ARCHITECTURE: Don't Forget Friday's Tour

I THANK ALL THOSE WHO have been spreading word of Friday's emergency happy hour and open house to help raise awareness of the financial plight that faces the Heurich House, especially my old colleagues at DCist, who have lent their support to the effort.

So do swing by the Heurich House between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. for a tour. I'll be hanging around the house and then will head over to happy hour at Buffalo Billiards around 8 p.m. As Rock Creek Rambler said on Wednesday: "Bring your checkbook. Don't worry, it's tax deductible."

The house is a block south of Dupont Circle where New Hampshire Avenue intersects 20th Street NW and Sunderland Place.