What's On Washington, DC offers free and inexpensive things to do in DC
Events calendar from Destination DC, formerly known as the Washington, DC Convention & Tourism Corporation (WCTC)
•Free In DC covers free and offbeat things to do from DC by Amy Melrose
100 Free Things To Do lists more free things to do from washington.org
North Capitol Heartbeat can be viewed online on the Eckington Yahoo Group pages. To request its email address, use the contact form at the bottom of this page.
XM Radio corporate headquarters
The Common Denominator, Washington's Independent Hometown Newspaper
Capital Community News, home of DC North and other community-based publications
Re-Use It DC is a Yahoo group that helps get things from people who have them but don't want them to people who want them but don't have them.
Freecycle DC is a Yahoo group where people give (and get) stuff for free, thus keeping good stuff out of landfills.
Bulk trash can be scheduled for collection or dropped at the Ft. Totten transfer station weekdays from 1 to 5, Saturdays from 8 to 3. Heading toward Brookland on Michigan Av, turn left before crossing the bridge, just past Catholic University entrance. Check the link to see what is acceptable. Useful items can be reclaimed from the “bulk” pile, which is outside near the entrance. Just stay out of the bulldozers' way.
E-cycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) can also be dropped off at Ft. Totten. Check the link for acceptable items.
Builders’ Guide to Reuse & Recycling: A Directory for Construction and Demolition Materials in the Metropolitan Washington Region, helps DC area builders find out how and where to recover construction and demolition materials.
Sharing Backyards DC is a network of shared garden spaces in the DC metro area.
Casey Trees is dedicated to restoring, enhancing and protecting DC's tree canopy. Includes a detailed inventory with specific information for individual trees throughout the city.
The Brass Knob Back Doors Warehouse sells antique and vintage house parts and carries larger items – most directly salvaged from residential and commercial buildings right here in DC – which The Brass Knob, its companion store in Adams Morgan, doesn't have space for.
Big Bear Cafe is our unofficial gathering place. In season, adjacent to Bloomingdale Farmer's Market.
•Adventures in Shaw from a Shaw foodie
DC Foodies: The Politics of Dining
•Metrocurean, “DC area restaurant buzz and happenings”
DC Arts, from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (DCCAH)
Dance Place, performing arts and creative education
•The District Domestic, an award winner
Scenic Artisan, Sean Hennessey's site
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