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The NCPC (National Capital Planning Commission) is holding a public meeting tonight, July 19 at 6:30 PM, at the DC Office of Planning in Southwest Washington, to discuss the recently released SW Ecodistrict Draft Plan. The public is invited to attend and weigh-in on the plan.
You can learn more here about the SW Ecodistrict plan.
SW Ecodistrict Public Meeting
Thursday, July 19, 2012 | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
DC Office of Planning – 2nd Floor Conference Room
1100 4th Street SW, Washington, DC
Note: Photo ID Required
Raise Your Glass
On hot July days, it doesn’t take much convincing to raise a glass of something cold and refreshing, but here are just a few unique things to toast this month when you raise your next glass.
One year ago, The Rickey was named the official drink of D.C. and July became Rickey Month in the District. DC’s Craft Bartenders Guild is hosting a Rickey Month competition with 35 participating bartenders and a party on August 5. Click here for more details and to print your Rickey passport.
Following are the participating bars and restaurants in our neighborhood and their competition Rickey to order.
| Venue | Rickey | Made By |
| Chef Geoff’s Downtown | WILDFLOWER RICKEY | Megan Wilson |
| Graffiato | NOTHIN BUT A G THANG | Taha Ismail |
| Oyamel | THE RICARDO | Joseph David Cleveland |
| Rasika Penn Quarter | BACKYARD RICKEY | Tena Jahangosha |
| The Columbia Room | SHANDY RICKEY | Katie Nelson |
| The Occidental | RIXIDENTAL | Jo-Jo Valenzuela |
| The Passenger | INDIA PALE RICKEY | Jade Aldrighette |
| The Passenger | ROSEMARY’S RICKEY | Julia Hurst |
| Vinoteca Wine Bar | ROSEY RADISH RICKEY | David Lanzalone |
Poste Moderne Brasserie (555 8th St. NW) celebrates its 10th anniversary with a free glass of sparkling wine (with the purchase of an entrée) for anyone who wishes them a “Happy Birthday.”
Ernest Hemingway’s 113th Birthday (July 21) and National Daiquiri Day (July 19) can be celebrated at Cuba Libre (801 9th St. NW) throughout July with food and drink specials, including $5 Papa Dobles (the Hemingway Daiquiri), during happy hour.
Now, I’ll drink to that!
Penn Quarter Bodega (Grocery) Launches New Website & Crowdfunding Campaign
The Penn Quarter Bodega, a neighborhood grocery, launched their new website and started their crowdfunding campaign yesterday. From their press release:
Penn Quarter Bodega has launched Friends of the Bodega, their crowdfunding campaign hosted at www.PennQuarterBodega.com, to bring the Penn Quarter neighborhood a long desired and much needed grocery store. If you’re new to this project, Penn Quarter Bodega is the grocery planned by Mather Studios resident June Blanks that will prioritize locally-sourced fresh foods and also provide a full range of organic groceries in a store tailored to the needs of Penn Quarter.
Interestingly, the first goal for the Penn Quarter Bodega will be to create a mobile bodega, a store on wheels, versus the more traditional bricks and mortar presence. More from the press release:
The crowdfunding campaign has a three-phase fundraising goal. The Phase 1 goal is outfitting a Mobile Bodega, which will get grocery services into Penn Quarter quickly and serve the needs of the community while fundraising continues for the build-out of a brick and mortar store. As Blanks describes it, “Mobile Bodega is a shop on wheels with select inventory. You’ll be able to select fresh foods on the curbside (much like a farm stand), step up inside the truck to pick up pantry staples, snacks, milk and juice, then pay and walk out the back ramp.” The Mobile Bodega will operate in Penn Quarter until the brick and mortar is up and running, stopping in different convenient spots around the neighborhood several times a day.
On the morning of Thursday, July 19th, you can catch Blanks on the panel of an Eat Local First event, “Transforming Business for the Locavore,” with Ellen Kassoff Gray and Ceasar Layton at the 14th and V Busboys and Poets. They’ll be presenting a consumer-oriented perspective of how local businesses can start thinking differently to meet the consumer demand for locally sourced food.
Website: www.PennQuarterBodega.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/PennQuarterBodega
Twitter: www.twitter.com/PQBodega
Penn Quarter/DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Chinatown – A little more info from a favorite blogger on Townhouse Kitchen and Bar opening in the next few months at 700 6th St NW. They do have a Facebook page up so far. [The 42 Bus]
Downtown – Del Frisco’s Grille opens up at 1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW where Les Halles used to be. Interior photos are available from the first link. Website and dinner menu links are last. [Eater DC] & [Del Frisco’s Grille website] & [Del Frisco’s Grille dinner menu]
Penn Quarter – Protein Bar at 7th and D St NW is planning to open in August. They’ve let us know that their planned hours will be seven days a week! Monday through Friday from 7 am until 9 pm and Saturday/Sunday from 10 am until 6 pm. [Protein Bar tweet]
Chinatown – The Verizon Center signage legislation gets through the DC Council during the last legislative session before summer break. Ted Leonsis says thanks on his blog. [Ted’s Take (Leonsis’ blog)]
Chinatown – The Quiznos at 772 5th Street NW shuts down. [PQ Living commenter sb]
Downtown – SOW writes up the extensive history of the Willard Hotel in the 1800s. [Streets of Washington]
Penn Quarter – REVAMP writes up Washingtonian Magazine’s “Best of Washington” event at the National Building Museum. [REVAMP.com]
Mount Vernon Triangle – The renderings for the planned new apartment/condo building 460 New York Ave NW are available. This is the triangular plot of land opposite the CityVista Safeway. [The Triangle]
Downtown – Six people who entered the Franklin School as part of an Occupy protest in November of 2011 are found guilty of unlawfully entering a vacant building. [Huffington Post – DC]