FoTo FriDay 11/22/2013
Fifty Years Later, Americans Pay Tribute November 22, 1963
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Gettysburg’s 150th (The Battle and The Address)
I missed an opportunity today. A full day of events commemorating the 272 words President Lincoln spoke after the three day battle in/around Gettysburg, right up the road. Call it poor planning on my part. Fortunately, last week I had planned a local outing to commemorate the event. Timed for the week, Spielberg’s 2012 film … Read moreGettysburg’s 150th (The Battle and The Address)
1100 New York Avenue
Several months ago I attended an event in honor of public service. It corresponded specifically with public service week and was one of the first truly local things I did. Only in DC can you walk into a random conference room in the middle of a weekday and find thirty TV and print reporters all … Read more1100 New York Avenue
Monument Scaffolding Comes Down
I had to see if for myself; not from a news clip or printed photo. Live, in person. After multiple days of self-imposed exile I was ready to venture out and bear witness: the Washington Monument scaffolding is indeed coming down. Scaffolding off the Tip It took about all I had to convince myself to … Read moreMonument Scaffolding Comes Down
National Aquarium
Six weeks post-closure and the critters of the shuttered National Aquarium in DC are still in the process of making their way to their new home. While a few hiccups along the way have occurred, including a broken-down transport vehicle in College Park, most are now in the Baltimore area. Several remain in their holding … Read moreNational Aquarium