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Ford’s Theatre To Reopen Feb 2009
After 18 months of downtime, construction fences, banging and hammering, Ford’s Theatre (511 10th St, NW) is set to host its reopening celebration starting February 11, 2009. We’re very eager to check out the newly installed seats! A few highlights of that first week follow: Feb 11 – Grand reopening celebration – George Lucas to […]
A Movie To Drive Away The Sunday Blues
In the summer of 2007 we wrote about breaking the Sunday blues by embracing PQ comfort foods. While we think that approach still works well, there’s another way to help fight the blues: movies. But in these tough economic times, you can get the blues just by having to pay the price of admission. Happily […]
Mayor Fenty Suspends Leasing Enforcement For Inauguration
As has been mentioned in the WaPo and other publications, on Nov 18, Mayor Fenty implemented Mayor’s Order 2008-156: The District of Columbia’s Office of the Attorney General and Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs will not enforce the District of Columbia’s licensing and certificate of occupancy requirements with respect to leases, rentals, and similar arrangements, […]
Downtown Survey Now Online
It’s back! The Downtown Neighborhood Survey which we mentioned when it was first launched one year ago is now available in its second year online at the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID) website. Geared towards querying those who live and/or work in the downtown DC area, survey results will allow downtown organizations to continue building […]