Archive for May, 2008
DNA & MVSNA Sponsor Homeless Focused Meeting Tomorrow
Tomorrow night at 7 pm at the Calvary Baptist Church (755 8th Street, NW – entrance between G and H Streets), the Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA) and the Mount Vernon Square Neighborhood Association (MVSNA) are hosting a special joint neighborhood meeting focused on the homeless issues that downtowners (visitors, workers and residents) contend with on […]
Beer Enthusiasts Take Over Downtown DC
We got a text message from a friend Saturday morning which said “I had a GREAT $#!*%#! time last night!” That sums up our experience as well on Friday night at Savor, which bills itself as “an American Craft Beer & Food Experience.” Savor was held Friday from 6:30 to 10 pm, and then again Saturday in two […]
Nando’s Liquor License Permit Spotted – Restaurant Hours Revealed
In January, we reported that Nando’s Chicken Restaurant would be moving into the neighborhood at 819 7th St NW. A couple of weeks ago, the familiar orange liquor license application appeared on their storefront. The application reveals what the restaurant hours will be: Sunday – Thursday: 11am – 10pm Friday – Saturday: 11am – 12am […]
The Card Catalog Is Dead! Long Live The OPAC!
At the Public Library recently we noticed that the last remnants of the card catalog had been removed. Although DC switched long ago to an OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) they still had the old card catalogs in the middle of the library, right behind the information desk. For a while many public internet terminals […]