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A quick look over at the Verizon Center’s event schedule reveals that we are a couple of weeks into “event drought season.” Things will be fairly quiet at the VC until about October when the NBA season starts up.
915 F St NW = Museum Of Arts And Sciences?
We weren’t sure how long 915 F Street NW, former home of Platinum and countless other nightclubs, would remain vacant but it is valuable downtown real estate for the right enterprise so it doesn’t surprise us to see the familiar orange Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) sign gracing the right front window this month and most of last. The name of the applying enterprise is the Museum of Arts and Sciences, LLC with listed open hours until 2 am weekdays and 3 am weekend nights [PDF of ABRA posting]. This location has been a nightclub for the last two decades so we’re puzzled by this new posting and we’re not sure what it portends for a block that has seen significant retail improvement and a residential influx over the last five years. Continue Reading >>
7th & H St NW Intersection Getting Scrambled?
We noticed last night that four pairs of diagonal white lines were placed on the four corners of the intersection at 7th & H St NW. Could this be the beginnings of a diagonal crosswalk (AKA scramble pattern)?
Just last year, Oxford Circus in the UK made headlines as they unveiled a diagonal/scramble crossing pattern. An article from the Daily Mail has a great visual of that diagonal crossing.
Editor’s Note (May 7): WTOP.com (local news radio), using PQ Living’s photo and UK Daily Mail references above, confirmed that DDOT will be implementing the Barnes Dance at 7th and H St NW. The new light cycle will kick in by next Wednesday, May 12. Hat tip: Commenter @Katy
There Will Be Crumbs
As one of our anonymous commenters noted in our post about Tackle Box coming to PQ, Crumbs Bake Shop is coming to PQ. On Monday we noticed a set of window papers over at 11th at F St NW advertising this soon-to-be-opened cupcake store. Crumbs will be next door to Pret A Manger, and while we would have preferred a full-fledged bakery, you won’t hear us complain about more businesses livening up that portion of downtown.