RSS FeedDC Special Election Tomorrow
The Special Election for a single At-Large Member of the Council in the District of Columbia is taking place tomorrow, April 26, and DC’s Board of Elections and Ethics (DCBOEE) has all the information you need on their website to ensure your are able to vote. The Ward 4 and Ward 8 Members for the State Board of Education are up for reelection also. Running for the At-Large seat are:
- Alan Page (Statehood Green)
- Dorothy Douglas (Democratic)
- Bryan Weaver (Democratic)
- Arkan Haile (Independent)
- Joshua Lopez (Democratic)
- Patrick Mara (Republican)
- Sekou Biddle (Democratic)
- Tom Brown (Democratic)
- Vincent Orange (Democratic)
A few helpful links follow for those last minute voters…
- Full rundown of candidates
- DC BOEE Twitter feed
- DC polling place locator
- DC BOEE – Where and when to vote
Exercise your democratic right and happy voting!
Andrew’s Ties Windsors Penn Quarter Location (1155 F St NW)
As we were on a neighborhood stroll, we noticed that a new store had sashayed into downtown DC without us noticing. Andrew’s Ties (1155 F St NW, next to Pret A Manger) has been open for several weeks, but the only online reference that we could find was a March 2011 blurb in the Downtown DC newsletter that they had occupied the space.
Many of you may be familiar with Andrew’s Ties as it is a popular retail shop that can be found abroad and in some major airports. With only 6 shops in the US, Andrew’s Ties brings unique custom Italian ties to Penn Quarter.
Pedi No Mani
Has it really been almost five years since Pedicabs first came to Penn Quarter? GPLiving posted his surprise back in June of 2006 upon coming across his first DC pedicab on 7th Street NW, but now you can hail them like a taxi. Despite their ubiquitousness in downtown DC we’ve never actually been a passenger on one and today we thought we should rectify that.
Unfortunately we thought of this while out for a walk with our dog*, so we did the next best thing: We flagged down an empty pedicab and ask the (driver? peddler? biker? we’re going with driver) if she minded answering a few questions for a local, and lucky for us we snagged a good one, Robin with Capitol Pedicabs.
So how much do they cost? What should you expect from your driver? Where are you likely to find a cab? Continue Reading >>
DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Photo: The Solar Bus gets some TLC at Mount Vernon Square…in the Sunday sun!
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Here’s what we were reading recently about neighborhood news in DC. Have neighborhood thoughts? Leave them in the comments!
All Over DC – You won’t have to go to Vegas to bet on a bit of Texas Hold ‘Em. Just hang out in DC and do it online under this proposal. [WaPo]
Shaw – The pocket park near the Quincy buildings (Quincy Park and Quincy Court) on 10th Street NW between L and M Streets will celebrate an opening on April 17. Yay! [The Triangle] & [Renew Shaw]
All Over DC – After enduring amplified non-commercial speech themselves, the editorial pages of our city’s flagship newspaper give the law allowing such amplified non-commercial speech the thumbs down. Anyone in the Penn Quarter could have provided that opinion. [WaPo]
Convention Center – Powershift 2011, a young ecoleader conference, takes on the weekend in Shaw. [Treehugger] & [Powershift 2011 website]
All Over DC – No more exposure of DC socialites on Bravo. The Housewives of DC gets the axe after season one. [Deadline Hollywood]