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Security upgrades at Hoover Building may liven up dull block

The General Services Administration is eyeing a long, drab but well traveled D.C. block for a series of pedestrian-friendly upgrades.

Tags: Herbert C. Hoover Building, National Capital Planning Commission

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Barry says D.C. should spend some of surplus

D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry says he's going to try to force the city to spend up to $100 million of its $417 million budget surplus on services for disadvantaged residents.

Tags: Jack Evans

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Kennedy Center plans 1st expansion since opening

Tags: kennedy center

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D.C. getting an STK steakhouse geared toward women

STK, a steakhouse geared toward female customers, is opening its first restaurant in Washington.

Tags: STK, restaurants

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D.C. corrections monitoring board back in business

Tags: D.C. Corrections Information Council,

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D.C. taxicabs will allow credit cards by March 30

The D.C. Taxicab Commission, abandoning the effort for a standardize citywide smart meter, instead will issue regulations this week requiring all District taxis to accept credit cards by March 30.

Tags: D.C. Taxicab Commission

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D.C. extends public comment period on new building codes

The District government has extended the public comment period on D.C.'s extensive new building codes through Feb. 22.

Tags: building codes

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Days may be numbered for Frederick Douglass Bridge

Standing on a narrow, suspended metal walkway below the surface of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, D.C. Department of Transportation Chief Engineer Ronaldo Nicholson explains the structure is both "functionally obsolete and structurally obsolete."

Tags: frederick douglass bridge, sprawl & crawl, john aaron

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D.C. hotel room rates stagnant 5 years running

The more than 27,000 hotel rooms in D.C. are occupied more often than not, but for some reason — or, more likely, for a number of reasons — the hotels themselves aren't benefiting in terms of revenue.

Tags: Hotels, tourism, travel

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D.C. ranked as most popular place to move in 2012

D.C. had the highest percentage of people moving in, while New Jersey saw the most people move out.

Tags: United Van Lines, moving,

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