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Dominique’s Playground: Congressional Cemetery’s K9 Corps

May 20th, 2010 · 3 Comments · New Hill East

As a lover of dogs, I relish the opportunity to watch my best canine friend Dominique roam free. For the past several years, her owner (my roommate) has recruited me to accompany them to Congressional Cemetery for Dominique’s requisite pasture time. It may sound odd to readers, but Congressional Cemetery is one of my favorite [...]

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Apparently, I Hate You All

May 17th, 2010 · 15 Comments · Capitol Hill

So, a few weeks ago, I got a call from a Washington Post reporter, Annys Shin, regarding some comments I had made on a Greater Greater Washington post regarding strollers on the Circulator. We chatted briefly about the challenges and rewards of urban parenting and then I more or less forgot about the conversation until [...]

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Metro Mutts Opens April 3

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · H Street

Washington City Paper readers recently named H Street, NE the best up and coming neighborhood, and business owners Anna Lappas-Collins, Lee Hartshorn and  Kelly Hartshorn couldn’t agree more. The partners, who live in the neighborhood, decided that they wanted to open a business on H Street and Metro Mutts was born. “Anna and her husband have [...]

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Lincoln Park to go to the Dogs

April 1st, 2010 · 16 Comments · Capitol Hill North, Capitol Hill South

The National Park Service announced today that it will immediately begin the process to convert Lincoln Park to what will become the District’s largest dog park. The process will begin with the removal of all playground equipment. The conversion should be complete in time for Memorial Day. “At the end of the day, it just [...]

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