Happy Holidays and New Year from DCCA! |
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- Ringing in the New Year at the Members Resolution Party is one of our favorite events. While postponed for now, we look forward to a future party involving welcoming hugs, drink tickets, rowdy laughter and tasty cooking from one of our local restaurants.
- Thank you to one of our neighborhood treasures, The Phillips Collection, for collaborating on a very special member social hour that allowed us to view and discuss (online!) the Jacob Lawrence's Migration Series a sequence of 60 paintings, depicts the mass movement of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North between World War I and World War II. The discussion and the company of neighbors was a highlight of the week.
- As always our monthly Membership Meeting will resume in February (online). Stay tuned for speaker line up and registration information.
- DCCA memberships run through the calendar year. You will be seeing friendly email reminders to renew in December and January. We appreciate your support - your network of voices and membership dues helps our our all-volunteer board and members carry out the work that we do - maintaining many of the neighborhood’s prized gardens, advocating before DC government and working across the neighborhood to enhance and promote Dupont Circle.
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Up Next: January Members Social Hour! |
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Monday, January 11
7:30 PM
A presentation and discussion on Wealth, Power, and Architecture During Dupont Circle’s Gilded Age
Dupont Circle became the epicenter of Washington’s high society during the Gilded Age. Much of the social and architectural history of the Dupont Circle neighborhood is illustrated through the experiences of Sarah Whittemore*, builder of 1526 New Hampshire Ave NW, who like so many others, moved to the area from the mid-west in order to try to establish themselves in society.
This talk will be led by Stephen Hansen. Hansen is an architectural historian, historic preservation specialist, and author. He is founder and serves as principal of Preservation Matters, an historic preservation policy and architectural history consulting firm. His professional life has also included positions with the National Park Service and several cultural resource management and archaeology firms. He is a Director of the National Mall Coalition and a past President (2016-19) and Trustee of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City. He holds a B.A. from Oberlin College, an M.A. from The George Washington University, and a Graduate Certificate in Historic Preservation from Goucher College.
Members will receive an invitation to register by email. Not a member or need to renew? Click here!
*Fun Fact - you will read more about Whittemore in this month's House Tour installment featured at the bottom of this email!
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DC COVID-19 Updates and Response |
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As always you can find the DC Government's COVID-19 informational page here. The page contains continually updated news, resources, testing sites and data on the public health emergency.
The District's December 21st Situational Update includes new information about the Public Health Emergency being extended until March 31st.
This updates includes detail on the newly ordered pause on: indoor dining, museums and guided tours, libraries, capacity limits for non-essentail retail, as well as info on vaccines, finances, holiday safety tips and more. To read the update click here.
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Beginning Sunday, January 3, 2021, Metrobus will resume fare collection and front-door boarding as part of Metro’s pandemic recovery plan to preserve service and transit jobs.
Many other major transit agencies around the country are also returning to fare collection and front-door boarding as part of their pandemic recovery plans.
While onboard buses, customers are still required to wear face coverings and to maintain social distancing as much as possible.
Customers are able to pay fares easily by:
- Adding value or a bus pass to their SmarTrip Card
- Paying with Apple Wallet on iPhone or Apple Watch (New SmarTrip app for iPhones available in the App Store)
- Paying with cash onboard
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Best Way to Travel Safely this Year? |
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Low cost, low risk travel is always an option with a good book by your side! As we all slow down a bit over the holiday break - consider visiting one of our local bookstores for browsing or pick up/delivery.
The Kojo Nmandi on WAMU recently had an episode dedicated to books. To listen (or read the transcript) of the WAMU's staff and listener picks of the 'Very Best Books of 2020' click here. |
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While COVID-19 prevents us from offering our our beloved annual House Tour, we are determined to continue to celebrate the rich history, architectural and otherwise, of Dupont Circle. Thus, we are highlighting significant houses in our neighborhood on a monthly basis via our website. |
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1624 Riggs Place NW – Dr. Eleanor Traylor
Up next in DCCA’s continuing series on the Dupont Circle neighborhood is 1624 Riggs Place NW, home of Howard University professor emeritus, scholar, and literary critic, Dr. Eleanor Traylor. Be inspired by Dr. Traylor’s many accomplishments, glimpse at the building’s history, and imagine the existence of the old neighborhood. Click here to tour.
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Butter Chicken Company and Bombay Street Food 3 opening in Dupont Circle - LINK
Bowser Picks Longtime Police Official Robert J. Contee To Be D.C.’s Next Police Chief - LINK
Nama 14 Sushi has opened as an outpost inside of Tico on 14th Street - LINK
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Membership runs through the calendar year.
DCCA membership is open to residents, businesses and supporters of the Dupont Circle neighborhood according to the Association's Bylaws.
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Dupont Circle Citizens Association | info@dupont-circle.org | www.dupont-circle.org |
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