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Zagat Opines On Openings
For the epicurious (bad pun intended) among us, we want to point you to Zagat’s free Washington DC Buzz page on the web. The handy pocket guide to restaurants in all the big cities around the good ‘ole USA also has a website, most of which requires a subscription. But, the “Buzz” section is free [...]
Exercise Man Spotted This Morning In Gallery Place!
Of course, by the time I grabbed my camera, he decided to call it a day.. Exercise Man got quite a workout this morning. He spent over an hour in the neighborhood twirling around and around and around . . .
Brother, Can You Spare A Dime?
The most recent edition of Street Sense (June 15-July 1, 2007, Vol 4, Issue 13) has an interesting article titled “Panhandlers: To Give or Not to Give.” It’s a good read, notably for the info box on page 4 which offers tips that were “gathered by [the Street Sense staff and vendors] on how to [...]
Street & Alley Closures on Sunday
President Bush is scheduled to visit Ford’s Theatre on Sunday, June 24th for the Ford’s Theatre Gala. 10th ST (and the alley behind Ford’s Theatre, aka the John Wilkes Booth Escape Route) will be closed starting at 10 am Sunday morning. This may be of particular interest to the Artisan & Ventana residents who also [...]
Free Outdoor Speeches Every Friday
Well speeches maybe isn’t quite the right word. This has been going on for years, but just about every Friday you can stop by 12th & G NW to be treated to the free entertainment/spiritual preaching by the members of the Israelite School of Universal Practical Knowledge. Their message isn’t the most open or inclusive, [...]
National Building Museum Hosts "The Big Draw" On Saturday (401 F St NW)
Saturday, June 23, 10:00 am – 4:30 pm The Big Draw with David Macaulay Architect and illustrator David Macaulay invites visitors of all ages to shake off their fear of drawing at this hands-on event, which also features caricature artists, face painters, sidewalk artists and more. Free admission. All ages. Drop-in program. No registration required. [...]
Yesterday’s "Incident" At Gallery Place – The Real Scoop!
Many people were oblivious to the event (including myself), but yesterday at about 5:30am, police were taping off the area in front of the CVS at 7th & H St NW as well as portions of the escalators under the Gallery Place metro canopy. Only four news outlets reported the incident, NBC4, W*USA9, WJLA, and [...]
Nat’l Capital BBQ Battle This Weekend
Like yummy, greasy, BBQ? Then, this weekend’s Safeway National Capital Barbecue Battle is for you. Both Saturday (11a to 9p) and Sunday (11a to 7:30 p) will see Penn Ave from 9th St to 14th St closed for a tasty time. The BBQ challenge (pork, beef or chicken) is on Saturday and the National Pork [...]
Update: Bar Louie/Proof
We did a quick walk by of Bar Louie and Proof and they both are now “unwrapped” (the brown paper covering the glass walls has been removed) but still unopen. The good news is that they both have furniture in place, however, Bar Louie looks closer to opening.
Penn Quarter Building Permit Update (Legal Sea Foods Renovation/Madame Tussauds Work)
6/12/07710 7TH ST NW (Legal Sea Foods, we think)Alteration and Repair $200,000.00minor alterations interior only to existing resyurant [sic] alteration include new flr.,wall,ceiling finishes,interior partitions,relocate salad bar & hot douglas sevelopment [sic] corp 6/15/071025 F ST NW (Madame Tussauds Museum)ALTERATION AND REPAIR$2,366,383.00 RENOVATION TO EXISTING GROUND AND BASEMENT LEVEL SPACE FOR MADAME TUSSAUDS MUSEUM AS [...]
