Archive for February, 2007
New Theme For Condo Developers: Dirty Little Secrets
The Washington Business Journal has an article from February 2, 2007 about a new development in Arlington, VA. It’s called The Club on Quincy. You can visit The Club on Quincy’s website, and you can read the blurbs about the development on development tracking websites. But, what none of them will tell you (but the […]
Public Service Announcement: Fitness Club Locker Room Security
Remember high school gym locker rooms where you feared putting anything valuable in the locker because just about anyone could break/manipulate your lock and run away with your belongings? Apparently, the same still holds true with Gallery Place area fitness centers. Check out some of these crimewatch reports. Moral of the story: Don’t bring anything […]
Witness The Freakshow: ANC 2C Meeting On Wednesday
No thanks to our ANC commissioner (Doris Brooks) – who would rather all of these meetings take place in secret: the next ANC 2C meeting will be on Wednesday, February 7, 2007; 6:30pm at the Africare House, 440 R Street, NW. Here is a link to the site of another ANC commissioner’s website who posted […]
Office Of Planning Redefines "Downtown" – Wants More Air-rights Development
A Washington Business Journal article notes that the District’s Office of Planning is in the midst of redefining Downtown DC. They even have a new name for it: Center City. The new Center City definition includes the North of Massachusetts Avenue area (NoMa) as well as the Southeast and Southwest waterfronts. Getting crowded, isn’t it? […]