Purveyor of Polka Dots Yayoi Kusama, 97

Published on August 31, 2026
Yayoi Kusama, whose artistic trademarks were polka dots and yellow pumpkins, died in Tokyo on Aug. 14, aged 97. Her repetitive, endlessly adaptable, seemingly playful motifs led some to label […]
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Northwest Georgetown September ANC Update

August 31, 2026
Hello and welcome to your September Northwest Georgetown ANC update! I hope you had a great summer. Or I should say I hope you are having a great summer, since it will be in the high 90s this week!ANC MeetingWe are holding our September ANC meeting tomorrow night (Monday). It will be at the usual time and place (6:30 PM at Visitation, with a Zoom option).One item of note that is on the agenda conc