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Obama's new pup knocked over a little girl at Michelle's White House Christmas decoration ceremony
The Obama's younger dog is still getting used to the spotlight as it made a major faux pas during a White House ceremony Wednesday afternoon.
Sunny Obama jumped up on a toddler who was a guest at the unveiling of the official Christmas decorations, pushing the little girl to the ground.
The girl, later identified as Ashtyn Gardner, is one of the hundreds of children from military families who were on hand to help the First Lady display this year's decorations.
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Top 10 New Galleries Around the World To Discover This Fall
From New York to Dubai to Paris, top 10 new galleries.
artphaire.com has created a top ten list of new must see galleries for Fall. Find out more here.
1. Daniel Blau (East London/Munich)
2. Oh-Wow (Los Angeles)
3. Berloni (Fitzrovia/London)
4. Dominique Lévy (Manhattan/NY)
5. Johanssen Gallery (Berlin/Germany)
6. Gallerie Perrotin (New York/Paris/Hong Kong)
7. Garis & Hahn (New York)
8. Auckland Art Gallery (Auckland)
9. Ayyam Gallery (Jeddah/Dubai/London/Damscus/Beirut)
10. Galerie Antoine Levi (Paris)
Panada Naming Ends Friday
Joodlum would make a great name.
Giant panda Mei Xiang gave birth to a cub at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo on August 23, 2013. The cub is healthy and growing quickly! It is Chinese tradition to celebrate the name of a new life on the 100th day, and the zoo is in need of your help picking the name! Vote for your favorite name here.
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Are Boomtown D.C.’s Days Numbered?
D.C.'s boom days may by threatened as the financial largesse of the federal government wanes.
nationaljournal.com is reporting on D.C.'s future growth.
Many quarters of Northwest D.C. feel like the global financial recession never hit. Just try reserving a table at one of the more than 24 new restaurants on 14th Street, the city's main artery of gentrification, and you'll quickly get the picture. The next available table for two at 7:00 p.m. does not open up until early December at Le Diplomate, the $6.5 million French bistro built on the site of a former dry cleaner.
Purchasing real estate is hotly competitive in D.C., too, with multiple bidders pushing up the median sale price of homes by 18.1 percent over the past five years. This to say nothing of the recent influx of millennials to the city, or its high median income of $66,538—compared with the national average of just over $50,000—or the huge jump in the last decade of the number of people in the region in the top 1 percent of the income bracket.
But, don't be fooled around the nation's capital. While it is true that the district has weathered the economic storm far better than most other cities, economists warn that D.C.'s boom days may by threatened as the financial largesse of the federal government wanes.
Full story can be found here.
America’s most walkable cities: No. 1 New York; No. 7 D.C
Maps show correlation between startups and walkable cities as preferred operation locations nationwide.
Here’s the full list:
- New York (Walk Score: 87.6)
- San Francisco (Walk Score: 83.9)
- Boston (Walk Score: 79.5)
- Philadelphia (Walk Score: 76.5)
- Miami (Walk Score: 75.6)
- Chicago (Walk Score: 74.8)
- Washington, D.C. (Walk Score: 74.1)
- Seattle (Walk Score: 70.8)
- Oakland (Walk Score: 68.5)
- Baltimore (Walk Score: 66.2)
In Canada, Vancouver B.C. took the top spot with a score of 78, followed by Toronto and Montreal.
Full article can be found here on Geekwire.com
O Street Market, Then & Now
From the Washington Post : O Street Market: Symbol of violence becomes a marker for D.C.’s resurgence.
In a city where gun violence had become so widespread that the police had a special unit called Redrum devoted just to drug dealers killing drug dealers, the O Street Market shootings hit hard.
“There were just bodies falling everywhere,” a man at the deli counter said afterward.
For the next two decades, the market in Northwest Washington was a symbol of urban decay and dysfunction. The vendors bailed out. The roof collapsed. The shell of the historic structure, built in 1881, was vandalized.
And then, in 2001, three developers who believed that Shaw would find its way back bought the symbol of the drug wars and waited for the right moment, which they believe begins this week.
HSt NE Starts to Spruce Up Quick Serivce Food Inside & Out
Chupacabra adds a Patio Cover to their already quaint outdoor seating just in time for Fall/Winter dining, while Crown Chicken is remodeling interior and replacing windows according to @districtcuisine.
Final Days of DC Cocktail Week
Washington City Paper & The Restaurant Association are sponsoring Cocktail Week, nearly 50 participating bars and restaurants to indulge in amazing libations. Complete the game-board (here) for more then just bragging rights; prizes and details can be found here.
Register here, Game ends 11/17/13. Do let us know how far you made it!
Prizes include: 2014 Rammy's VIP Package, Concert Tickets, $50 Restaurant Gift Cards, Ten 2 lbs. Lobsters w/Free Delivery and Landmark Theater Tickets