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Mysterious Lady Face On Storefront Poster At 10th & F St NW (Panera Bread)
At the corner of Douglas Development’s Atlantic Building (950 F St NW), a retail window recently began displaying a lady’s face. This corner space is the rumored site of the Panera Bread, but we couldn’t find a link between the window image and the restaurant. Do any readers have any suggestions? It is also strange […]
SmartBike Program Comes To Penn Quarter! (March 2008)
Pic courtesy of Bicing’s website. The Bike-sharing Blog updates us on DC’s SmartBike program. It basically looks like it’ll be the Zipcar/Flexcar of bicycles. From the Bike-sharing Blog: The goal for launching Washington, D.C.’s bike-sharing program, “DC SmartBike” is in March 2008. This will likely be the first 3rd generation (high-tech) bike-sharing program in North […]
New Apartment Building Under Construction (Ashton Judiciary Square – 750 3rd St NW)
The site at 750 3rd St NW hosted a Best Western in years past. In 2004 or 2005, ABDO Development bought the Best Western and proceeded to demolish the building. ABDO planned to build a luxury condominium on the postage-stamp sized lot. The new condo was to be named Penn Tower (pic) with an […]
Mayor Fenty Comes to Chinatown Tonight! (Chinatown Revitalization Council)
The Chinatown Revitalization Council (CRC) has invited neighbors to attend tonight’s new year meeting where Mayor Fenty will give a keynote address about the “State of Chinatown.” The CRC is billing itself as a more open and inclusive Chinatown organization when compared to the Chinese Steering Committee and its “inner circle.” In addition, our public […]