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Work is progressing on the collection of buildings on the NE corner of 7th & H St NW. The facade of the corner building received a paint job, ironically in the color of brick red (1st photo), but the neighboring building on 7th St is still hollowed out (2nd photo). Douglas Development’s website has some renderings of the project.
Celebrating Easter and Passover
Looking for places to celebrate Easter or Passover this weekend? Check out the following restaurants featuring menu specials.
Easter Menu Specials
701 (701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Cedar (822 E St., NW)
CoCo Sala (929 F St., NW)
Cure (10th and H Sts., NW)
Rosa Mexicano (575 7th St., NW)
Bibiana (1100 New York Ave., NW)
Ping Pong Dim Sum (900 7th St., NW)
Hill Country (410 7th St., NW)
Zaytinya (701 9th St., NW)
Caucus Room (401 9th St., NW)
Passover Menu Specials
6th and I Community Sedar (6th and I Sts., NW)
Rosa Mexicano (575 7th St., NW)
And if you’re looking for something entertaining and adorable for the kids, check out the egg hunts:
April 9 @ 8am (1600 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Presidential Egg Hunt
April 7 @ 8am at Madame Tussauds (1001 F St., NW)
Car2Go Spotted On F Street And 7th Street And…
Photo above: Car2Go parked on F St NW
Car2Go is a carsharing program recently launched in DC and if there is any indication about the adoption rate it is how often you see a new product in use in public. We’ve seen Car2Go zipping around or parked downtown at least a half a dozen times in the last week so there must be something interesting going on here. The basic idea is that you pay just for the exact number of minutes you use the car. Pick up the car wherever the last member parked it within the home area, activate it, drive, park, and deactivate it within the home area. There is a one time membership fee for joining and you pay 38 cents per minute for the time you are using the car. Car2Go exclusively uses Smart Fortwo microcars and can be reserved on demand or in advance using a smartphone or using the web/Internet. ZipCar may have now some competition at least in the basic transportation category. With another carsharing option now available in the core downtown of DC, it’s certainly got us thinking that $250 per month for a garage could be put to better use.
Photo below: Car2Go parked on 7th St NW
Jaleo Renovation Complete! (480 7th St NW)
It’s hard to believe that Jaleo has been in operation for almost 20 years! After a month-long renovation, the Spanish tapas restaurant headed by Chef José Andrés’ ThinkFoodGroup, has reopened. Locals will quickly notice that the overall layout of the restaurant is still the same, though, some of the seating has been altered to accommodate the new benches, tables and chairs. Revamp has some great photos of the new space!
On a sad note: it appears that the signature mural of the Flamenco dancer that many of us have taken photos in front of has been replaced.