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Until the New Year begins in earnest, we won’t be posting as often but we will be checking the mailbag. If there is something you think is worth mentioning, don’t hesitate to send us mail at gpliving (at) gmail.com.
We want to thank everyone for staying tuned to GP Living and wish everyone a wonderful holiday season !
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery Courtyard Roof Update (Pic)
As it rains today, we’ll share this pic taken several days ago of the Reynolds Center courtyard roof. Looks like it’s complete! We’re excited to see what lighting the Smithsonian brings in to illuminate the roof at night.
dl004d’s Fun "Call Of Mall" Commentary
Reading the comments on Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space’s 6th & F St NW post, I am reminded of dl004d’s fun commentary, Call Of Mall:
Suburban malls combine the best of the big-city experience (intersecting streets and storefronts at every turn) with the suburbs (air conditioning and tons of parking). That’s why I enjoy Chinablock’s Gallery Place Mall. It brings the best of the suburbs (big spacious areas serving no particular purpose) into the city.
District To Get A Little Quieter Next Month!
Gallery Place/Penn Quarter residents have had a few rough encounters with amplified speech. But, the incidents arguably have not been as bad as residents in the blocks surrounding 8th & H St NorthEast!
For those who haven’t heard of it before, every weekend there is a group of “preachers” that stand on the corner of 8th & H St NE with an amplifier. A resident set up a blog, Quest for Quiet, documenting the group’s actions.
WTOP published an article on the issue and cited the loophole in DC law that allows the noise to continue: The District’s noise control act was amended in 2004 to include the phrase “a sound shall not be considered a noise disturbance if it is made during noncommercial public speaking during the daytime.” Daytime is defined as between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m.
The good news follows: Next month D.C. Council member-elect Tommy Wells, who will represent the neighborhood, plans to propose legislation that would close the loophole. Mayor-elect Adrian Fenty says he would sign a bill closing the loophole if it doesn’t single out a specific group.
Link to Frozen Tropic’s post about this issue.