http://www.intowner.com Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:17:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Columbia, 1300 blk.: woman's purse snatched by person passing by her [10:15pm, Fri., 1/22] Columbia, 1400 blk.: woman accosted & robbed by 2 men who first grabbed her arms, pinning them back [1:30am, Fri., 1/15] Bates, 200 blk.: person assaulted & robbed by 3 men [12mid. Sat., 1/9] Georgia, 2600 blk.: 3 persons ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/28/reported-january1-31-2010/ Many residents and tourists alike who stroll up and down Connecticut Avenue north of Dupont Circle pay little attention to the architecture above the first floor retail space. However, if one pays close attention to the architecture preserved on the upper floors, it is revealed that the majority of the ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/13/the-widow-ellen-mason-white-colton-and-the-estate-litigation/ Sweet!!! As in sweetgreen, the supreme salad-bar-as-green-eatery in Dupont Circle, and with any luck, coming to your neighborhood in a day or two. Located just adjacent to the über-popular Sunday FRESHfarm Dupont farmers' market, sweetgreen really does get its greens farm fresh: staff can run over to do some salad shopping ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/13/as-green-as-it-gets-sweetgreen/ Textile Museum Hosting Japanese Culture Day Sat., Feb. 13 (12noon-4pm): Experience an afternoon FESTIVAL of Japanese culture with the whole family at the Textile Museum (2320 S St., NW). This free program, co-presented with the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC, will feature hands-on activities, demonstrations and performances for all ages. Program ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/13/from-february-2010-issue-2/ You guessed it --these are the scores we assign to the two ends of the District's government that were honchoing the gargantuan snow storm followed by the blizzard clean-up tasks (which look like they might continue until spring!). Both the transportation and public works departments have thus far proven their worth; ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/13/ddot-and-dpw-a-plus-mayor-d-minus/ By Anthony L. Harvey [Note: Photographs accompanying this news story in the print edition can be viewed in the full PDF copy in the Current & Back Issues Archive.] A January 25th Community meeting at the International Student House called by the Dupont Circle ANC marked the beginning of the District's transportation ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/12/major-18th-street-reconstruction-underway-tree-canopy-to-get-new-plantings-and-special-attention/ By P.L. Wolff [Note: Photographs accompanying this news story in the print edition can be viewed in the full PDF copy in the Current & Back Issues Archive.] As we reported well over six years ago (Former Dupont Down Under Space Finally Available for Re-Use," September 2003, page 5), the city's ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/12/city-soon-to-seek-proposals-for-use-of-former-trolley-station-under-dupont-circle/ By Anthony L. Harvey [Note: Photographs accompanying this news story in the print edition can be viewed in the full PDF copy in the Current & Back Issues Archive.] With a speed and dispatch totally uncharacteristic of DC regulatory boards and commissions, the District's Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) dispatched six historic ... http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/12/board-grants-landmark-status-to-historic-foggy-bottom-site-and-buildings/ http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/12/from-february-2010-issue/ Click to download the February 2010 PDF (3,443k) http://www.intowner.com/2010/02/11/february-2010-pdf/