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Dancing In Your Own Backyard
18th and Connecticut is a nightlife hotspot in DC with ESL, Five and 1223 all in close proximity to each other. Red is now closed but Fly has filled the space with a first class aircraft cabin inspired theme (the hostesses wear “uniforms” and they are not United Airlines standard issue). Our neighborhood holds its […]
Penn Ave To Close For Race For Hope Tomorrow
The 10th Annual Race for Hope 5K is tomorrow which means street closings. The course starts and finishes at Freedom Plaza (13th Street, NW) and threads its way along Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the Capitol, past Independence Ave and back. This course is an out and back (PDF) so I’d expect the entire route […]
Should Downtown Go Cheaper?
As a condo owner, how can this bit not escape notice? WaPo comes through with another article us downtowners can love (or not). The subject? Taxes. Real estate taxes and the proposal to reduce the annual circuit breaker on DC real estate taxes for primary residences from 10 percent to 5 percent. As Howie would […]
Should Downtown Go Higher?
We point you to an informative and thought provoking architectural story in WaPo. Much of downtown is built out and some of the last area lots are already slated for projects such as The Dumont. For the few parcels left or for rehab projects, should 130 feet be the height cap for buildings? How high […]