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Hip Cuts, Part Deux
The Saint Germain salon opened up at 439 7th Street NW. It’s a little pricey, but sounds interesting. Check out this Daily Candy article.
Hip Cuts Coming to Gallery Place
GPliving has learned from an inside source that a very hip salon is branching out to our neighborhood! The salon will share space with the MCI Center, and will be located on the F Street side (formerly home to The Discovery Store?). This news is not confirmed, but we’ll give you a hint- [...]
Legal Drama At An End in Gallery Place?
If you hadn’t noticed, there was a 1 foot gap between two buildings in Gallery Place. The gap is between the new office building at 616 H St and its neighbor, Chinatown Garden at 618 H St. Also, you may have noticed that the office building has been, for the most part, empty [...]
Gallery Place Retail Report
Gpliving found some interesting information concerning the retail shops in the area. Specifically, building leases, and how they are up for renewal. We already know that Vincent Orange took the new lease for 623 – 625 H Street. Some of you may have read how 801 7th St. was bought by Yeni [...]
Wanna meet John Kerry?
You can meet the Senator in person Tuesday, February 28th at 7 p.m. at the Historic 6th and I Synagogue.
R.s.v.p.’s and a valid ID required- for more information, check out www.sixthinthecity.org.
If you can’t make it out to see the once-Presidential-hopeful, stop by 6th and I another time. It is worth the visit [...]
FLASHPOINT Artists’ Talk: Thursday, February 16
Assimilation/Dissolution:Jeffry Cudlin, Christopher Hoeting and Jefferson Pinder
Please join us for an artists’ talk & reception tomorrow, Thursday, February 16th.
Time: 6 – 8pm, talk at 6:30pm
Place: Flashpoint, 916 G Street NW, 202-315-1310, www.flashpointdc.org
Come out to support one of our local galleries!
Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery to Open July 1, 2006 *Update*
Update:
Thanks to our friends at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, we have been informed that the museums will actually open on July 1, 2006 instead of July 4.
After several years of renovation (more info), the museums housed in the 8th and F St. building will re-open on July 4th 1st. And even [...]
Cheesy Business
Gallery Place is getting its own cheese shop. The Bay Area-based Cowgirl Creamery is branching out, in its third shop and first venue outside of California, to 919 F Street, NW. Founders Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, both originally from the DC area, have lived in California for 30 years, and have [...]
Bed Bath and Beyond Is Open
The store opened today at Gallery Place.
Update:
If Bed Bath and Beyond ever had a “mega-store” version of its own store, this may be it. In addition to your usual BB&B, the Gallery Place store features a large convenience store section as well as a wedding registry section, including upscale crystal and silverware. The [...]
Library Listening Session Tonight
Thanks to jaime at stopblogandroll for the comment on DCist pointing us to the DC Public Library Listening Session taking place tonight at the MLK Library (901 G St, NW). Check out dclibrary.org for details.
Come out to provide your thoughts on the Mayor’s number one recommendation: that a new central library replace the Martin [...]