#DCnative (s) & practical urbanists living, working, dining, & going out in downtown DC & Penn Quarter. Wards 2 & 6. Email: [email protected]; IG: pqliving
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Joined January 2009
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There's no flower store in Penn Quarter (womp womp). The closest one we've found that we like is Caruso Florist (1717 M St NW) in @GoldenTriDC. They have a lovely fall display and a great selection! – at Washington, DC
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Steakhouses opening in DC:
- American Cut (1625 I St NW)
- Chandelier (1201 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
- Marlon's (15 E St SW)
- RPM Steak (701 Pennsylvania Ave NW)
- The Ruxton (101 Constitution Ave NW)
- Woodruffs (527 8th St SE)
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We’re thrilled about the response to our first event for our DC new community we’re building together! We’re excited to have Greg Schultz join us to give remarks as a special guest. 💥 Keep spreading the word & see you in a couple weeks! @schultzohio partiful.com/e/20d4amn4k6LGF…
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Early voting is now open in DC! 🗳️🗳️
Stop by an Early Vote Center to cast your ballot from 8:30am – 7:00 pm on Monday, October 26 through Sunday, November 1.
If you witness any attempt to interfere with our local elections, report it to @Vote4DC at 202-727-2194 or [email protected] and our office at 202-727-3400 or [email protected].
Dinner at Umaya Izakaya (733 10th St NW) last night before the Rush concert at Capital One Arena. It's been a while. Rolls and skewers...all fine! Doesn't have to be fancy to be good! – at Washington, DC
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People who want DC taxpayers to pay for the retractable roof will pretend it pays for itself. I'm skeptical.
The DC effective tax rate is 6-15% so $300M needs to generate something like $2-$6 BILLION in *additional* DC economic activity (over the lifetime) to pay for itself.
A well-attended hearing is underway on using $300M in public money to put a roof on Audi Field.
@ChmnMendelson proposed it, and @MayorBowser has been against because she feels it may cannibalize D.C.'s existing venues.
That's part of what this hearing is supposed to be about.
The Washington National Opera owned the Woodies building in downtown DC for a moment in the late 1990s. The plan was to move there from the Kennedy Center but it didn't work out.
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Earlier a gas line was ruptured during construction at Hotel Harrington. Due to the scope of the rupture, we had to shut off power to the site, which included the surrounding blocks. The gas to the building has now been shut off and Pepco is working to restore power.
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Several streets without power after gas line rupture at Hotel Harrington in Northwest DC | DC News Now share.google/sprXaiI5JKRl6TL…
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EMPLOYEE OF POPULAR DC RESTAURANT ROBBED AND PUNCHED IN THE FACE DURING TEEN ROBBERY ON 14TH ST NW🚨
According to a DC police report, a worker at the La Grande Boucherie was standing outside of the restaurant on 14th Street NW last night at around 9:50pm when a group of juveniles approached him and asked for a valet parking ticket.
One of the suspects then put their hands in the victim’s pocket and felt cash. As the other three suspects approached, two of them grabbed the man’s arms, while another punched him in the face with a closed fist. The suspects then obtained roughly $260 in cash.
As one of the suspects was running away, they dropped their iPhone. The victim was able to pick it up and bring it inside, handing it over to a coworker.
Once realizing the phone had been dropped, the juvenile suspect returned to the restaurant on THREE separate occasions— demanding his phone back.
All four suspects remain on the loose, and MPD continue to investigate the robbery just a few blocks from the White House. #DCCrime – at Washington, DC
A bit late on this, but DC Police investigated a robbery committed by several juveniles outside of the La Grande Boucherie restaurant at 14th Street/G Street NW earlier tonight 🚨
The French restaurant sits just a few blocks away from the White House and is known as a fine dining spot in downtown Washington DC. The juvenile suspects then fled towards G Street NW.
MPD sent out the following alert: “Units are investigating a robbery in the 600 block of 14th Street, NW.
Lookout for a group of 4 black juvenile males, one suspect wearing a black shirt, blue jeans and a red backpack.
The group was last seen in the 1300 block of G Street, NW.”
DC Forensics were requested to the scene for potential evidence collection, while DC Police continue to investigate the robbery… #DCCrime
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[AlertDC] DC Fire is reporting the following road closures due to fire department activity.
400-500 blocks of 11th Street, NW, between F Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
1100 block of E Street, NW, between 11th and 12th Streets
1100 block of F Street, NW manager.everbridge.net/pub/2…
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🏛️🪖 A new memorial is opening on the National Mall!
This Sat. 10/24 at 11 AM, join the free unveiling of the Desert Storm & Desert Shield Memorial, honoring 650,000 U.S. service members and a 34-nation coalition.
Learn more at gateway.nationalmall.org/en/… OR attend it in person!
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One of the saddest facts about the East Potomac situation is that it was being renovated - Trump’s problem is that it wasn’t being renovated by himself.
The National Links Trust was raising private contributions, making much needed repairs, and had a world class golf architect lined up to do the upgrades for free.
Those plans preserved the historic character, maintained affordability, and protected public access to the rest of the park.
Would trees have come down? Yes. Would land be moved? Yes
Would there be the uproar there is now? Absolutely not.
If Trump had really cared about the people this impacted he would have worked with the NLT to expedite their plan. But he didn’t. And he doesn’t.
This is not about giving the people a world class public course. It’s about giving himself a 17th.