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SITES WITH COMPREHENSIVE LISTINGS OF DC SITES

• Washington Web
• METROSCOPE: Washington D.C.
• Yahoo - Washington D.C.
• The Washington DC City Pages
• Washington Post Newspaper Guide to DC Area Websites
• Citynet - Washington - DC pages
• Citynet - Washington Metro Area
• The District
• List of Servers (USA - District of Columbia)
• Washington, D.C. Personal Home Page Registry
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LOCAL COMMUNITY SITES

• DC Internet Black Pages - Located In Columbia Heights
• Her House - Habitat for Humanity's house building project in Columbia Heights.
• Marshall Heights Community Development Organization
• CRIMENET - Don't be a scofflaw around Logan Circle. They're watching.
• WEBSPIN - dc neighborhood information - Neighborhoods around U Street
• Friends of Chevy Chase Library
• Mt. Vernon Square Neighborhood Association
• Shaw Neighborhood
• Capital Hill Neighborhood
• Mt Pleasant Neighborhood
• Virtual Georgetown
• Washington, DC Convention and Visitors Bureau - Excellent source for tourist information
• CapAccess Home Page - DC's freenet
• Community Nets in Virginia
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METROPOLITAN AREA NONPROFIT SITES

• Potomac Crossroads - An effort to consolidate Internet efforts in the Washington - Baltimore Metropolitan Area.
• The Foundation Center - Best single site for grants information
• Council of Foundations - Umbrella organization for Foundations
• The Benton Foundation -
• Welcome to the Morino Institute - Helps and lists Public Access Networks.
• Public Citizen - Created by Ralph Nader
• Gifts In Kind - Alexandria based
• United Way, National Capital Area
• Enterprise Foundation - created by James Rouse, builder of Columbia, Md
• DC nonprofit resources
• Community Learning and Information Network(CLIN) - Demonstration project at Tysons Corner
• Sailor's (Maryland's Home Port) - Maryland's Library system
• The Urban Institute - National organization
• Greater D.C. Cares - Lists volunteer groups
• Washington DC Cares
• DC Habitat for Humanity - Active in Columbia Heights.
• Sojourners Online
• CapAccess - The local freenet operated by WETA.
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• Metropolitan Area Dog Adoptions
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SCHOOLS, EDUCATION

• Washington Area Project for Youth's YouthLink Home Page - Internet training for young people living in Washington and Baltimore. They need volunteers.
• Montgomery County School System Excellent.
• DC Public School System
• Patricia Robert Harris Educational Center
• Barnard Elementary School
• Gonzaga High School
• School Without Walls
• Cyber Learning Center at Tysons Corner - National Education Foundation computer skills instruction
• University of the District of Columbia
• Howard University
• Education Station - Pointers to online courses
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REFLECTIONS FROM THE METROPOLITAN RAINBOW

• NAACP's Washington Office
• National Trust for the Development of African American Men - Local organization. Also has a free electronic Bulletin Board.
• African-American History (Library of Congress)
• THE AFRAMIAN WEBNET
• Afrocentric Guide
• creative investment research - information about minority and women owned financial institutions.
• Vietnamese Cultural Society
• DC's Vietnamese Community
• Latinolink
• Council of Latino Agencies, DC
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NEWS, VIEWS AND THE MEDIA - PRINT AND ELECTRONIC

• DC City Desk News from Ward 1
• One World Media Center In Adams-Morgan
• The Washington Post - Ma Post's new online edition.
• Washington Post Searches - Search the last 2 weeks of articles using key words.
• The Washington CityPaper
• The Washington Times Newspaper
• The New York Times Newspaper
• Washingtonian Online
• The Washington Blade
• NBC 4, Washington, DC
• WETAWeb
• WETA television
• WAMU-FM
• WPFW-FM
• The Sticky Wicket: Poverty's Home Page - Views of a Columbia Heights resident
• ONE - Afro-American Magazine - Excellent.
• Afro American@ - from the folks at Batimore's Afro American Newspaper. Excellent.
• Coloquio - Spanish language magazine for Baltimore-Washington area
• The Journal Online - News from the suburbs
• WJLA-TV Channel 7 Washington, D.C.
• Who Cares Magazine - Not Washington specific but I like it.
• WGTS 91.1 FM
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ACTIVITIES - OUTDOOR AND INDOOR

• The Washington DC Fun and Recreation Page - You'll probably find your activity here.
• Fiesta Page - Arts, Entertainment and Recreation in Washington
• D.C. United Soccer
• How Far Is It? - Find the distance between two cities (as the crow flies)
• National Park Service
• List of Day Trips for Students K5 - Or adults for that matter
• Potomac Appalachian Trail Club
• Sierra Club Home Page
• Atlantic Region Walking & Volksmarch Events
• Maryland State Parks and Forests
• Appalachian Biodiversity Project - Diversity is good, no matter where you find it
• National Zoological Park Home Page
• The Botanical Society of Washington - For you flower enthusiasts
• Kathy Bilton's Home Page - Area naturalist
• Year round and seasonal walks in Pennsylvania
• DC Subway - Plan your route
• Official Amtrak Site - Goin' on a fast train
• Unofficial Amtrak Site
• Some day trips from Washington - Time to get out of town?
• Redskins
• Maryland State Parks and Forests
• Washington Area Theatre
• District Area Dining Directory
• Go Explore Washington, DC - Searchable database. Find that restaurant or whatever closest to wherever.
• DC Blues Music
• DC Maps
• More DC Area Maps - Very comprehensive
• Area speed traps - What's the rush?
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US & DC GOVERNMENT SITES

• The Official Home Pages of the District of Columbia
• DC Control Board
• Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton
• Register to vote in DC - ONLINE - can't make it any easier
• Columbia Heights Census Information - Receive colored coded data on a Neighborhood map by census tract
• District of Columbia Census Profile
• District of Columbia City Council
• US Government Information Sources
• FedWorld Information Network - Good starting point for government information
• Government Printing Office
• Gov. Printing Office Searchable Databases - Search the Federal Register and others.
• Social Security Administration
• Internal Revenue Service
• Library of Congress
• Gov't Consumer Information Center
• HUD User - Information on Housing and Urban Development programs
• Sallie Mae - Information about student loans
• Medicare Handbook
• Information About U.S. Immigration
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EMPLOYMENT

• Americas Job Bank
• The Riley Guide - Employment opportunities and job resources on the Internet
• Career Path - Job listings from 6 National newspapers
• Washington Post Employment Classified
• CAPITOL ONLINE jobs pages
• Fedworld Federal Jobs Search
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
• The Fifty Hottest Jobs In America
• Tips For Getting a Federal Job
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CONSUMER INFORMATION AND FINANCES

• All Apartments - find an apartment online
• All Things Delivered - order online and have groceries home delivered.
• Counsumer Credit Counseling Service Of Greater Washington, Inc.
• Bank Rate Monitor's Infobank - Find the best bank deals for loans, interest, creditcards, etc
• DC Area Real Estate Resource Center
• National Fraud Information Center
• Consumer World
• RXList - Internet Drug List - Get info about the medicines you take
• MEDICAL MATRIX - Guide to Internet Clinical Medicine Resources
• Calculator's On-Line Center - Links to an amazing number of calculators
• Junkbusters - Stop those annoying telephone solicitations and junk mail
• Home Central - Everything concerning your home
• Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guides
• Retirement Living Online - Area retirement facilities and services.
• Volition Free Stuff Home Page
• ITEX, DC Barter Exchange - Let's make a deal.
• Greater Washington Board of Trade
• Attorneys in Metropolitan DC
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MISCELLANEOUS LINKS

• The Capital Source - Name, addresses and phone #'s of Washington area movers and shakers
• Interactive Pregancy Calendar - Pregnant? Be sure to check out this Site!
• US People Finder - Want to find someone's address and telephone number? Go here.
• Bell Atlantic Interactive Yellow Pages - Beats the paper variety. Uses a search engine.
• Philadelphia's Liberty Net
• Blacksburg, Virginia Community Network - Very effective, clearly and simply organized.
• Nonprofit Resources Catalogue - Put together locally. Recommended.
• Meta-index for Non-profit Organizations
• Neighborhoods Online: National
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LEARN ABOUT THE INTERNET

• Internet Starter Kit - Online version of popular book.
• Web-Based Training Information Center - Learn the Web through Online Courses
• Internet tutorials - More popular guides.
• Liszt - Directory of email discussion groups
• Dejanews - usenet news newsgroup finder
• Randy's Icon And Image Bazaar
• The ULTIMATE Desktop Publishing Resource
• About the Internet - From Netscape
• HTML Help Page
• Web Monkey - Html help and tutorials
• HTML EZINE
• The Practical Guide to Announcing Your World Wide Web Page
• One Stop Registration of your World Wide Web Page
• The Ultimate Collection of Winsock Software - Find your internet programs here.
• Shareware.com - Shareware and freeware for any platform
• Jumbo - Another good shareware and freeware site
• ZD Net Software Library - The computer magazine publisher
• The Washington Post's Directory of Local Internet Service Providers
• IAP/ISP Serving Metro DC (makulow@trainer.com) - Comprehensive listing of Internet Service Providers
• Capital PC Users Group - The biggest and best for local PC users
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INTERNET EDUCATION FOR K12

• Global School Net
• Welcome to the E'Lectric Learning Web
• Learning Resources for K12
• Ed Web
• Midlink Magazine - Electronic magazine for middle grades
• Harnassing the Power of the Web: A Tutorial
• Web 66
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STARTING POINTS TO EXPLORE THE INTERNET

• Internet Learners Page - Put together by local person. Doesn't teach the Internet - lists starting points
• Yahoo
• Yahooligans - Yahoo for young people
• Information Com
• Starting Point
• Atlas to the World Wide Web - includes a tutorial and subject index. Large, graphics rich pages.
• Global Network Navigator - lots of graphics
• Virtual Tourist - Explore the world using clickable maps.
• All the Gopher Servers in the World
• Yanoff's Special Internet Connections - Many telnet sites as well as gopher and hypertext.
• December Guide - An index to guides on particular subjects
• Hot Wired's Hot Bot Searches
• Search.com - Comprehensive collection of search engines
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