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Short List Selected For 5th And Eye Lot
On Friday, April 25, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (ODMPED) selected four development teams for the 5th & Eye lot’s short list as follows: JBG Associates LLC2 Donohoe/Holland Potomac Investment Properties Buccini/Pollin Group The four teams will present their proposals to the community in a public meeting on Thursday, May […]
Kanlaya’s Like A Phoenix
Walking back from a day of art on the National Mall, I ran into the owner of Kanlaya (740 6th Street, NW). Apparently, my favorite Thai restaurant had a fire last Thursday night (electrical). But the owner was surveying everything with a great attitude and said that he was looking forward to the neighbors coming back when they reopen on […]
POW-MIA Trailers Lose Prime Real Estate
Jogging on the Mall one morning we noticed that with the construction underway for the new Vietnam War Memorial Visitors Center, the POW-MIA trailers had disappeared. These are the booths that were between the Lincoln Memorial and the Reflecting Pool. We spoke to a park ranger who said the booths had been moved farther down […]
The Big One Double OH
The FBI is celebrating their 100th anniversary on July 26th of this year. No mention of any public events for this milestone, but there are lots of of features on their website for the occasion. Maybe we were all giving McDonald’s too hard a time earlier this year. Perhaps they’re offering their FBI (I mean […]