WASHINGTON – The National Symphony Orchestra is opening the new year with a series of performances in the northeast Washington neighborhoods of Brookland and NoMa. The musicians will revive their “NSO In Your Neighborhood” series with free concerts Jan. 5 through Jan. 12. The series opens Monday with a visit to Noyes Education Campus. http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/article5432700.html#storylink=cpy

The National Symphony Orchestra will blanket the neighborhoods of Brookland and NoMa home January 5–January 12, building deeper connections to its community by giving more than 50 free events and performances. From concerts at Echostage and Catholic University of America’s Hartke Theatre to in-school visits, concerts for toddlers, and performances at homeless shelters, NSO members

About Julia: “Julia Romano is a long time DC yogi. A former Yoga District Senior Teacher, Julia is the coordinator of DC’s newest yoga space, Yoga Noma. Julia is also trained in clinical psychology, currently completing a Masters of Science in Yoga Therapy, and runs her own retreat and personal training business.” Julia was kind

Undone Chocolate, a new craft chocolate maker in the District, moved into Union Kitchen in September and began selling its products to the craft chocolate loving public about two weeks ago. The company, whose main chocolate bars contain nothing but organic cacao and organic cane sugar, differentiates itself from other chocolate makers by being “pure

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the agency’s proposed route extensions and new routes for the DC Circulator System this week. After gathering public feedback from open houses, meetings and online surveys, the agency identified six new routes and four route extensions to implement over the next 10 years. Beginning in 2015 and continuing

Outdoors retailer REI is looking closely at planting its flag on the ground floor ofDouglas Development Corp.’s Uline Arena, the famed Northeast D.C. venue thathosted the first U.S. concert by The Beatles, but has not officially committed to leasing space in the project. That’s the latest word from Douglas Development Senior Vice President Norman Jemal. I

REI will be the ground-floor tenant of the redeveloped Uline Arena, a Douglas Development representative revealed on Wednesday night. Confirming a rumor that’s been floating around for at least a year, Douglas’ Paul Millstein told 6C’s Planning, Zoning and Environmental Committee that the project has started and a “deal is done with REI.” Though Millstein

NEW YORK – Julian Hunt went to see the High Line Park in New York City’s West Side before it was even open. Hunt, a D.C. architect, made the trip as part of a painstaking labor of love. For the better part of a decade, he has been attempting to convert a series of abandoned concrete tunnels