Links

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Written by William Fitzroy

Updated: 09:28 am UTC, 02/11/2024

This is an annotated list of links to DC government
sites, civic and community organization sites, tourist and travel sites, and more.
Sections on this page are:

Business
Organizations and Unions

Blogs, E-mail Lists, Announcement Lists, and
Discussion Fora


Federal Government


Local Government

Museums and Arts

Neighborhoods

Organizations

Other Link Pages

Politics and Political Commentary

Press

Tourism

Universities

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Business

Organizations and Unions

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DC’s Capitol Advantages
Advertising DC as a home base for associations; site run by the Washington, DC,
Marketing Center of the DC Chamber of Commerce
District of Columbia Bar Association
The professional association for lawyers
Downtown Business Improvement
District
This site has information about the business organization, but little information about
downtown as a neighborhood
Georgetown Business and Professional Organization
This neighborhood business organization site also hosts the site of the Georgetown Partnership, the
neighborhood business improvement district
Golden Triangle Business Improvement
District
The business improvement district organization bounded by the south side of Dupont
Circle, 21st Street to the west, Pennsylvania Avenue on the south over to the west side of
16th Street, N.W.
Greater Washington: Home Page
This site is sponsored by the Greater Washington Initiative, a project of the Greater
Washington Board of Trade to attract new businesses to the area
Greater Washington Board of Trade
The powerful regional chamber of commerce has a site that includes a searchable
directory of its members
Washington, DC, Chamber of Commerce
The DC Chamber specializes in small inner-city businesses; its site includes its
membership listing as well as a Metro map and tourist guide
Washington Teachers
Union
Has a comprehensive staff and school representative directory and a
calendar of union events

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Blogs, E-mail Lists, Announcement Lists, and
Discussion Fora

Blogs

These web sites list District of Columbia area blogs: 

DC Bloggers

DC Blogs

DC
Metro Blog Map

DC
Metro Blog Map, list version

DC news oriented blogs

City
Desk
(Washington City Paper)

DCist

DCWire
(Washington Post)

E-mail lists

Subscribe to an E-mail list at the address given,
either by sending an E-mail to the E-mail address or by following the
directions on the web page

Adams Morgan
ANC 2F
ANC 2B
ANC 6A
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/anc-6a/
Brookland Neighborhood
Capital Area Log Cabin Republicans
Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill PSA 511
Catania, Councilmember David
Chevy Chase
Cleveland Park Neighborhood
Coalition for Smarter Growth
Colonial Village, North Portal Estates, Rock Creek Gardens
Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights
http://lists.columbiaheights.com/listinfo/ch-discussion 
Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights Community Marketplace
Communit-E (American University Park, Friendship Heights, Tenleytown)
DC Coalition for Housing Justice
DC Coalition for Rent Control
DC Environmental Network Announcements
DC Gay and Lesbian Youth Pride
DC Republican Committee
DC Society of Young Professionals
http://www.dcyoungpro.com
DC Statehood Green Party
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dcsgp 
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
Dupont Circle Update
East of the River
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/east_of_the_river/ 
Fairlawnc
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fairlawndc 
Foggy Bottom
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FoggyBottomAlert 
Foxhall Community Civic Association
http://www.foxhall.org 
Friends of Adams Mill
http://www.yahoogroups.com/group/adamsmillfriends
Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance 
Glover Park
H Street, NE
Independent Media Center
http://lists.indymedia.org/mailman/listinfo/imc-dc-announce
Logan Circle
Mt. Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
http://www.mtpleasantdc.org
Newsgroups
dc.general
North Lincoln Park Neighborhood Association
http://www.nlpna.juniperdc.com
Northside DC (north of the U.S. Capitol complex, east of Union Station and west of the Anacostia River, but primarily the neighborhood centered by H Street NE)
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/northside_dc/ 
Palisades Citizens Associations
http://www.palisadesdc.org
Petworth Action Committee
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Petworth/ 
Petworth Cares
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Petworth-Cares/ 
Petworth Community Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/petworth_dc/ 
Petworth, North
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/north-petworth/ 
RecoveryWorks “Progress Notes,” Substance Abuse and Recovery
Reel Affirmations (DC International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival)
http://www.reelaffirmations.org/filmfest/lists.cfm
Schwartz, Councilmember Carol
Shepherd Park
Takoma, DC
U Street, Cardozo-Shaw Neighborhood Association
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ustreetnews/ 
United Neighborhood Coalition, North Park View and South Petworth
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/unc_dc/ 
Undernews, Sam Smith
http://prorev.com 
Ward 7
Washington, DC, History and Culture Maillist
http://www2.h-net.msu.edu/lists/subscribe.cgi?list=H-DC
Washington Peace Center