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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 […]
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 […]
Segway Rental Outlet Replaces Young’s Deli At 9th & G (624 9th St NW)
Forget Flex/ZipCar! You can see the Segways lined up on the sidewalk outside of the new Segway rental store. The wire frame over the doorway is all that is left of Young’s Deli. We should also note that this building is for sale, so it may be possible that Young’s saw the writing on the […]