The Week On Metro Connection: Homegrown D.C.




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Summary: Metro Connection Segments'Hollywood On The Potomac': New Book Captures D.C. On FilmIn Era of Streaming, D.C. Film Buff Keeps Video Store AliveHistoric D.C. Housing Project Marks 75 YearsCab Driver Turns Experiences Behind the Wheel Into MovieDoor To Door: Southwest Waterfront, D.C., And Parkfairfax, Va. (Originally rebroadcast March 30, 2012)Ugly Purple Sweater: D.C. Natives Sing Of Life In WashingtonBookend: Manil Suri On Living In Md., Writing About IndiaForeign Governments Seek Square Footage, Symbolism In D.C. Embassies (Originally rebroadcast Oct. 5, 2012)<p>This week we pay homage to our fair city's one-of-a-kind culture. We'll visit the District's first public-housing project designed and built by African Americans. We'll motor around town with a cabbie-slash-amateur filmmaker. Plus, we'll hang out with a local band whose songs draw from D.C. in a major way.</p><p>[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks / "Back It On Up" by Chuck Brown from The Best of Chuck Brown]</p>