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Gallery Place Farmer’s Market Opening Next Week!
It’s that time of the year – Farmer’s Markets will be gracing DC’s streets during the warmer months of the year. We’re excited to learn that the Penn Quarter/Gallery Place Farmer’s Market will open this year on April 6th (next Thursday). The location is on the North end of 8th St. NW, between [...]
Aveda Institute Construction?
Many of you may have noticed that the first floor of the Aveda Institute on 7th St in Gallery Place seems to be under construction. This appeared strange to us considering Aveda opened up shop only a few months ago. Well, we inquired within and discovered that there was a problem with their [...]
Cherry Blossom Report
Gallery Place Living Is Back! We thought we’d have tons of info to report upon returning, but it seems like things have been a little dull lately.
We did catch a glimpse at the Cherry Blossom Festival opening ceremonies at the Building Museum last Saturday. There were some interesting displays, like bonsai trees (courtesy [...]
GPLiving Out Until Next Tuesday
GPLiving will be going on hiatus for 1 week. Feel free to post any happenings while we’re out! Also, if anyone is interested in becoming a contributor to Gallery Place Living, please email us at gpliving (at) gmail.com.
Thanks!
Shimba Hills Coffee Shop Opening This Week
The folks at Metrocurean inform us that the Shimba Hills Coffee shop will open this week in Gallery Place. You may have noticed the “coming soon signs” on the bus shelter approximately under the jumbotron of the Verizon center. The Washington Post also has a story.
Update:
Updated with a link to the shop’s website [...]
Vida and Bang Buzz Party Report
Last Wednesday, GPLiving attended a “buzz” party at Vida Fitness & Bang Salon’s future location at 7th and F Streets. The party featured tours amongst the raw innards of the former Discovery Zone. Floorplan posters gave insight into how the space will be designed. The salon will reside on much of the [...]
Billiards in Gallery Place!
Sam sends us word that at the last ANC2C meeting, the following item was on the agenda: Liquor License Application for Bedrock Billiards: Applicant seeks Commission approval for a stipulated ABC license for a billiard parlor to be located on the lower level of a building on the west side of the 700 block of [...]
Gallery Place to Become the Next Venice Beach?
Thanks to both Tavio and Sam for passing along word of major new developments in fitness centers around Gallery Place.
Tavio summed things up nicely:
According to Washington Business Journal’s latest edition, VIDA Fitness is moving into Verizon Center, taking the former Discovery Channel Store space. VIDA Fitness will be a 25,000 square foot gym [...]
Gallery Square Info
GPLiving has done some research on the new 10-story residential building coming to Gallery Place and here are the results! The building, Gallery Square, will house 25 residential units and will actually be built on top of the Kam Fong Seafood Restaurant, not the CVS (801 7th St). The CVS at the corner [...]
Gallery Place Building Permit Update
Matchbox plans to alter its restaurant. The space next door to matchbox pictured here (courtesy a9.com) looks set to become a new restaurant.
03/01/06711 H ST NWValue: $377,500.00CONST. EXPANSION OF RESTAURANT ETC.
03/01/06713 H ST NW (Matchbox restaurant)Value: $60,500.00 ALTERATION & REPAIR ETC.
Update:
An anonymous reader points out that 711 H St is going to be [...]