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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Ricardas Berankis plays in his match against Mardy Fish at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova plays in her match against Kai-Chen Chang at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Kai-Chen Chang plays in her match against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Mardy Fish plays in his match against Ricardas Berankis at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Coco Vandeweghe plays in her match against Vania King at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Kevin Anderson celebrates after defeating Florent Serra at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Vania King plays in her match against Coco Vandeweghe at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Thursday, August 2, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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at the Citi Open tennis tournament at the William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center, Washington D.C., Monday, July 31, 2012. (Ryan M.L. Young/The Washington Times)

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Ryan Homes is building town homes and condominiums at the Villages at Dakota Crossing in the District, located on Fort Lincoln Drive Northeast. The homes have 1,200 to 2,218 finished square feet, with base prices from $289,990 to $424,990.

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Enhancing a home’s curb appeal does not have to mean undertaking a large project such as replacing siding. Bethesda Architect David Benton revamped the front of his home by replacing a solid wood front door with a glass door and adding new gutters and a new portico entrance.