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March News from Eastern Market

dferguson — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:59:26 +0000

WASHINGTON, DC (March 2, 2009)–The traditional March opening of The Flea Market at Eastern Market, Sundays on Capitol Hill, has kicked off its 26th year of continuous operation under Show Manager Tom Rall.

“This year is one of great optimism for the historic Eastern Market, originally opened in 1873,” he continued, noting that a complete reconstruction of the market, begun after a devastating fire in April 2007, is expected to be completed and a grand reopening celebrated sometime this summer.

“Eastern Market should continue to serve as a neighborhood hub for Capitol Hill throughout the rest of the century,” Rall said. “I’m sure the merchants,” who have been operating in a temporary East Hall across Seventh Street SE from the building since August 2007, “will be glad to move back to their familiar quarters.”

In the meantime, despite construction disruptions, business continues at Eastern Market.

For more information visit EasternMarket.net.

Forbes Top 400 Richest

admin — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:41:43 +0000

Recently, Forbes Magazine listed its Top 400 Richest. Here is an except of the article:

The rich haven’t gotten richer–or poorer–this year. The price of admission to this, the 27th edition of The Forbes 400, is $1.3 billion for the second year in a row. The assembled net worth of America’s wealthiest rose by $30 billion–only 2%–to $1.57 trillion.

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RANK	NAME	NET WORTH ($BIL)	AGE	RESIDENCE	SOURCE
1	William Gates III	57.0	52	Medina, WA	Microsoft
2	Warren Buffett	50.0	78	Omaha, NE	Berkshire Hathaway
3	Lawrence Ellison	27.0	64	Redwood City, CA	Oracle
4	Jim Walton	23.4	60	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
5	S Robson Walton	23.3	64	Bentonville, AR	Wal-Mart
6	Alice Walton	23.2	59	Fort Worth, TX	Wal-Mart
6	Christy Walton & family	23.2	53	Jackson, WY	Wal-Mart inheritance
8	Michael Bloomberg	20.0	66	New York, NY	Bloomberg
9	Charles Koch	19.0	72	Wichita, KS	manufacturing, energy
9	David Koch	19.0	68	New York, NY	manufacturing, energy
11	Michael Dell	17.3	43	Austin, TX	Dell
12	Paul Allen	16.0	55	Seattle, WA	Microsoft, investments
13	Sergey Brin	15.9	35	Palo Alto, CA	Google
14	Larry Page	15.8	35	San Francisco, CA	Google
15	Sheldon Adelson	15.0	75	Las Vegas, NV	casinos, hotels
15	Steven Ballmer	15.0	52	Hunts Point, WA	Microsoft
15	Abigail Johnson	15.0	46	Boston, MA	Fidelity
18	Jack Taylor & family	14.0	86	St Louis, MO	Enterprise Rent-A-Car
19	Anne Cox Chambers	13.0	88	Atlanta, GA	Cox Enterprises
20	Donald Bren	12.0	76	Newport Beach, CA	real estate
20	Carl Icahn	12.0	72	New York, NY	leveraged buyouts
20	George Kaiser	12.0	66	Tulsa, OK	oil & gas, banking
20	Forrest Mars Jr	12.0	77	McLean, VA	candy, pet food
20	Jacqueline Mars	12.0	68	Bedminster, NJ	candy, pet food
20	John Mars	12.0	72	Arlington, VA	candy, pet food

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Repost – Walking Town DC

MetroMax — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:18:03 +0000

From our friends at UrbanPlacesAndSpaces.blogspot.com for a great post. Thanks for the info.

Walking Town DC: This Saturday and Sunday

In September and April, CulturalTourismDC sponsors WalkingTownDC, an open house of sorts featuring tours around the city. This month, it’s on Saturday September 20th and Sunday September 21st.

I am doing two tours, on the Florida Market and H Street Alleys. Note that the tours I do are as much about planning policy and urban sociology as they are about strict “history.”

Greater Greater Washington produces a very usable “visible schedule.” See the entry: Fall WalkingTown DC visual schedule.

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