Heyday DC https://heydaydc.com/ The strange but true life and times of Washington, DC Sat, 04 Feb 2023 17:13:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 64826792 Wish We Were Here: DC Postcards #17 https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/dc-postcard-17/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-postcard-17 https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/dc-postcard-17/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2014 14:44:33 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1344 Let us not forget the true meaning of Christmas — the birth of Santa. Maybe this year he’ll finally deliver on the promise of universal elf care. (If you like Continue Reading →

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/dc-postcard-17/feed/ 2 1344 How Chinese Is Chinatown DC? https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/how-chinese-is-chinatown-dc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-chinese-is-chinatown-dc https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/how-chinese-is-chinatown-dc/#respond Wed, 10 Dec 2014 18:11:39 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1278 What’s in a place name anyway? If you’ve ever been to Germantown, Md., you’ve probably noticed that it’s not all beer halls, lederhosen and St. Pauli girls. But when you Continue Reading →

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/12/how-chinese-is-chinatown-dc/feed/ 0 1278 Wish We Were Here: DC Postcards #16 https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/dc-postcard-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-postcard-16 https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/dc-postcard-16/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:49:01 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1263 Time to hire new White House security? Our latest hand-altered DC postcard is a tribute to increased White House security in the face of yet another armed menace.

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/dc-postcard-16/feed/ 0 1263 Veterans Day — Celebrating Those Who Served https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/veterans-day/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=veterans-day https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/veterans-day/#respond Tue, 11 Nov 2014 13:38:12 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1254 Major hostilities of World War I ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the time at which the Armistice with Germany was Continue Reading →

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/veterans-day/feed/ 0 1254 Election Special: Top 11 Marion Barry Quotes https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/top-11-marion-barry-quotes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=top-11-marion-barry-quotes https://heydaydc.com/2014/11/top-11-marion-barry-quotes/#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2014 13:30:14 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1221 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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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/dc-postcard-15/feed/ 0 1210 When Banks Were Good: The Oldest S&L in America https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/oldest-sl-america/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oldest-sl-america https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/oldest-sl-america/#respond Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:56:20 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1189 Long before their predatory practices were scandalously defended by presidential hopeful and secret gremlin Sen. John McCain, the savings and loan association was a godsend to families who needed a Continue Reading →

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/oldest-sl-america/feed/ 0 1189 DC as Canvas: From Crack to Canvas to Condo https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/hanover-place-dc-street-art-crack/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hanover-place-dc-street-art-crack https://heydaydc.com/2014/10/hanover-place-dc-street-art-crack/#respond Thu, 02 Oct 2014 15:37:39 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1117 Before it became home to one of the greatest collections of street art in Washington, DC, Hanover Place NW in Truxton Circle was a narrow, dead-end street where you could Continue Reading →

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]]> https://heydaydc.com/2014/09/dc-postcard-14/feed/ 0 1107 Wish We Were Here: DC Postcards #13 https://heydaydc.com/2014/09/dc-postcard-13/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dc-postcard-13 https://heydaydc.com/2014/09/dc-postcard-13/#respond Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:13:51 +0000 http://heydaydc.com/?p=1101 Lucky #13 in our series is yet another silly altered DC postcard — our homage to Miley Cyrus being “more quirky than twerky” during her visit to Verizon Center last Continue Reading →

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