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Double Treat
A few of Downtown's finest restaurants have extended Washington DC Restaurant Week  beyond August 17, offering diners the chance to get their chow on and sample more culinary delights at bargain prices. Café Atlantico, 701 Restaurant, Jaleo, McCormick & Schmick's, Mio, PS7's, Oyamel, Rasika, Zaytinya and Zengo have all extended the popular food fest by another week, until the end of the month or somewhere in between.
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For a list of Downtown eateries participating through at least August 17th
click here.
Recycling Is Here! 
Look for the new blue cans around Downtown. The Downtown BID and the Department of Public Works (DPW) launched a pilot program of public recycling on July 28, placing 25 recycling cans in locations throughout the Downtown BID area. The lidded recycling cans were placed in high pedestrian areas next to existing trash receptacles.
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Working on the Roadway
 Pennsylvania Avenue, “America’s Main Street,” is about to get a facelift—just in time for the pomp and circumstance surrounding the presidential inauguration scheduled for January 2009. Mark your calendar because paving and repair begin August 11. Read more ...
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The Beat Goes On
 The Downtown BID’s 2008 1st Quarter (1Q) Development Activity Report is out, and the numbers show steady growth, overall, in the number of projects completed, under construction or being planned since 1997 through the first quarter and versus the same period a year ago in the Downtown BID area and in Greater Downtown.
The report includes maps showing each project 's location and information on square footage, total dollar amount invested and property use.
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Download the report here.
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Latest BID Leadership Paper
The Downtown BID has released a new leadership paper, Greening Downtown DC: Strategies for Protecting the Planet,  People and Profit, which highlights our efforts to make Downtown DC more environmentally sustainable, competitive and attractive to stakeholders.
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Jumping Right In
Congratulations to our June Employees of the Month: Maintenance  SAM Raymond Dantzler and Safety SAM Yllama Davenport.
More about these outstanding SAMs...
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 Short Films Blitz
Get ready for a whirlwind sampling of short films starting September 11 through September 14. That’s when the DC Shorts Film Festival kicks off its fifth year, offering film aficionados a treasure trove of 102 cinematic wonders, including many local movies and some from eight different countries. For your listening pleasure, half a dozen screenplays will also be read during the Festival. Love filmmakers? Here’s your chance to help put up some of the more than 165 filmmakers who are coming to town.
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Totally FemmeWednesday, August 6th 2008 - Saturday, September 6th 2008
Maria/StuartWednesday, August 27th 2008 - Saturday, August 30th 2008 8:00 pm
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