{"id":1099,"date":"2017-06-16T14:09:35","date_gmt":"2017-06-16T18:09:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toyznation.com\/?p=1099"},"modified":"2017-06-16T14:09:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-16T18:09:35","slug":"meet-ward-8-in-dc-native-wole-idowu-and-his-carnegie-mellon-startup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toyznation.com\/?p=1099","title":{"rendered":"Meet Ward 8 in DC Native Wole Idowu, and his Carnegie Mellon Startup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1100\" src=\"https:\/\/toyznation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Flyer_back-1-June-17-200x300.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toyznation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Flyer_back-1-June-17-200x300.gif 200w, https:\/\/toyznation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Flyer_back-1-June-17-768x1152.gif 768w, https:\/\/toyznation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Flyer_back-1-June-17-683x1024.gif 683w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Saturday June 17th. 1101 Kenyon St, NW. 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