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Own A Piece Of Ford’s Theatre!
NBC4 is reporting that the infamous and uncomfortable wooden chairs that have lined the hall since 1986 are being replaced with plush new chairs. So the theater is offering up the old ones for donations to raise money for the $50 million renovation. The wooden chairs will be sold for tax-deductible donations of $150 each […]
Penn Quarter Building Permit Update (Gallery Tower, Vapiano, Printing Co)
The new Gallery Tower project gets a green light (it used to be named Gallery Square) 08/20/2008 675 h ST NW Building Construction New Building GALLERY TOWER, LLC NEW TEN (10) STORY OFFICE AND RETAIL BUILDING TO INCLUDE PARTIAL PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HISTORIC STRUCTURES. Douglas Development renovating the old printing company building 08/15/2008 707 6TH […]
Smithsonian Installs New Outdoor Sculpture At 9th & F St Today! *pics*
This morning, officials at the Smithsonian American Art Museum will be receiving and installing the Roy Lichtenstein Sculpture which used to sit 1 block away from the World Trade Center in Battery Park City (NYC). The sculpture, named Modern Head, will be installed (pdf) on the grounds of the museum’s main building at the corner […]
Asian Spice Outdoor Seating Livens Up 8th St
Just as we predicted, Asian Spice wasted no time in setting up their outdoor seating space. It is actually pretty fortified-looking by outdoor seating standards. But, even with the fortification, there is still plenty of room to walk by on the extra wide 8th street sidewalk. The seating brings life to the 800 block of […]