This Week On Metro Connection: Independence




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Summary: Metro Connection SegmentsWashingtonians Remember First Tastes of IndependenceLate-Night Tourists Hit The Lincoln MemorialMaryland School for the Blind Students Prepare for IndependenceFrom A To B: Bike Shop Owners See Big Returns From Capital BikeshareD.C. Couples Ponder Changing Attitudes Toward Interracial DatingLocal Residents Remember Summers Gone ByThe Location: American Artist Declares Independence, Creates The Peacock RoomNew Fringe Show Asks: Will You Be My BFF?Bookend: Scoping Out The D.C. Literary Scene With Kim Roberts<p>We'll get a jump on Fourth of July celebrations with a show all about independence. We'll learn the surprising ways Capital Bikeshare is affecting small, independent bike shops, and check out a Fringe Festival show that's performed for--and with--one audience member at a time. We'll also hear the tale of a painter who took his artistic license to the extreme, and we'll hit the street to talk with Washingtonians about the first time they felt a sense of independence in their own lives.</p><p>[Music: "Every Little Bit Hurts" by John Davis from Title Tracks]</p>