Heat Wave
Dear Swelterers:
I’ve spent the past few days under a fan, in an air-conditioned
room. The midday temperature is going to be down into the comfortable
mid-’80’s for the next several days. So I don’t have anything to
complain about. You don’t, either, or you would have written to me
about it.
All right, I do have something to complain about. The Gauguin exhibit
closes on Sunday, June 5, so there are only a few days left to get down
to the National Gallery of Art to see it. But there are those days left,
so in the scale of things even that’s not a bad thing.
Gary Imhoff
themail@dcwatch.com
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I don’t think, as Tom Grahame says [themail, May 29], that
residents are upset with Tommy Wells for developing on the site of Hine
Junior High. My point is that he seems to favor the huge building that
Kitty Kaupe and Amy Weinstein are handing the citizens. It’s much too
large, and the neighbors don’t like it.
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Alcohol Beverage Control Board Reports Updated
at the InTowner
P.L. Wolff, intowner@intowner.com
The Selected ABC Board actions feature available at http://www.intowner.com
is now updated through April 2011, and has been added to the archived
reports back to October 6, 2010.
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CLASSIFIEDS — EVENTS
DPW Hazardous Waste Drop-Off, June 4
Kevin B. Twine, kevin.twine@dc.gov
The DC Department of Public Works would like to remind residents of
the District that it will hold its monthly household hazardous
waste/e-cycling/document shredding drop-off this Saturday, June 4, from
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., at the Ft. Totten Transfer Station, 4900 John F.
McCormack Road, NE. Now that it’s springtime, people are cleaning out
their garages and basements, getting rid of insecticides, old cleaning
solutions and paint solvents and oil-based paint. The best place to take
these and other toxic items is the household hazardous waste drop-off,
where they will be disposed of properly. Most paint sold today is latex,
which is not hazardous, and can be dried out by adding some kitty litter
to the can, then put in the trash after it’s dry.
District residents may bring up to five medium-size boxes (no larger
than the standard District recycling bin, which is approximately 20” x
14” x 14”) of personal documents to be shredded. Only paper
(staples, paper and binder clips on the paper are okay) and credit cards
will be accepted. No business or commercial material will be accepted.
The remaining 2011 HHW/e-cycling/shredding drop-off dates are July 2,
August 6, September 3, October 1, November 5, and December 3. For a list
of all household hazardous waste and e-cyclables accepted by DPW, please
click on the HHW link at http://www.dpw.dc.gov.
Directions to Ft. Totten: Travel east on Irving Street, NW, turn left
on Michigan Avenue, turn left on John F. McCormack Road, NE, and
continue to the end of the street.
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National Building Museum Events, June 7, 10
Stacy Adamson, sadamson@nbm.org
Tuesday, June 7, 6:30-8:00 p.m. Modernism for the Masses. Alexandra
Lange and Russell A. Flinchum lecture on and discuss the ascension of
industrial design during the 1930s and its relationship to the
desirability and affordability of “good design” in consumer
products. The World’s Fairs of the 1930s exhibited innovative design
that became available to the masses, and the lecture explores
mass-market stores like Target and IKEA’s contemporary interpretation
of 1930’s design and production. Alexandra Lange is a critic,
architectural historian, and co-author of Design Research: The Store
That Brought Modern Living to American Homes. Russell A. Flinchum,
Ph.D., is an archivist of the Century Association Archives Foundation,
professor, and author of American Design. $12 for Museum and Art
Deco Society of Washington members; $12 students; $20 nonmembers.
Prepaid registration required. Walk-in registration based on
availability.
June 10, 10:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m., Homeschool Day. $10 per child per
program, free for adults. Prepaid registration required. Come explore
the built environment by becoming city planners, architects, designers,
and engineers! Individual students are invited to participate in the
same programs offered throughout the year for school groups. These
interactive programs compliment curricula in art, social studies,
language arts, music, math, and science.
Both programs at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW,
Judiciary Square Metro station. Register for events at http://www.nbm.org.
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McKinley Technology High School PTSA Sponsored
Book Drive, June 10-12
Brenda Cox, brenda.cox7@verizon.net
The McKinley Technology High School PTSA is sponsoring a book drive
to support the McKinley Library at Teaching for Change’s bookstore
located at Busboys and Poets at 14th and V Streets from Friday, June 10
through Sunday, June 12. Please come out and purchase a book for
McKinley’s Library at 20 percent off the regular price. The event will
directly benefit the students at McKinley and support an independent
community bookstore. Bookstore hours: Friday and Saturday, 10:00
a.m.-2:30 a.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-midnight. A discount on personal
purchases will be offered to all patrons of this event. When you buy a
book for McKinley, you will receive a discount on your purchase at the
time of purchase. Come out and support books for our children.
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