's...
01/29/2016
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Lise Howe is one of my favorite ActiveRain bloggers and DC Realtors. She is one of the smart people. She has a law degree and a very successful real estate practice. So when she decided to host our winter meetup, I was in!She chose Guapo's, a Tenlytown favorite that is famous for it's guacamol...
01/29/2016
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Today was the first time in almost a week that i got out of the house. And I took this leaving my office to go home. It's knee + deep piles of snow in front of the office door. It's no longer pristine and white. It's getting that layer of soot and car exhaust. It's supposed to get into the m...
01/27/2016
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Jay and Wanda Marchanich hosted the first DC area ActiveRain meetup at their beautiful home in Bristow, Virginia. Jeremy Johnson, Chris Ann Cleland, Cindy Jones and I showed up for an afternoon of fun, gossip, exchanging ideas, and food. And by some miracle, we all got there through the snow an...
01/27/2016
In schoolrooms around the country, children get to see pictures of the Wright brother's airplane, The Spirit of Saint Louis, or the command module that flew Neil Armstrong, Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin and Michael Collins to and from the moon. But kids who live in the Washington, DC metro area can get up...
01/26/2016
Opening tomorrow night at Kennedy Center, the American Ballet Theater is presenting Sleeping Beauty, a favorite fairy tale about a beautiful princess whose parents pissed off an evil fairy. This familiar story is what every imaginative little girl dreams of, being awakened from a very sound sleep...
01/26/2016
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