RSS FeedMia Gemma Is Open!
Walking by this afternoon we noticed that jewelry store Mia Gemma is open. Mrs. Columbo thought the stuff looked fantastic, which means I’ll no doubt soon be spending my hard earned $$ there.
Atlanta, LA, Denver: Downtowns Compared
Of interest to those of us who look to shape DC’s downtown as having its own neighborhood identity, SmartMoney magazine put out the article shown below. Atlanta, Los Angeles and Denver are also experiencing changes to their “urban frontiers.” You might say we have good company in redefining what it means to live downtown. Here’s the tease.
The youngsters who dominate downtown have some new neighbors: affluent empty-nesters 30 years their senior. How the baby boom generation is changing and adjusting to the urban frontier. by Ken Bensinger
Holiday Season Exacts Toll On The Neighborhood (pics)
Solid Steel Stairs at the 700 block of 6th St NW.
Impressive collision with the corner gate of Hotel Monaco.
Rat Rocks! (Not The Band)*
Walking around PQ recently we’ve noticed that many of the buildings in our area are using artificial rocks for rat control. We’ve always kept a watchful eye on the standard big rubber box used for rat control that you see more often around the city (bottom photo), but these artificial rocks we’d never noticed before (which means they’ve probably been in use for years).
The rock in the photos above is on the D ST side of 801 Penn Ave. There are also several around the GAO (including one just outside the daycare playground on that property). While they do blend in a bit more (especially in garden areas) do we want rat poison to look like a big plastic rock?
* The band Ratt also rocks.