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Three years in the making, the Segway Personal Transporter is the world’s first two-wheeled, self-balancing, electric transport device.
With no accelerator or brake, the Segway is propelled simply by the rider’s posture and motion. Leaning forward causes the Segway to roll forward, lean back and it stops or reverses. A single knob on the left hand [...]
Enjoy classic films projected on huge screens just like they were in the days before the multi-screen cineplex. The annual Screen on the Green on the National Mall lets you bring a blanket and enjoy a picnic and a big-screen classic such as Casablanca, Annie Hall and The Thing (From Another World).
Lawn space fills [...]
That is unless you are not a Virginia resident.
The Washington Post reported that as of July 1st, the Commonwealth of Virginia is adding on additional fines sorry “fees” to convictions for more serious driving offenses, such as 20+ over the speed limit (almost impossible not to do on The Beltway), drunk driving, and driving without [...]
Take an in-depth technical tour of Frank-Loyde Wright’s Pope-Leighey House in suburban Alexandria, VA.
This Wright designed home for the “common man” was built in the 1940s. With a planned cost of under $5,000, (excluding land), even the middle class could afford a small, yet comofirtable Wright home.
Loren Pope, a writer for the Washington Star newspaper [...]
As reported earlier on The DC Traveler, a lawyer in DC filed a lawsuit against a DC dry cleaners for losing a pair of pants, a $67 million lawsuit.
Ruling in favor of the dry cleaners, AP/Yahoo News reports, that the judge in the case ruled against the DC attorney who was asking for $54 million. [...]
On the second of June in 1608, Captain John Smith along with fourteen English colonists departed the Jamestown settlement in a open 30-foot boat. Their expedition was to explore and map the Chesapeake Bay region. During the 3-month expedition, they traveled over 1,500 miles making maps of the areas traveled.
This was the first major exploration [...]
During his two terms as President, Woodrow Wilson drove much legislation, including passing the 16th (income tax), the 17th (direct election of Senators by the voters), and the 19th (women’s right to vote) Amendments. He vetoed the Volsteat Act, which banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and gave the federal government the [...]
MSN travel writers from 28 cities, including Washington DC, write about popular tourist areas in their respective cities and why you should avoid certain places in this recent MSN Travel article. Rachel Lianna Davis lists Georgetown as the place to avoid in DC.
I must admit, that I sadly agree with her. I recall Georgetown as [...]
If you didn’t get a chance to visit Ford’s Theatre recently, both the theater where President Linclon was assassinated and the museum will be closed for 18 months for renovations.
The $8 million upgrade will include much needed air conditioning and heating improvements, plus lighting, sound system and other improvements.
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May was National Bike Month and as a biker, I thought I’d provide some fun information about biking DC’s sites and the surrounding area, plus offer a few great resources.
The DC area is a fun place for biking. Within an hour or so drive from the Mall, you can find hundreds of miles of trails, paths [...]
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