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The Sidewalk Cafe That You’ll Never Know (720 I St NW)
This weeks Historic Preservation Review Board approved permit list had one interesting item: 4/5/07720 I St NWDowntownPublic SpaceSidewalk café 720 I St NW is the location of the New World Cafe. You may not really know of the cafe because it’s only open on weekdays and Saturdays 6:30am-1:30pm (i.e. for the office crowd). It’s nice […]
Old Convention Center Site Update From Hines (March ’08 Start & Public Meeting)
In mid-March, we emailed Hines (developer of the old convention site) asking about the mysterious trailers that appeared at the old convention center site in hopes that redevelopment was about to begin. We received a response from Hines stating that construction will begin in the Fall of 2008. So much for Fenty’s 100 days plan! […]
Cafe du Parc Opens! (1401 Penn Ave)
As of April 2nd, Cafe du Parc (1401 Penn Ave NW) is open! Daily Candy has the scoop: The charming and convenient new spot from chef Antoine Westermann is a traditional French bistro, wine bar, and patisserie all in one. Pop in for coffee and homemade brioche on your walk to work (they open at […]
CSI: Gallery Place *Updated*
First off: Total credit for this post, pics, and title goes to Tra. Thanks again! (Update: Tra’s flickr set) Update: We’ve received official word on what transpired, thanks to MPD District 1 Commander Groomes! On Saturday at approximately 1438 hours – a citizen was boarding a metrobus when a male subject tried to grab their […]