Word: washingtonization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Still another name prefigured our fellow Starbucks. Terry first opted for Pequod, after Melville's ship, but Gordon contested that no one would want to drink at the Pequod. Instead, Gordon wanted a title associated with his native Seattle and went hunting for names in Washington state mountains. He liked the sound of a turn-of-the-century coal mine by the name of Starbo, which reminded Terry's literary penchant of Starbuck. Melville would cringe at the association...
While you're ferreting out Boston's culture, consider "Abigail Adams: Remember the Ladies," a one-woman show. Boston Public Library, Roslindale Branch, 4238 Washington St. 323-2343. 2 p.m. FREE...
Head down to the FleetCenter for a 12:30 p.m. showdown between the Boston Celtics and the Washington Wizards. Tickets available for as low as $10--even with an additional $1.70 in T fare, it's still cheap afternoon entertainment. Call Ticketmaster for advance tickets...
...NATO's 50th anniversary, bomb squads, SWAT teams, police units and personnel are shutting down more than two dozen blocks of Washington D.C. in 1,440 minutes...
...site, launched in August 1998 with syllabi from five Washington, D.C.-area schools, now offers books from a pull-down menu of 75 colleges nationwide, and is still expanding...