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DC Link Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
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Here’s what we were reading last week about neighborhood news in DC.
Mount Vernon Triangle – An explanation and discussion of vault space rentals. This is not the kind of vault you’d find in a bank…if you own a condo and deeded parking space downtown, you may want to read this one. [The (Mount Vernon) Triangle]
Columbia Heights – Artists are showing their wares on the street in Columbia Heights. Kind of a street fair, you might say. [New Columbia Heights]
14th Street – A nice profile on SOM Records (1843 14th St NW), a vinyl record store that brings you back to the days when you could enjoy the cover art and talk to sales staff that knew something about music. [Borderstan]
H Street NE – The real housewives of DC were spotted on H Street. Do you think they would go to that part of DC if a TV producer didn’t tell them to? [Frozen Tropics]
Logan/14th Street – Yep…it sure did snow yesterday. A dusting? Ha! [14th and You]
Shaw – More Convention Center legal wackiness. [Renew Shaw]
Penn Quarter – We noticed that both the Chipotle under the Verizon Center and the Starbucks at the corner of 7th and H St NW are closed because they’ve been gutted and are undergoing complete renovation. The nearest Chipotle? 18th and M St NW. The nearest Starbucks? You can try the one on 8th between K and I or on 9th between G and H or on 7th at E or…you get the picture.
Wayback: 6th & Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Ever wonder what used to reside on the land now occupied by the Newseum? The National Hotel, of course. A blogger in our neighborhood tracked down some wayback images of 6th & Pennsylvania Ave NW via the Historical Society of Washington, DC’s research website.
Ready To Eat?
Yesterday we caught workers putting up signs for Pret A Manger, the London based salad & sandwich shop, at 1155 F St NW (corner of 11th & F). The first of these stores opened in DC in January of 2009, and just a year later it looks like PQ is about to get one too. McDonald’s at one time owned a 33% stake in this chain (which is now owned by the private equity group Bridgepoint), so it should have good staying power in our high rent neighborhood. If that’s not enough to whet your appetite you can check out the menu as well.
While we still miss the Popeyes that used to be in that location, it’s nice to have fewer empty storefronts. We’re curious to see if the store has weekend hours, or if it will only cater to the weekday crowd.