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• Small business set-aside.(Procurement Watch)

  - 2008-03-07

  The Smithsonian Institution plans a solicitation for the replacement of facilities water service and utilities at the National Zoological Park's Veterinarian Hospital in Washington. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 237110. Solicitation number F08SOL00016 will be released around March 13 on FedBizOpps....

  Tags: procurement, Smithsonian Institution, solicitation, Washington

• Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, Johnson's alma mat

  - 2006-12-28

  Sheila Johnson, co-founder of Black Entertainment Television, agreed to donate her private jet to transport four rare Stradivarius string instruments from their home at the Smithsonian in Washington. D.C.. to the University of Illinois, John son's alma mater. Most recently, Johnson donated $5 million to the University of Virginia's Curry...

  Tags: Black Entertainment Television, co-founder, Smithsonian Institution, University of Illinois, Washington

• Check out new D.C. sights when you take in cherry blossoms.(Going Places)(Travel Q and A)

  - 2006-12-17

  Byline: Madelyn Merwin Q. I'm a single woman older than 50 who enjoys traveling alone. I have spent some time in Washington, D.C., over the years, but never when the cherry trees were in bloom. I'm scheduling my next vacation to coincide with the...

  Tags: Manufacturing, museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington

• Canada at a Glance: AM.

  - 2006-06-26

  Byline: Resource News International WINNIPEG, MB, Jun 26, 2006 Resource News International via COMTEX -- The following is a quick glimpse of the news making the headlines in Canada. CANADIAN CAPTIVE FREED IN HAITI PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A Canadian missionary who...

  Tags: Alberta, Canada, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Klein, Smithsonian Institution, Spectator, U.S., Washington

• Rep. Fattah Applauds African American Museum Site

  - 2006-01-31

  WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Rep. Chaka Fattah released the following statement regarding the selection of an official site for an African American Museum: "I commend the Smithsonian Institution and members of the site selection committee in its decision to locate the National Museum of African American History and...

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• Pressing for media reform: a silver bullet aimed at consolidation.(FIFTH ESTATER)

  - 2005-07-04

  After a day spent hitting up foundations and wealthy individuals on behalf of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington, Josh Silver one evening three years ago tuned into a local TV station to catch the latest news. ...

  Tags: consolidation, media, Smithsonian Institution, TVs, Washington

• Lavish Fourth of July celebrations planned

  - 2005-06-29

  Adams, Jim Indian Country Today Lakota Times 06-29-2005 MASHANTUCKET, Conn. - Independence Day might arouse mixed emotions in Native historians, but Indian country will put on some lavish celebrations this year anyway. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation will sponsor one of the biggest annual fireworks displays in the country,...

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• D.C.-sons greetings.(Freeze Frame)

  - 2005-01-24

  At Turner's "Christmas In Washington" dinner at the Smithsonian (l. to r.): the Stacy family, Molly, Courtney, Cindy and Ted, senior partner and director of national broadcast for Ford; and the Cinis, Rachael, Phil (VP, Detroit sales at Turner) and Julie. ...

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• Capital story: magnificent revival--behind barricades: but the new Washington is not just a mega-office park. Complementing and even competing with the Smithsonian and monumental offerings along the Mall, a rush of new cinemas, theaters, privately finance

  - 2005-01-17

  Reel back to Inauguration Day, 1961: President John F. Kennedy notes pool halls, liquor stores and shabby storefronts along the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue and starts plans for renewal. Forty-four years later, following ambitious planning and partnerships and a passel of false starts,...

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• Washington, D.C.: Recreation

  - 2005-01-01

  Washington, D.C.: RecreationSightseeing Tours of the U.S. Capitol are given daily and visitors with passes may visit the House and Senate chambers. Just outside the Mall, the Jefferson Memorial, at the foot of the Tidal Basin, is...

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