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Valet Boot Camp
We don’t really know what the event pictured above is, but while at Safeway we caught the start of an event at the surface parking lot on 5th between K and NY Ave. It appeared to be a combination BBQ and driving course. People were taking turns driving a pickup truck down the lot weaving […]
What Rhymes With Gucci? Not Balducci’s
“What rhymes with a luxury goods retailer like Gucci?” was our hint last Friday. The answer is not…Balducci’s. And it’s the infamous “Balducci’s space” at 425 7th Street, NW, that Carmine’s of New York, an Italian restaurant, will occupy by February 2010 according to this WaBizJo post. Last week, we let you know that Carmine’s was advertising for […]
Smoothie King Opens In Gallery Place ‘Yard *UPDATED*
UPDATE (August 12): Smoothie King management indicates this location is planning to officially open on September 1, 2009. It is not currently open for regular business. A Smoothie King (703 7th St, NW) is now open in the vendor hut closest to the Gallery Place entrance in the red brick courtyard between Clyde’s and the Verizon […]
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Downtown – The DNA hosts a meeting on shaping downtown parks to make them kid and family friendly. What’s the end game? Let’s keep growing families downtown as they grow instead of having them move out to MoCo or Arlington or upper NW. [DC DNA] Mount Vernon Square – Thoughts on the DC Council’s rolling […]