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Election Special: Top 11 Marion Barry Quotes

heydayjoe — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:30:14 +0000

What better way to celebrate Election Day than with the Top 11 Marion Barry quotes of all time from “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry. Why 11 quotes? Because Marion goes Continue Reading →

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DC as Canvas: International Graduate University Sculpture

heydayjoe — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:23:08 +0000

The placement of this Brutalist sculpture next to an elementary school looks as if it may have been intended to enhance the learning environs by bringing some whimsy to the Continue Reading →

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Black Israelites DC: Hating and Berating at Gallery Place

heydayjoe — Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:25:34 +0000

If you’ve ever walked by the corner of 7th and H streets in Chinatown on a Friday afternoon, you probably heard the amplified tub-thumpings of the Black Israelites of DC Continue Reading →

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Folklife Festival 2014 Features “America’s No. 1 Enemy” and “Obama’s Birthplace”

heydayjoe — Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:58:29 +0000

The Smithsonian Folklife Festival is the annual event in which America feigns interest in cultural traditions that are not her own, typically from countries we consider to be our pals. Continue Reading →

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Temperance Fountain: Nobody Knows How Dry It Was

heydayjoe — Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:03:54 +0000

Dr. Henry Cogswell often wondered why anyone would choose an alcoholic beverage over a nice cool drink of water. In his mind, the solution was simple: Build water fountains across Continue Reading →

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FDR and Friday the 13th

heydayjoe — Fri, 13 Jun 2014 19:10:27 +0000

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt had a mild case of triskaidekaphobia — he didn’t like the number 13. He refused to travel on the 13th day of any month and would Continue Reading →

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Today Washington DC Became Capital of the United States

heydayjoe — Wed, 11 Jun 2014 16:58:25 +0000

On June 11, 1800, DC became capital of the United States, leaving the country’s former capital of the previous decade, Philadelphia, to the fate of Pennsylvanians. While Washington, DC, was Continue Reading →

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Union Station Roman Legionnaires: Behind the Shields

heydayjoe — Tue, 03 Jun 2014 16:47:06 +0000

More than 90,000 visitors pass through Union Station daily and, thanks to a group of foresighted railroad officials now long dead, most of those visitors will never have to see Continue Reading →

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Born to Be Mild: Rolling Thunder Rumbles into DC

heydayjoe — Wed, 28 May 2014 00:13:34 +0000

On Memorial Day weekend, the patriotic motorcycle rally Rolling Thunder rumbled into DC for its annual tribute to our country’s veterans. Tens of thousands of Baby Boomer bikers roared down Continue Reading →

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Willie Wood Way: A Packers Drive in Redskins Territory

heydayjoe — Thu, 15 May 2014 16:26:13 +0000

Named for the Hall of Fame safety who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1960-71, Willie Wood Way is the block of N Street NW between First Street NW Continue Reading →

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