<div dir="ltr"><div>Hello neighbors —</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Thursday! This morning's Axios DC newsletter (highlighted below) inspired me to send out another plea for folks who haven't already done so to <b>let WMATA know how strongly we disapprove of their proposed cancellation of the 96 bus route. </b>The 96 provides a vital link to and through our neighborhood to much of the rest of the city — especially for those of us who don't own cars. </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>The deadline for comment is Monday, July 15. </b>There are several ways you can provide WMATA with this feedback, including submitting a written comment form and leaving a comment on their interactive map. <b><a href="https://betterbus.wmata.com/share">For the full menu of options, click here.</a></b></div><div><br></div><div>I'll also share the comment I sent — if you're pressed for time or unsure of where to start, feel free to use my words as a template and tweak to better reflect your own views and voice, or copy/paste/submit it wholesale — whatever is easiest for you! </div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">WMATA says that the proposed 2025 bus network "better connects the region," but your own map shows that this is not true — at least when it comes to my neighborhood. Your proposed elimination of the 96 bus creates a MASSIVE gap in coverage.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>I and thousands of other residents rely on Route 96 to get from Ward 7 and Hill East/Lincoln Park to Union Station, 14th Street, and NW DC. I'm on this bus all the time and see kids going to/from school, adult workers, nightlife patrons who use it as a safe alternative to driving, and elderly and disabled folks who depend on the bus to move about the city.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><br>How can you cut out this vital transportation link, without putting anything in its place? Please reconsider your harmful and short-sighted decision to eliminate Route 96.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><b>However you're able to participate, please do take 2 minutes of your time to comment before Monday's deadline.</b> The more pressure we can put on WMATA to change course, the better. Appreciate the consideration!</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerest thanks,</div><div>John Becker<br></div><div>920.265.6023</div><div>15th St & Independence Ave SE</div><div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Axios D.C.</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:dc@axios.com" target="_blank">dc@axios.com</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jul 11, 2024 at 6:28 AM<br>Subject: 💡 New tech hub<br>To:  <<a href="mailto:littlebr85@gmail.com" target="_blank">littlebr85@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div><u></u>






















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<p><strong>Happy Thursday!</strong></p><p><strong>🌤️ <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9mb3JlY2FzdC53ZWF0aGVyLmdvdi9NYXBDbGljay5waHA_bGF0PTM4Ljg5NzY2NTA4Nzk5MjczNSZsb249LTc3LjAzNjU1MDU0NzkyNzYmdXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3Ba581f035" target="_blank">Today's weather</a>: </strong>Sunny with a high of 91.</p><p><em>Today's newsletter is 964 words — a 4-minute read.</em></p>
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<p><strong>Goodbye, <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyMy8wOC8wMS9tZXRyby1idXMtZGMtb3ZlcmhhdWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3B0f07235d" target="_blank">the X2</a>:</strong> <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wNi8yNS9tZXRyby1mYXJlcy1pbmNyZWFzZS1qdW5lLTMwP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B29aa9136" target="_blank">Metro</a> is redesigning its regional bus network with a proposal for 123 new routes — and rebranded bus lines.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Metro promises "improved service, especially during evenings and on weekends" with the overhaul, in addition to "more efficient bus stop spacing" … and new names for all the routes.</p><p><strong>State of play:</strong> The <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZXR0ZXJidXMud21hdGEuY29tL21hcHM_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3B24033f53" target="_blank">proposed routes and names</a> can be viewed online now. WMATA is asking the public to <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZXR0ZXJidXMud21hdGEuY29tL3NoYXJlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B6d96c5b6" target="_blank">weigh in</a>.</p><ul><li>Under the plan, the first character of D.C. routes will be either "D" or "C."</li></ul><p><strong>🤯 That means no more</strong> <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2xvY2FsL3RyYWZmaWNhbmRjb21tdXRpbmcvaXQtc3RhcnRzLWFuZC1zdG9wcy1hdC10aGUtd2hpdGUtaG91c2Utd2hhdC1oYXBwZW5zLWFsb25nLXRoZS13YXktaXNudC1hbHdheXMtc28tcHJldHR5LzIwMTUvMTAvMjYvZTRiNDdiNGUtNzhkMy0xMWU1LWE5NTgtZDg4OWZhZjU2MWRjX3N0b3J5Lmh0bWw_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3B595e2462" target="_blank">infamous X2 line</a>. Or the decades-old 30 bus lines that go down Wisconsin Avenue. (Route 30 was a streetcar line stretching into the early 20th century.)</p><ul><li>Buses serving those areas would get rebranded. For example, the 16th Street corridor would be served by D6X and D62 routes.</li><li>H Street would gain the D2X, D22, and C51 routes. Wisconsin Avenue would have a D82 line, among others.</li><li>There are also 14 routes that would run 24 hours, a <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud21hdGEuY29tL2Fib3V0L25ld3MvTWV0cm8tYW5ub3VuY2VzLWxhdW5jaC1vZi0yNC03LUJ1cy1TZXJ2aWNlLUFjcm9zcy1EQy5jZm0_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3B93912d75" target="_blank">service that began</a> last December.</li><li>Names start with "M" in Montgomery County; "P" in Prince George's County; "A" in Arlington County and Alexandria; "F" in Fairfax and Falls Church.</li></ul><p><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><strong>How it works:</strong> <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZXR0ZXJidXMud21hdGEuY29tL3NoYXJlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3C6d96c5b6" target="_blank">Submit feedback</a> through an interactive map, survey, written comment, or attend a public hearing.</span></p><ul><li><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">Public review runs through July 15th. The changes would take effect next summer.</span></li></ul><p><strong>🔎 Zoom in:</strong> Many neighborhoods will see shifting bus routes, so it's best to <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9iZXR0ZXJidXMud21hdGEuY29tL2NvbW1lbnRtYXA_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3Bf80ecb5f" target="_blank">select specific routes online</a> to examine them.</p><ul><li>For example, in Northwest, there is a proposed D70 route from Chevy Chase to Farragut North — along with several other routes worth noting, as laid out in <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZm9yZXN0aGlsbHNjb25uZWN0aW9uLmNvbS9uZXdzL3NvbWUtb2YtdGhlLW5ldy1yb3V0ZXMtYW5kLXJlYWxpZ25tZW50cy11bmRlci1tZXRyb3MtcHJvcG9zZWQtYmV0dGVyLWJ1cy0yMDI1LW5ldHdvcmsvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3Bd637f56f" target="_blank">Forest Hills Connection</a>.</li></ul><p><em><a href="https://link.axio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<p><strong>A new tech incubator </strong>is opening in Washington, D.C., right as the federal government pours billions of dollars into chip manufacturing and AI.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYnVzaW5lc3N3aXJlLmNvbS9uZXdzL2hvbWUvMjAyNDA3MTA2NzAwOTMvZW4vRGlzdHJpY3Qtb2YtQ29sdW1iaWEtUGFydG5lcnMtd2l0aC1DYXBpdGFsLUZhY3RvcnktVG8tTGF1bmNoLUVtZXJnaW5nLVRlY2gtSHViLWluLU5hdGlvbiVFMiU4MCU5OXMtQ2FwaXRhbD91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B900ba2c3" target="_blank">Station DC</a> aims to take advantage of the <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyMy8xMi8wNi9haS1mZWRlcmFsLWdvdmVybm1lbnQtbWlsaXRhcnktZGVmZW5zZT91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B37fe0eb0" target="_blank">U.S. government and military</a>'s increased interest in tech innovations, which has led to an influx of companies wanting a presence in Washington.</p><p><strong>💸 Driving the news: </strong>Josh Baer, the founder of Texas-based entrepreneur hub <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2FwaXRhbGZhY3RvcnkuY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B2147b1bf" target="_blank">Capital Factory</a>, plans to build a 15,000-square-foot space in the buzzy Union Market neighborhood. It hopes to open in early next year above <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wMS8yNS9wYXN0aXMtbnljLXVuaW9uLW1hcmtldC1kYz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B19c15727" target="_blank">Pastis</a>.</p><ul><li>The District approved $2 million over the next two fiscal years for the project.</li></ul><p><strong>How it works:</strong> During the day, it will feel like a private club for networking, and there will be event opportunities during the evenings, Baer tells Axios.</p><ul><li>Evan Burfield, the co-founder of former D.C. tech incubator 1776, will be on its board.</li></ul><p><strong>Zoom out:</strong> The news is a bright spot in D.C.'s effort to court the tech world, while <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wMS8zMS9ub3J0aGVybi12aXJnaW5pYS1idXNpbmVzc2VzLWVjb25vbXktZ3Jvd3RoP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B202a849c" target="_blank">Northern Virginia grows</a> as a Silicon Valley of the East Coast.</p><ul><li>It had a launch event Tuesday evening — timed with the <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wNy8wNS9yb2FkLWNsb3N1cmVzLWNoZWNrcG9pbnRzLW5hdG8tc3VtbWl0P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B13574a79" target="_blank">NATO summit</a> in D.C.</li></ul><p><em><a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wNy8xMC90ZWNoLXN0YXJ0dXAtaW5jdWJhdG9yLXN0YXRpb25kYy11bmlvbi1tYXJrZXQ_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1uZXdzbGV0dGVyJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09ZW1haWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXJfYXhpb3Nsb2NhbF9kYyZzdHJlYW09dG9w/61505841d603da0f160206c3B7f49f933" target="_blank">Share this story</a></em></p>
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3. Scoop: Senate GOP bullish on Larry Hogan
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<p>Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan campaigns at a deli in Pikesville, Maryland, on June 11, 2024. Photo: Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images</p>
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<p><strong>Republican senators</strong> were shown new internal polling that has former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan besting Democrat Angela Alsobrooks in the U.S. Senate race, Axios has learned.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> Behind closed doors, Republicans are drooling over seats that once would have been considered far out of reach.</p><p><strong>Driving the news: </strong>During their weekly lunch on Tuesday, Senate Republicans saw new data showing Hogan up 47% to 41% over Alsobrooks, according to sources in the room.</p><p><strong>Reality check: </strong>Independent polling has not been so promising for Republicans. One survey from last month had Alsobrooks up 8% over Hogan.</p><ul><li>Maryland remains a deeply blue state that hasn't elected a Republican senator since 1980.</li></ul><p><strong>The other side: </strong>"This race will determine who gets the 51st vote in the U.S. Senate," Alsobrooks campaign spokesperson Gina Ford told Axios.</p><ul><li>"Angela's focus is making sure we keep the United States Senate in Democratic hands and fighting for Maryland values — women's freedoms, economic opportunities, safe communities, and more," Ford added.</li></ul><p><em><a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tLzIwMjQvMDcvMDkvc2VuYXRlLXJlcHVibGljYW5zLW1hcnlsYW5kLWxhcnJ5LWhvZ2FuP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B5e59d1fb" target="_blank">Share this story</a></em></p>
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<p><strong>Seven people </strong>have died because of the DMV heat wave, with heat indexes spiking over 100 degrees several days in a row. <em>(<a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2RjLW1kLXZhLzIwMjQvMDcvMTAvaGVhdC1yZWxhdGVkLWZhdGFsaXRpZXMtZGMtbWFyeWxhbmQtdmlyZ2luaWEvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3Bf0decaf4" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>)</em></p><p><strong>A woman was killed</strong> in Capitol Hill's Garfield Park yesterday after she was struck by a falling tree branch while walking her dog. The tree was recently inspected and found to be in good condition, per officials. <em>(<a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL2RjLW1kLXZhLzIwMjQvMDcvMTAvZGMtZ2FyZmllbGQtcGFyay13b21hbi1mYWxsaW5nLXRyZWUvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B6511f827" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>)</em> </p><p><strong>🧱 The <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly94LmNvbS9XYXNoUHJvYnMvc3RhdHVzLzE2Nzk5NTU3NTU1MTkzMjAwNjQ_cz0yMCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B94b8b6d6" target="_blank">Georgetown wall,</a> </strong>a<strong> </strong>favorite character of the locally online, is no longer for sale. It originally hit the market for <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wMi8wOC9nZW9yZ2V0b3duLXdhbGwtZm9yLXNhbGUtbGlzdGluZy1wcmljZT91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B9149f5f3" target="_blank">$50,000</a> last year, after which its price steadily decreased every few months. <em>(<a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly9kYy51cmJhbnR1cmYuY29tL2FydGljbGVzL2Jsb2cvZ2VvcmdldG93bnNfcmVkX3dhbGxfaXNfbm9fbG9uZ2VyX2Zvcl9zYWxlLzIyNDkyP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWtlZXBfcmVhZGluZ19saW5rJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1UdWVzZGF5JTIwSnVseSUyMDl0aCUyQyUyMDIwMjQmb21oaWRlPXRydWUmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3Bcb3f126a" target="_blank">Urban Turf</a>)</em></p><p><strong>🏢 The <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZWxsZWFwYXJ0bWVudHMuY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPW5ld3NsZXR0ZXImdXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249bmV3c2xldHRlcl9heGlvc2xvY2FsX2RjJnN0cmVhbT10b3A/61505841d603da0f160206c3B0d472a35" target="_blank">Elle apartments</a>,</strong> D.C.'s first large-scale office-to-residential conversion to deliver downtown, is officially leasing to residents, per its website. Such conversion projects are a key part of Mayor Muriel Bowser's plan to revive <a href="https://link.axios.com/click/36020449.29779/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYXhpb3MuY29tL2xvY2FsL3dhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMvMjAyNC8wMi8yNy9kb3dudG93bi1hY3Rpb24tcGxhbi1odWJzLWdyZWVuLXNwYWNlP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9bmV3c2xldHRlciZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPWVtYWlsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj1uZXdzbGV0dGVyX2F4aW9zbG9jYWxfZGMmc3RyZWFtPXRvcA/61505841d603da0f160206c3B1d42897c" target="_blank">downtown</a>.</p>
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