RSS FeedReynolds Art Center Receives More Left Coast Attention
News of the reopening of the Reynolds Art Center has been covered far and wide. GP Living linked to the San Francisco Chronicle article. Now, take a look at what the Los Angeles Times has to say. Honorable mention in the article also goes to the Shakespeare Theatre and Woolly Mammoth.
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Free DC Circulator Day Today!
In Celebration of the DC Circulator’s First Anniversary Riders Will Not Be Charged Friday, July 28! Also, the DC Circulator has extended hours (until midnight on Thurs, Fri, Sat) on its Convention Center route to support the Capital Fringe Festival patrons.
Route1 – Union Station/Georgetown
via K Street and Massachusetts Avenue
Route 2 – Convention Center/SW Waterfront
via O Street/7th & 9th streets
Route 3 – National Mall/Smithsonian Loop
via Constitution & Independence/ 4th & 17th streets
Pic courtesy of the DC Circulator website
City Noise In Gallery Place/Penn Quarter And Calling 311
Being residents of a busy downtown city, we can expect some level of city noise on a daily basis. We hear police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, loud vehicles, occasional loud crowds, street performers, and dance club music. Most of these noises are tolerable and fade into the background of normal tasks, but some noises seem to cross the line and become a nuisance.
Gallery Place is known to attract its fair share of street performers: singers, solo guitarists, saxophonists, bag pipes, and even improvised instruments – like “bucket drumming.” We’ve even experienced a preacher who is very fond of broadcasting his message via a megaphone.
These performances bring an artistic element into our neighborhood and some add to the character of Gallery Place/Penn Quarter. For example, a writer talks about the saxophone player who sits at the top of the escalators in Gallery Place during game nights.
These performers can be an asset to our neighborhood, but there seems to be no limit on the appropriate hours of performance – so it would seem. A couple of times in the past weeks, Gallery Place residents have been awoken from sleep to the tune of repetitive bucket drumming. Many may be [pleasantly] surprised to know that any time after 10pm, residents may call 311 (non emergency police) and report a noise disturbance. The next available police officer will respond to the report (generally, in 15-45 minutes).
But, as we have observed, some officers will not interfere with dance clubs – doors wide open – broadcasting music into the streets and neighboring residences. Another method of silencing excessive noise has been rather effective: calling the club owner directly and asking them to close their front doors.
In Gallery Place, direct communication with the street performers has resulted in a huge reduction in “after 10pm” noise. When bag pipes were blaring in our neighborhood, a Gallery Place resident simply approached the musician and let that person know that people actually live above the sidewalk where she was playing. The same technique has been successful in reducing a bucket drummer’s performances in front of residences.
It seems as though that when street performers are notified that several hundred homes exist just a few feet away, they choose their times and locations more considerately.
Hollywood Tans Coming Soon to Penn Quarter
Brian sends us word that Hollywood Tans is coming soon to Penn Quarter! The shop’s address is probably 629 625 D St and it is on the right hand side of The Lafayette’s entrance (631 D St).
From the sign, it looks like you can get unlimited tanning for $19.99/mo. We don’t expect there to be a long wait for the opening because the salon probably doesn’t need a lot of interior work performed. Enjoy!