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Greater Greater Washington covered today’s hearing between D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton and the Union Station Redevelopment Corporation (USRC). In particular, the hearing seemed to cover two things: maximizing the use of Union Station as an intermodal transportation hub (read intercity rail and bus), and the landmark’s embarrassingly inconsistent photography policy.

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Photo: FredoAlvarez (flickr)
Taken above the passenger waiting area at Union Station. Yes, I dared to take a photo there, despite recent high-profile silliness.

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Photographers’ rights in the D.C. metro area are seemingly on the wane in recent years. Last summer, a photographer was stopped from taking pictures in the newly redeveloped downtown Silver Spring; the incident led to a mass gathering of area photogs on July 4. (Independence Day, almost appropriately enough.) Since then, it was ruled that [...]

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I completely forgot this was happening until I went by it, but Nintendo is running a promotional event for the Wii version of their popular “Mario Kart” game at D.C.’s Union Station. They seem to be a day early; the email I got from Nintendo announced this was to take place tomorrow. (See screen shot [...]

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Yesterday’s commute home from the Fruit Stand took far longer than it should have. It takes me nearly two hours (closer to 1.75 hours) to get home as is; leaving the store 45 minutes late and facing Metro delays on all five lines certainly didn’t help. Instead of getting off the train at Union Station, [...]

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The Cakester: An oversized Oreo Cakester sits outside Washington, DC’s Union Station. The prop commemorates the 95th anniversary of the Oreo sandwich cookie. (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

There never seems to be a dull moment at Union Station. When I arrived there on the bus this morning, I noticed this giant, oversized food thing near the Metro entrance. It [...]

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Senator’s Booth: A booth at Pizzeria Uno in Washington, D.C.’s Union Station is labeled "Senator’s Booth." (FredoAlvarez/flickr)

Last night, I went to dinner at Pizzeria Uno in Union Station on my way home. They sat me in the Senator’s Booth.

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Union Station in the Morning, by flickrite Fredosan

9 September. Union Station, Washington, D.C.
Sent from my Sidekick II.

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Typically, people leave town as a means to relax and unwind. As my luck would have it, though, I’m not that typical.
My whole day stems from today’s bombing of several stations in London’s Underground system. I awoke at 6:20 or so, intent on putting my overnight wash load into the dryer, and then going back [...]

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