Food halls seem to be the new trend in the District. Eastern Market started this trend like a thousand years ago, so perhaps it’s a trend that’s rebounding (what’s old is new again?). Union Market in Northeast recently opened its doors, offering gourmet lamb sausage, empanadas, and New York style egg creams. The Capitol Riverfront [...]
Tags: Capitol Riverfront·food hall·Half Street Market·market
Each year the Washington DC chapter of the American Institute of Architects hosts a number of lectures, tours and other events that are open to the public and gathers them all under the umbrella of AIA|DC Architecture Week. This year’s “week” kicks off on Wednesday, September 19 and runs through Saturday, September 29. While some [...]
Tags: AIA·architecture·Capitol Riverfront·DC United·Design·Nationals Park·RFK·tours
This post, by guest author Kate Barrett Gallery, is an excerpt of a piece that originally appeared on her blog Neighborhood Nomad. You can see the full interview here. There are neighbors who love where they live and then there are neighbors who love it enough to roll up their sleeves and get things done. [...]
Tags: Capitol Riverfront·Navy Yard
Earlier today we discussed the pros and cons of the open-air pavilion at The Yards Park becoming restaurants later this year. So readers, what do you say?
Temperatures are heating up, pools are open, and the school year will soon be over. To many that means summer is just around the corner, but these days it also means you have more evening entertainment options thanks to a number of outdoor movie venues. What better way to enjoy a summer night than taking [...]
Tags: Capitol Riverfront·Food Trucks·movies·outdoor·Screen on the Green·Union Station/NOMA
Portions of this interview are cross-posted on DC Like a Local Unnoticed among the primary hubbub is Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now running for her 11th term as our Delegate to Congress. Congresswoman Norton was kind enough to share her time this Saturday with a few of DC’s bloggers. Many topics of concern to Capitol [...]
Tags: Capitol Riverfront·Capitol Visitor's Center·CSX·Eleanor Holmes Norton·election·People·RFK Stadium
CSX offered local bloggers the chance to tour the stretch of Virginia Ave SE that will be the site of a temporary track and tunnel reconstruction project beginning as early as winter 2011. While the tour yielded little new information about the construction project or CSX’s plans post construction, CSX representatives did share what community [...]
In a setting meant to evoke potential, the Capitol Riverfront BID and the Washington, DC Economic Partnership hosted a Storefront Summit on October 27th in the unfinished top floor of 55 M Street, SE. With representatives from the BID, WDCEP, Monument Realty, and local eateries, an upbeat picture emerged for progress on the Riverfront. At [...]
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