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Picture Of The Week: otavio_dc
This picture of the week is brought to us by otavio_dc. otavio’s description of the image is also compelling: This is the pedestrian walkway in between Gallery Place and the Verizon Center in downtown DC. I really like the permanent kiosks here. Their presence helps to enliven this space at all times of the day […]
Shred Your Confidential Docs In Penn Quarter Tomorrow!
NBC4 reports that its NBC4 Safe & Secure Community Shred event will occur tomorrow from 8am – 11am at the old convention center parking lot (at the 11th and H St NW side). Bring up to five boxes of your personal papers and they’ll shred them for FREE!
HNTB Space + Balducci’s Space: Doesn’t Work For Whole Foods
A few comments in our past posts asked whether a larger grocery store could combine the newly-up-for-lease HNTB space with the neighboring Balducci’s space on 7th street. We contacted the Washington DC real estate rep from Whole Foods’ website and got the following reply: “Thanks but the space doesn’t lay out for WFM.“ From the […]
WMATA’s Art In Transit Program In A Mixed-Use Environment
A couple of days ago, the WaPo had an article on WMATA’s “expected to be approved” Art In Transit program. This program would basically pay musicians/performers to practice their craft outside of certain metro station entrances for a couple of hours at a time. Since the Residences At Gallery Place and the 701 Penn Ave […]