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Cheetahs in the neighborhood!
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Cheetah @ Park Triangle Apartments DC Originally uploaded by alex.DCDon’t know how I missed this: Cheetah Aid DC, a group that advocates for cheetahs, had an event a couple of weeks ago at the Park Triangle apartments, the building on the Civic Plaza with the first floor retail. Apparently they had a live cheetah on…

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Abandoned House Watch: 1337 Girard Street NW being fixed up?
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Finally renovating this house Originally uploaded by squidpantsLooks like there’s finally some work going on at 1337 Girard Street NW, an abandoned townhouse on the north side of the street. I’ve written about this place before: it’s one of four somewhat crummy townhouses on the north side of the street, including what I like to…

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Old streetcar tracks spotted on 14th Street
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Just got this photo and note from a reader: I noticed this yesterday while watching the construction. As part of redoing 14th st they need to remove the old street car tracks that are a few inches beneath the asphalt. Pretty cool to see what once existed, esepecially considering the longer term -and a bit…