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Cribs XXI: Totally Over The Top!
We’ve seen lots of Penn Quarter and downtown cribs in our time and once you’ve been in all the buildings, you tend to get a bit jaded. What’s another granite counter top and high ceiling when that’s what sets the standard? But, we now see a listing for a condo that makes our jaw drop. […]
Donald Trump’s Post Office Building Redevelopment And “Civilian BRAC”
(photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) We all know that BRAC (Base Realignment and Closure) is the process in which the federal government closes excess military installations and optimizes usage of their existing facilities. Well, a new bill is making its way through congress with pretty impressive speed, dubbed Civilian BRAC (formally Civilian Property Realignment Act). It […]
The 15% Solution
Many of our local shops and restaurants (take-out for the most part) have some form of a rewards card set up. Those rewards very often follow the formula of buy X numbers of an item, and then get one of those items for free. For instance at Chopt when we buy 9 salads we get the […]
Laissez Bon Temps Roulez
Looking for a place to “Let the good times roll” in our neighborhood? Be sure to stop by either Central or Acadiana for drink and menu specials on Fat Tuesday, February 21. Central (1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW) is offering classic New Orleans cocktails all month, including the Sazerac, Absinthe Suisesse, and Hurricane, as well as […]