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Axios
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Your D.C. weekend: Smithsonian Craft Show, Georgetown French Market
Feelin' crafty? Lucky you — it's the Smithsonian's annual craft show this weekend. The big picture: The gathering is all about artisanal, contemporary American craftsmanship and showcases 120 artists picked by a jury. And when we say crafts, we mean work like handcrafted furniture, ceramics, jewelry, wearable art or basketry (not pipe cleaners and googly eyes). This year's theme is "Visionaries," with artists creating pieces about what they think "might be" as they craft raw elements into new objects. State of play: The craft show runs through Sunday at the National Building Museum. It's part exhibit, part market, with the artists showcasing their crafts in booths. (Tickets are $25 for a single day, $35 for unlimited.) Tix are currently sold out for Thursday's conversation with the artist Nick Cave, who's this year's recipient of the 2025 Smithsonian Visionary Award — but fear not! You can get your Cave fix at his upcoming exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. More weekend fun: 📖 Local celeb chef José Andrés will discuss his new memoir, "Change the Recipe," with "How I Built This" podcaster Guy Raz at George Washington University's Lisner Auditorium on Thursday. (Tickets start at $45.) 🌻 Drool over Pinterest-worthy backyards during Virginia's Historic Garden Week kicking off Saturday and running through May 3. Local spots on this weekend's lineup include Old Town and Middleburg. (Ticket prices vary.) 🎶 Get groovy at Petworth PorchFest on Saturday. Hop between jam seshes hosted on neighborhood porches from 2-6pm, then head to the main stage by the Petworth Rec Center for tunes from 5-8pm. (Free.) 😋 Come hungry to Saturday's New Kitchens on the Block, which lets attendees sample menus from several buzzy restaurants soon opening in D.C. On the list: Concepts from the likes of Moon Rabbit's Kevin Tien and celeb chef Marcus Samuelsson. (General admission tickets are $119.)
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Newport News approves 620-unit housing development at Endview Plantation
Newport News City Council unanimously voted on Tuesday to rezone a vacant lot at 350 Yorktown Road to make room for a 620-unit housing development on the historic Endview Plantation. The proposed Parkside at Endview is a roughly 282-acre project sits near the city's border with York County along Yorktown Road, Jefferson Avenue and Crafford Road. It will consist of 393 detached single-family homes and 182 townhomes, according to a planning document. The site will also include nearly 32,000 square feet for commercial space and 125 acres of planned open space, including new trails that will connect to Newport News Park, according to a February memorandum of agreement. The property is currently by Newport News' Economic Development Authority and is covered by a forest. The land is also occupied by the Endview House and outbuildings, which are on the National Registrar of Historic Places and will continue to be open to the public. Chesapeake approves $20M bond for Landmark Apartments' affordable housing renovations Virginia Beach housing grant program aims to increase affordable options Historic Garden Week shows history, beauty of Hampton Roads, Eastern Shore with rare tours Norfolk considers loosening requirements for homeowners to add on rental units 60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction unless Congress acts The site is one of the oldest structures in Newport News and dates back to the 1760s. It also served as a Confederate hospital and headquarters during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Grady Palmer, an attorney who has worked on the project for roughly four years, said during an April 2 Planning Commission meeting that pending approval, a memorandum of understanding would help the property work to preserve and bring awareness to the historic site. 'There's a series of signage, reporting and obligations that the development will have for the life of the project that will help preserve, protect and promote the historical awareness of Endview,' Palmer said during Tuesday's council presentation. 'It's a fantastic project that emphasizes home ownership opportunities in the city of Newport News.' The project is a joint venture between the Economic Development Authority, D.R. Horton, and WeldenField of Virginia. However, some residents worried about the project's traffic impacts. Manuel Ankrom, who lives less than a half mile from the plantation's entrance, said he already sees vehicle congestion, especially tour busses, near his home, and doesn't want major construction to further disrupt already severe traffic. 'The project sounds decent, but what it's going to do, it's going to be problematic and create congestion for all people from out of state that come to visit Yorktown,' Ankrom said during the meeting. As part of a proffer agreement, the developers will complete a series of transportation improvements detailed in a traffic impact analysis study from 2022. Those recommendations include turn lanes on Jefferson Avenue and Yorktown Road and an additional site entrance on Crafford Road. Devlin Epding, 757-510-4037,
