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Project Northstar
Category:
Community Centers
2437 15th St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20009
(202) 223-0144
Project Northstar provides tutoring for students in long-term temporary housing in Washington, DC....
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Project Northstar provides tutoring for students in long-term temporary housing in Washington, DC. Tutoring takes place for about two hours a night most days of the week at six sites around the city. You can pick which site is most convenient for you. Best part is -- Project Northstar works hard to empower the students and incorporates the tutors to create a close-knit, supportive community that the kids seem to really respond to. I've been tutoring there for six months. It's been hard at the times I didn't know how to deal with misbehaving kids, but the staff of Project Northstar was always super helpful. I very much recommend it.
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Smithsonian Institution
Category:
Sports & Recreation
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20001
(202) 357-2700
This is not just one museum, but several under one name. When visiting DC, make sure you visit...
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This is not just one museum, but several under one name. When visiting DC, make sure you visit these museums. There is the natural history museum, the art museum, air and space musuem...I can't remember all of them, but it is awesome. I love the museum with all the cool fossils, dinosaurs, rocks, etc. You could easily spend several days going through these museums. I think they are all free, but I'm not sure, since it has been a while since I've been here. Don't miss the zoo also, it is free!
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Dumbarton Oaks
Category:
Playgrounds Parks & Trails
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20007
(202) 339-6400
After finally making the time to visit these breathtaking gardens, I'm disappointed it took me so...
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After finally making the time to visit these breathtaking gardens, I'm disappointed it took me so long to get there, but thrilled that such an amazingly landscaped property sits so close to downtown Georgetown. With everything from rock gardens to fountains to roses of all colors to sculptures to hanging gardens, this place is a perfect trip for the entire family. Be sure to call ahead to find out what's in bloom at the time of your visit and consider planning your trip around some of their more impressive flowers, especially the roses in early June.
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An article recently appeared in Newsweek about Home Run Baseball Camp
in Tenleytown. Coach...
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An article recently appeared in Newsweek about Home Run Baseball Camp
in Tenleytown. Coach McCarthy is just as great as the article says he
is, and the camp is even greater. It teaches discipline, baseball,
teamwork, and fun. Kids love the place for all of this; chants of
"buffy" ring out when Coach Mac demonstrates how to buff baseball
cleats before a game. Never would you ever expect to see this.
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One On One Basketball Inc
Category:
Basketball Clubs & Instruction
4818 Yuma St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20016
(202) 244-2255
when will your basketball camp begins
when will your basketball camp begins
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This zoo is HUGE, but it's also free so you can not feel at all guilty taking it in one bit at a...
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This zoo is HUGE, but it's also free so you can not feel at all guilty taking it in one bit at a time. If you're visiting DC and will only have one day to see the entire zoo, be prepared for a looong day.
The zoo is pretty convenient to the metro, but be prepared to climb 4-5 blocks up a pretty steep hill to get to the entrance. There's a nice visitor information center/ gift shop at the entrance. The park is well marked, so it's easy to find your favorite animals. There are a couple of food facilities, but when I went on a weekday in May most of them were closed. The food is standard zoo fare, and pretty expensive. I saw many people eating their own food at the picnic tables, so if you can carry it in I recommend that.
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Corcoran Gallery of Art
Category:
Museums & Galleries
500 17th St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20006
(202) 639-1700
Savvy visitors to or residents of the Washington, D.C. metro area line up Sunday mornings for the...
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Savvy visitors to or residents of the Washington, D.C. metro area line up Sunday mornings for the doors to open at the Corcoran Gallery of Art (500 17th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006) for a one-place-has-all experience. We live in Reston, Va. and via the toll road ($1.25 each way), one can be downtown and nearly parked on the street (free meters on Saturday and Sunday) in 25 minutes. The best time to arrive is at the start--10:30--as a queue will have already begun just inside. (Reservations are available only for groups of 6 or more.) At its start, you're seated instantly in a cavernous, high-columned space that's light-filled and cheering--especially on gray winter days. Choose a white-cloth-covered table with smart black napkins at least in the room's center or farthest away from the hostess stand. That way you'll be in the best position to hear one of the weekly gospel groups who stand and spiritedly start singing a Capella at 11 a.m. at that more-remote end without microphones. Along another side of the room, one can immediately begin serving oneself from a lengthy array of hot and cold foods that finishes with a selection of desserts. The buffet includes the usual scrambled eggs with cheesy grits to black beans and rice accompanying thin slices of baked pork. On the opposite side, there's a short line for the made-to-order omelets, but just to its left, is a Belgian-waffle maker and strangely, no wait at all. A server will ask you whether you want champagne or a mimosa (included in the price), or other juices. (Coffee and tea are extra.) The charge on March 12, 2006 was $24.95 for adults ($11.95 for children under 12) and it included admission to the private museum's collection. (Members of the Corcoran reap additionally, a 10-percent discount.) The exhibition (March 4-June 4, 2006) is 90 works of Robert Bechtle whose art would interest anyone. His photo-like large canvases capture (now-vintage) cars and middle-class families in their environments, on the street, or parked in front of their homes from the 60s to the nearly the present. (www.corcoran.org)
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This is a one of a kind museum, with a lot of information on espionage. The tickets are slight...
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This is a one of a kind museum, with a lot of information on espionage. The tickets are slight expensive. Of course, they do provide a lot of information and visuals. They can have more sit-down visuals, rather then standing up and reading displays. Its a lot of information for one day.
I recommend this place, but come early and wear good, supportive shoes.
Customers aren't allowed to take pictures inside. Ofcourse, there is vent inside the museum, which customers are allowed in, and if you can't resist, you can take a picture there.
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Beauvoir also runs a summer camp for children. My kids went here for a couple of years, and...
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Beauvoir also runs a summer camp for children. My kids went here for a couple of years, and enjoyed it. Nothing about Beauvoir particularly stands out compared to other camps for young kids, but the place is nice just the same. The counselors are mostly in their 20s, and they are reliable and trained. At such a young age the kids don't really critique the camps they go to. They just enjoy them.
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Washington Capitals
Category:
Sports & Recreation
401 9 St NW
Washington,
Dist. of Columbia 20004
(202) 783-7904
The Washington Capitals were and still are a great hockey club. While they seem to have been...
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The Washington Capitals were and still are a great hockey club. While they seem to have been demolished the year before the lockout, that sell off was remarkably foresighted. Credit goes to GM George McPhee and owner Ted Leonsis. Mr. Leonsis has a reputation as one of the greatest owners in sports. He granted my son a telephone interview for a 10th grade English project. Thanks Ted!
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