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Central Souvenirs
Reader C. sent in a tip that the old Central Liquors space (917 F ST NW) will become another souvenir shop. We stopped by and sure enough the windows are papered with Joe’s Souvenir Outlet. And of course there is a permit in the window which notes the use of space will be for a […]
Tied To A Hitching Post
This probably isn’t what the property owners on 8th street had in mind when they recently installed new tree box fences from CVS down to the Lansburgh entrance. As dog owners we know this is a not-too-subtle way of saying “keep your dog out of the box.” Nonetheless, we applaud this particular move as it solves what […]
Bench Seating Is About To Become More Popular
The AP (and other sources) are reporting that the National Mall is now providing free WiFi internet access. This joint effort by the DC Government, USDA (and other Federal Agencies), and Smithsonian provides hot spots between 3rd and 14th streets, NW. This sounds like a great service, even if we wish it had been implemented […]
Group Therapy
After dinner at Kushi this past Sunday night (off topic, but we highly recommend drinking the Hitachino Ancient Nippon while available; it’s 18 ounces of beer-bliss), we wandered out to discover what we believe was an open mic night at Busboys & Poets. We don’t want to comment much on the quality of what we […]