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Residents Left Without Power In Gallery Place (Blackout Stories Requested!)
As most readers may know, the power went out in Gallery Place at about 8:30pm last night – during the busiest part of the evening. Residents were left frustrated until 1:15am when power was finally restored. GPLiving personally observed the Residences At Gallery Place, 6th Street Flats, and The Cosmopolitan without power. It was particularly [...]
Putting The "Gallery" Back In Gallery Place *Updated*
An exclusive party took place last night at the Old Patent Office building in Gallery Place. 1300 guests attended the first opening of the Smithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery in several years. Read more about it! Also, check out the new Reynolds Center website. What is the Reynolds Center? The Smithsonian American Art Museum [...]
Two New Restaurants/Bars And A Deli Coming To Gallery Place!
Maisha has been our unofficial lookout on the corner of 8th and F G Streets. First, she emailed us about a deli that is currently building out the interior at 703 (?) 8th St NW. It will be called 1791 DC – A Gourmet Delicatessen. Next, Maisha told us about a liquor license posting on [...]
Gallery Place’s Coyote Ugly To Change Venues Later This Year
We’ve received an unconfirmed report that Coyote Ugly (717 6th St NW) will be changing venues later this year. Here is the scoop: We expect that by the end of the summer, the Coyote Ugly sign will be gone, the front facade cleaned, and the inside renovated to become a local bar with food, music, [...]
Pics Of Gallery Place & Downtown (And A Photostream)
Sean emailed us to let us know about a nice Gallery Place photostream. GPLiving visited the Old Post Office Building tower and snapped some pics of the neighborhood. Enjoy! One more pic of the Smithsonian American Art & Portrait Gallery!
Gallery Place Living Commenter In The Express
Congrats to clara barton dweller for getting his/her comment published in Friday’s Express!
Comfort One, Chinese Gifts, Women’s Museum In Gallery Place
Comfort One shoes on the 700 block of 7th street will open August 1st. Things were held up because of an interior stairwell was not included in the specs. A second kiosk in the “G Street Alley” (between Cylde’s and the Verizon Center) will be opening soon! It will be a customized Chinese gift kiosk [...]
Dinner, CG Style
Walking home from work, PQResident couldn’t help but stop by the Cowgirl Creamery store to check out the wares. A delightful, wood floored interior welcomes customers with a wonderful scent of equally delightful cheeses. Cheese tasting stations can be found both in the rear and the front of the store and the staff were friendly [...]
Cowgirl Creamery Opened Yesterday In Gallery Place/Penn Quarter *Updated*
Cowgirl Creamery (919 F St NW) is now open and the reviews are in! Jason lets us know that “They’re mostly cheese and bread right now, with the charcuterie coming in a couple weeks and wine in august or september.“ Hours are: 10am – 8pm (Tues – Fri)9am – 6pm (Sat)Closed on Sunday & Monday [...]
Rumors Solved And More New Info (Olssons, 6th and F St)
Cowgirl Creamery: “The shelves are stocked and it smells like cheese outside.” – yumm! Zengo: “Yes, the to-go window is closed.” Matchbox: “Is usually closed on Sundays.” Some more juicy stuff: Al Gore will be at Olsson’s Books & Records this Thursday, June 15 @ 12:00pm. He will be signing copies of his new book, [...]
