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Come hang out with the GGWash community at Sonny's Pizza on June 18 for a new every-third-Wednesday monthly happy hour. Register here.
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Here are 10 alternatives to a stadium anchor for the RFK site, and we're sure you can come up with more. This Montgomery County LGBTQ+ rights leader's modest house begs the question of what history is worth preserving? The Columbia Road improvements show early positive results. Puzzle out the third installment of GGWash Junctions. Get DC Budget updates here, also, MoCo is getting another local news outlet.

Alternative anchors for RFK await

Nick Sementelli (Board of Directors), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • June 9, 2025

A standalone sportsplex, an amphitheater, a festival district, a university, or a grocery store: The District is awash in better options for an economic-development anchor at RFK than a football stadium.

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How this modest house made LGBTQ+ history

Mark Clements (Maryland Policy Manager) • June 10, 2025

The Robert Coggin House was home to a leader in the LGBTQ+ rights movement in Maryland. Our Maryland Policy Manager reflects on the site’s meaning, and how our preservation authorities choose what history to protect. 

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Per early data, Columbia Road bus priority project slaps

Pete Rodrigue (Contributor) • June 11, 2025

Adams Morgan was great. Thanks to new bus and bike lanes, it’s even greater.

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Play GGWash Junctions weekly word puzzle #3

BeyondDC • June 12, 2025

Ever play Connections? Try GGWash Junctions, a game where you can test your knowledge of urban and Washington region themes.

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Do Something #83: We love summer hangs

Dan Reed (Regional Policy Director), Alex Baca (DC Policy Director) • June 12, 2025

This week on Do Something: come to our standing happy hour; DC budget updates; it’s okay to change school boundaries; and Montgomery County could get more local news.

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Job Opportunities

Development and Communications Director at Greater Greater Washington
Hybrid (remote and DC Navy Yard)   Full Time   $89,765 - $116,390
The Development and Communications Director will join GGWash's senior leadership team, and will play an integral role in shaping the experiences of people who care about, engage with, and support the work of GGWash while helping to ensure the organization is able to grow in its mission-driven work. They will be responsible for fundraising strategy development and execution, and they will oversee a range of fundraising and communications functions.

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