RSS FeedLes Frisco’s? Del Halles? We’ve Got Nothing
Our friend Drew forwarded us this article about the long-vacant Les Halles space finally finding a new tenant. Next summer DC will become home to a Del Frisco’s Grille, a sister restaurant to Del Frisco’s Steakhouse. While not the most exciting concept this seems like the type of place that will appeal to tourists and those vising the nearby theaters, and we’re thrilled to see something finally moving into that space.
Now what will it take for someone to move into that SoHo space on 9th and E?
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have something to add? Leave it in the comments!
All Over DC – We’re glad to see that The Triangle raised the question of holiday condo tipping. Check out the helpful suggestions from both this year and years past. [The Triangle]
Penn Quarter – The Jewish Historical Society is running two programs related to the shooting of Joe Alon, the Israeli Air Force Attaché at the Embassy of Israel in Washington, DC, who on a summer night in 1973 returned home from a party with his wife and was shot and killed in front of his Chevy Chase home. The murder remains unsolved. A film about the topic will be shown at the DCJCC on 16th St NW (tomorrow evening) and a talk will be held at the Goethe Institut on 7th St NW (Wednesday, December 7 at Noon) in our neighborhood. [Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington]
Downtown/Penn Quarter – Santa Paws is coming to the Hotel Monaco! Have your pet’s photo taken with Santa in the lobby of the Hotel Monaco on F St NW on Sunday, December 11 from 2 pm to 4 pm, and the accompanying donation ($20 suggested) will go 100% to benefit the Washington Humane Society. [Hotel Monaco Facebook page]
Penn Quarter – Has our neighborhood grown up and affirmed its collective voice? The City Paper says yes and we do too. [Washington CityPaper]
All Over DC – The Washington Post Magazine profiles the 25 most significant events to take place in Washington since the Magazine started publishing in 1986. We were here at the beginning of the timeline and remember them well. Which do you remember? [WaPo Magazine]
Penn Quarter – Speaking of our neighborhood, what are the boundaries anyway? The never ending discussion continues over on PoP with 43 comments so far. Zoiks! [Prince of Petworth]
Penn Quarter – Tom Sietsema, WaPo’s food critic, sears Meatballs, the new meatball restaurant on E St NW, while the Going Out Gurus are a little more tender. [WaPo – First Bite] & [WaPo – Going Out Gurus]
Shaw – The Giant at 8th and O St NW is now a pile of rubble to make way for new development. [CityMarket at O blog]
History on Foot: Call Boxes
Historic Fire and Police Call Box 10th and F Sts NW
I’ve often walked by these fixtures on the sidewalk and wondered what they were. It turns out these are the old fire and police emergency call boxes. Based on some web research, they were first installed in DC in the late 1800s and were used up until the 911 system was established in the mid 1970s.
Around town, some have been transformed into colorful pieces of art as part of a restoration project called Art on Call. I’ve done some searching and haven’t been able to find a complete listing of the ones in our neighborhood. If you happen upon one, please leave a comment with the location and if it has been transformed into a piece of art or not.
Click here and here for more info on the history of the call boxes and Art on Call project, respectively.
Santa’s Beard Is Not A Chew Toy
We love dogs. We talk to our dog in public and private, take our dog to any establishment that will allow them (or go out of our way to hit up stores that do allow them), and unashamedly have flowers sent to our significant other from the family dog. Cats, birds, and other animals are cool too, but we’re dog people.
So we couldn’t help ourselves when we saw this advertisement on the door of Penn Camera (840 E St NW) for dog portraits with Santa (appointments are required, see the photo above for details). Not that this is novel, lots of establishments are (or soon will be) offering pet photos with Santa, but Penn Camera is in a different league. Typically the businesses that offer dog photos with Santa are pet related; pet stores, doggie daycares, rescues and adoption centers, etc. So it’s nice to see a business known for their expertise in cameras and photography going out of their way to make our four legged friends feel welcome.
You can probably count us among those who are going to take Penn Camera up on this opportunity. Will the photo quality be better than what we usually get from our dog with Santa photo (that’s right, we do it every year)? We like to think so since this is coming from Penn Camera, but even if it’s not as any dog lover can attest, you can never have too many photos of your pooch.