RSS FeedWorld Market Foods Now Available Inside Bed Bath & Beyond
We mentioned just over one month ago that Bed Bath & Beyond would be bringing the World Market food and drink line up to the Gallery Place store (709 7th St NW). That promise has been kept and a full array of delicious items are now available. The World Market food area is immediately to the right and behind the escalators as you descend into the store from 7th Street.
We saw all sorts of deliciousness including jams, jellies, sauces, sodas, waters, cookies, crackers, pastas, pasta sauces, other sauces, spices (bulk and bottled), chocolates, and numerous other items. Note that wine and beer are not available for sale as the store does not have a license to sell alcohol.
This store opened in February of 2006 (and we were there to cover it!) and while we can’t do all our food shopping here, BB & B will now be a handy walking distance addition for filling in the food basket with items not available at Walgreens or CVS.
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C Meeting – Monday, May 19
The ANC2C meeting this last Monday didn’t quite finish so they’re continuing the meeting this upcoming Monday at the Martin Luther King Library. The agenda as sent to us from the Penn Quarter Neighborhood Association is as follows:
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C
Monday, May 19, 6:30 pm
Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Library
9th and G Streets, NW
Room 219Agenda (Continued from May 12 Meeting)
Call to Order
Quorum
Approval of Agenda
Approval of April Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Business Items – Advertising
Brief Community Announcements and PresentationsPlanning, Zoning, and Environment
1. Liberty Property Group – 15th and H Street, NW night work permit from DCRA – Joe RileyTransportation/Public Space
1. 772 5th Street, NW – sidewalk café for Absolute Noodle; DDOT Tracking Number 92752
2. 920 I Street and 925 H Street, NW – Valet Staging Area Permits – Hines and U Street Park America; DDOT Tracking Numbers 10134779 and 10134780
3. 1300 I Street, NW – Valet Staging Area Permit – Darryl Taylor; DDOT tracking number 10132108
4. 777 6th Street, NW – Sidewalk Café – Brian Molloy; DDOT Tracking Number 93433
5. USDA Farmer’s Market, 12th Street, SW – Request for Street Closure – Leslie Burks
6. FRESHFARM Market – Wednesdays at CityCenter – Reg GodinLocal Events that Impact the Community
1. Army 10 Miler – October 12, 2014 – George BankerQuestions
ANC 2C01 – John Tinpe, 2C01[at]anc.dc.gov
ANC 2C02 – Harold Closter, 2C02[at]anc.dc.gov
ANC 2C03 – Kevin Wilsey, 2C03[at]anc.dc.govNext meeting June 9, MLK, Jr. Library Auditorium #3
Free Single Cone Today At Gallery Place Haagen Dazs 4 To 8 pm (703 7th St NW)
Haagen Dazs wrote in to let us know that today is Free Cone Day at their Gallery Place location between 4 pm and 8 pm. Patrons receive a free single cone of ice cream per guest during these hours.
Washington Monument Reopens Today
A sneak preview of the view from the top of the #WashingtonMonument before tomorrow's #WaMoReopening! pic.twitter.com/tuiylcTwBF — The National Mall (@TheNationalMall) May 11, 2014
The Washington Monument closed in August 2011 due to a 5.8 magnitude earthquake centered in Virginia that shook the DC metro area. The Monument sustained damage and the National Park Service closed the Monument so that repairs could be effected. The long wait is over after almost three years when the Washington Monument reopens to the public today.
We think it’s opening just in time too as DC’s other great high vantage point, the clock tower at the Old Post Office building, recently closed while the building is renovated to become Trump’s Pennsylvania Avenue hotel. The Old Post Office will be closed for approximately two years while renovations take place.