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Traversing D.C.’s cultural landscapes


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ave you ever really looked at Washington? Really looked at Washington? Really looked at


Washington? Well, now’s your chance. This weekend you


have the opportunity to tour some of the city’s most sublime . . . well,most sublime what? “Gardens” isn’t really an adequate word for the 25 places you can visit as part of the inaugural What’s Out ThereWeekend, places that range fromTudor Place to Fort Lincoln Park to the FDRMemorial. Charles Birnbaumcalls them“cultural


landscapes,” but then again he would, being founder and president of the Cultural Landscape Foundation, the nonprofit group that has organized the free tours. A cultural landscape, Charles explained, is


“any landscape in an area shaped by humankind.” It’s landscape design, but it’s more than just some shrubs and flowers. It’s integrating elements in a way thatmakes a statement. We are especially fortunate in that regard.


“This city is unrivaled in terms of its collection of living art,” Charles said. On Saturday and Sunday you can take free


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Keinyo White, a watercolorist andWashington native whose work propelled him to a spot as a finalist in TheWashington Post Real ArtD.C. contest. Keinyo White is a trueD.C. native: born at Sibley MemorialHospital,


features area artists.


got his diploma from Edmund Burke School. But he moved away—far away.He’s currently based inNewZealand,


and the artist has never shown his work in his hometown. Now he’s the ninth finalist in The Post’s Real ArtD.C. contest, which


offering teachers annual bonuses of up to $15,000 had no effect on student test scores. Performance pay programs have been installed in theD.C. schools and other systems across the country, and this finding is likely to renewdebate on the topic.


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PostLocal.com readers asked what they thought about the issue were largely divided.


49% of you said performance pay for teachers “can be an


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Reader Lenonn, a self-described “municipal


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being just half a crosswalk. Alerted to the problem,Montgomery County


officials recently fixed it, repainting each of the missing crosswalk lines.


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Clinton, theMaryland woman who lost her Lexus after the Secret Service towed it from a handi- capped parking space during an appearance by President Obama at the Washington Convention Center. Many have disapproved of her using her hus-


band’s handicapped parking placard to get a choice parking spot. District regulations stipulate that a caregiver or relative can’t use the placard unless the person to whom the placard was issued is present. Investigations in other cities found abuse of


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Readers respond ae-inc: “Educators are not educators because of


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Q&A Reliable Source columnists Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts took reader questions during an online chat


yesterday after publishing an item that reported how area lawyer Jimmy A. Bell has sued a Landover salon after, he claims, he was charged $2 more for a manicure than his female accompaniment. “I couldn’t even go to dinner, I was so upset,” he said.


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tours ofmore than two dozen sites, led by such expert guides as Charles Beveridge. He’s the editor of the papers of Frederick Law Olmsted, who shaped the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, and it’s that landscapemasterpiece that he will be exploring and explicating. Or visit Dumbarton Oaks and Dumbarton


Oaks Park on the edge of Georgetown. The two parks — designed by the pioneering Beatrix Farrand — were once a single unit, part of the massive estate of the Bliss family. In 1940, 27 acres were given to the federal government. For Saturday’s tour, the gates between the parks will be opened. “You will actually experience that landscape the way the Blisses did,” Birnbaumsaid. For information on the tours, go to www.


tclf.org. Thismay be the busiest weekend of the year


for lovers ofWashington. BesidesWhat’s Out There, there isWalkingTown DC, the annual free tour-a-palooza of 100 city sites sponsored by Cultural TourismDC. Go to www. culturaltourismdc.org. And don’t forget the National Book Festival www.loc.gov/ bookfest Saturday on theMall. Please don’t tellme you’re going to spend the weekend in front of the TV.


Back to school daze For the first time that I can remember, I get


to listmy own high school reunion in this column. That’s right, Rockville High School Class of 1980:We’re reuniting on Oct. 9. I can’t wait to reminisce about the time we


dumped a bucket of pigs’ blood on the prom queen, drilled a hole in the wall of the girls’ shower, and got in a timemachine and brought back Napoleon, although, come to think of it, those thingsmight have been in “Carrie,” “Porky’s” and “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure.” Anyway, I’msure we have plenty of our own


memories. Here are some other upcoming reunions. To


seemy earlier list, go to www.washingtonpost. com/johnkelly and scroll to the bottomof the page.


Cardozo Class of 1950 — Oct. 8-9. Contact Jean Carson at jc4425@aol.com or 202-269-3752. Crossland Classes of 1966-1976 — Sept. 24. Contact Theresa LaValley at tlevy@csc.com. Groveton High School Classes of 1960 and 1961 — Sept. 10, 2011. Contact Wandra Palmateer Early at wandraearly@ yahoo.com. James Madison Class of 1970 — Oct. 23. Contact Betty Rice at bettyrice214@gmail.com. Potomac (Oxon Hill) Class of 1970 — Oct. 15-17. Classes of 1968-72 are invited. E-mail potomacclassof70@gmail.com, search “PotomacHS” on Facebook or call Elaine at 301-325-5532. Randolph-Macon Academy Class of 1965 — Oct. 22-23. Contact Jim Councilor at councilor@verizon.net or search “Randolph-Macon Academy Class of 1965” on Facebook. Jesse LaSalle Elementary Laboratory School — Sixth-grade class of 1959. Weekend of Sept. 25. E-mail paulagregj@ verizon.net. Laurel Class of 1975 — Oct 16. Search “LHS Class of ’75” on Facebook, e-mail laurel_1975@verizon.net or call Debbie at 301- 498-7856. Northwood Class of 1971 — October 2011. www. backtoschoolreunions.com. Oakton Class of 1985 — Sept. 25. Contact oakton85reunion@ yahoo.com. Rockville Class of 1980 — Oct. 9. www.rhs80.info. Theodore Roosevelt Class of 1950 — Sept. 25. E-mail Simon Atlas, satlas2005@comcast.net, or Gloria Wallerstein Derkay, gderkay@comcast.net, or call Dorothy Diamond Kornhauser, 301- 718-2524. Sherwood Class of 1980 — Oct. 30. Search “Sherwood Class of 1980” on Facebook or go to www.classreport.org. Springbrook Classes of 1964-66 — Dec. 3. Contact Bonnie Rosenbaum McPhillips, bonniemcphillips@westat.com. Also: Springbrook 50th Anniversary Commemoration & Sock Hop, Dec. 4. Contact Rob Harmon, robharmon@verizon.net. Wakefield Class 0f 1960 — Oct. 7-10. wakefieldalumni. org/classes/1960.html. West Springfield Class of 1970 — Oct. 22-23. www. classreport.org/usa/va/springfield/wshs/1970/. WoodrowWilson Class of 1970 — Oct. 9. Search on classmates.com.


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