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09/26/2008
1199 F ST NW
JEMAL’S SQUARE 320 LLC
AFTER HOURS TO INSTALL WATER SERVICE TAPS 7PM -7AM 9-29-08 TO 10-2-08
09/25/2008
700 6TH ST NW
BERGMANNS INC
after hours sunday thru sat 7.00pm to 7.am starting sunday 10.5.08 thru sat 11.8.08 to set precast over an existing parking garage.
09/24/2008
901 E ST NW
901 E STREET LLC
AFTER HOURS PERMIT TO HOIST MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FROM 4AM SATURDAY OCTOBER 20 2008 TILL 7 PM SUNDAY EVENING NOVEMBER 21,2008
09/23/2008
519 H ST NW
AFTER HOURS TO WORK FROM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 7PM TILL 400AM IN CONJUNCTION WITH PUBLIC SPACE PERMIT PA 38785
Franklin School Shelter Closed?
After being “temporarily” open since the 2002-2003 winter season, the Franklin School homeless shelter at 13th and K Streets NW may now be closed for good by the Fenty indicated deadline of October 1, 2008. The homeless issue is not for the faint at heart because come winter months, it can mean life or death for those who are in the unfortunate situation of not having a home and don’t heed the weather. But, it really is time for the city to move on and make Mayor Fenty’s Homeless First initiative work by ultimately getting the homeless men out of the historic downtown building at Franklin Square into their own other spaces. We’ve been to the neighborhood meetings and we’ve encountered the best and the worst of the issue as downtown residents and with the perfect being the enemy of the good, this is as good a time as any for the city to take this step. After six years, the city gets back a property that deserves a better economic utility, downtown residents, workers and tourists benefit by having an improved atmosphere around Franklin Square and the homeless benefit by spurring them on to their own life improvements. Yesterday, a temporary restraining order and injunction were supposed to be filed that morning to prevent shelter closure. We’re not sure how it turned out so if you have news or opinions, let us know in the comments.
After the break, find a roundup of media from most to least recent making the circuit for you to draw your own conclusions:
Change Is In The Air
You might think you’re seeing things. Maybe a few too many glasses of wine at Proof? Nope. At PQ Living we thought our site was getting, well, a little behind the times so we decided to pull it into the garage, take a look under the hood, put it up on the lift and make a few changes. Now we’re sending it back on the road. Follow the break for a few highlights about the new site.
If you’re a regular, thanks for coming back. If you’re a newbie, come on in and take a look around. Either way, the stories will keep coming and we hope you like what you see.
– The PQ Living Team Continue Reading >>
NPR HQ (635 Mass Ave NW)…Sold! *updated*
Ed. Note: This story was amended since first published.
It is no secret that NPR plans to move to NoMa. What wasn’t clear was what would happen to the current NPR headquarters building at 635 Massachusetts Ave NW. The Washington Business Journal reports that Boston Properties agreed to purchase the building for $119M and build a new 450K 400K/450K square foot office building in its place for NPR, presumably at its new location in NoMa. What’s that sound we hear? Another piece of the Mount Vernon Triangle snapping into place.