Senate Square Hearts Gallery Place
Just a fun observation: The home page of the Senate Square condominiums (being built at the site of the old Children’s Museum @ Union Station) hosts an interesting graphic at the top of the page. A keen eye will spot a “reversed” photo of the 700 block of 7th St – note the McCormick & Schmick’s Legal Seafoods fish.
Matchbox Expansion Opens September 3rd In Gallery Place
Today’s print version of the Express (page E16) notes that the expansion of Matchbox restaurant will be completed on September 3rd! In addition to the added indoor and outdoor seating capacity, the expansion will feature the District’s first outdoor fire pit – fun!
It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s d.
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, no…it’s none of those…it’s the new District’s Department of Transportation (DDOT) bicycle rack. Debuted on D Street in front of Andale Restaurant (between 6th and 7th Streets) is a bright red bicycle rack presumably for public use. PQ Resident wonders if anyone else has seen similar racks in DC.
Banner Over Gallery Place’s Bed Bath And Beyond, Hunh?
This one is a head-scratcher. Yesterday, a banner was installed stretching across 7th Street reading “Chinatown Welcomes Bed Bath And Beyond [obligitory Chinese script]” Since the store opened five months ago, we’re left wondering: Is business really that slow at BB&B?