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When you can’t get the city guy out to the country, it’s time to bring the country to the city guy. The annual Washington International Horse Show turns 50 this year and runs from today through October 26 with 6th Street and F Street becoming a little more…country. Check after the break to see the not so typical lunchtime scene at 6th and F Streets NW today… Continue Reading >>
PQ Building Permit Update
Two buildings are about to be built. Gallery Tower on H St next to the arch and the 2nd Yale Steam Laundry tower that will be next to the Yale Steam Laundry Lofts building.
10/07/2008
Permit # SH119391
675 H ST NW
Underpinning, excavation and temporary structural facade support.
Gallery Tower, LLC
10/16/2008
Permit # B0802212
443 NEW YORK AVE NW
SHEETING & SHORING FOR NEW BUILDING
GIBG YL PARTNERS LLC
New standard DCRA verbiage on after hours permits in downtown: “any complaints from community will void this permit” Way to go DNA!
10/06/2008
Permit # AH0900007
777 6TH ST NW
AFTER HOUR WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERMIT B0801069 7PM TO 7AM MON THRU SAT 10-06-08 TO 11-06-08 ANY COMPLAINTS FROM COMMUNITY WILL VOID THIS PERMIT
COOLEY GODWARD
Legal Seafoods’ continued expansion into the old optrician space.
10/08/2008
Permit # B0801605
702 7TH ST NW
INSTALLING NEW BAR
JEMAL’S TOMAN LLC & JEMAL’S MICKELSON LLC
Washington Horse Show tents on F St NW
10/08/2008
Permit # TN0900003
601 F ST NW
Tent Permit
SET TENTS ON STREET PER PLAN FOR TEMPORARY SABLING OF HORSES (1) 40 X 180, (1) 30 X 160, (1) 20 X 280, (5) 20 X 40, (1) 30 X 30
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Roundup: Heard In The ‘Hood
Verizon Center – Caps start their season. Rock the Red! [On Frozen Blog]
Shaw – Doggie park in the future for our northern neighbors. Woof! [RenewShaw]
Mount Vernon Triangle – The V at CityVista – the rental building above the Safeway – opens. Out of ice cream? No problem. Go downstairs to aisle 15. [The (Mount Vernon) Triangle]
Downtown – The Old Post Office building on Penn Ave is now officially up for redevelopment grabs if GSA wants it to be. Office? Retail? Residential? Artistic? All of the above? For the sake of our grand avenue, we hope so! This time, please lose the security check to get into the retail portion of the buildling. [DC Metro Urban Diary]
DC Absentee Voting Begins Today & New Poll
If you’re registered in DC and can’t make it to the polls in person on November 4, today is the first day you can cast your absentee ballot in person or by mail. Check out this press release at DC’s Board of Elections and Ethics web site to learn more. The Board’s office is conveniently located in the eastern portion of our neighborhood near Judiciary Square at 441 4th Street NW. Mail-in ballots are due by October 28 and walk-ins by November 3. WaPo adds some extra details and interviews.
DC Board of Elections and Ethics
441 4th Street, NW, Suite 250 North
Washington, DC 20001
Tel: (202) 727-2525 | TTY: (202) 639-8916 | Tollfree: 1-866-DC-VOTES
www.dcboee.org
To reflect the election season upon us, we updated our poll in the right column to see if you’ll be voting in DC. Register your preference and check back regularly to see the results for the community!