Their Web site says:
“At The Sweet Lobby, we go beyond the standard cupcake. We believe in using the best ingredients available to create a sensational cupcake that will delight all of your senses.
And, introducing: the Parisian macaron!
A long-time favorite of celebrated haute-patissiers of France, The Sweet Lobby has made this treat available right here on Capitol Hill, in flavors ranging from mango to matcha, chocolate to chai! Two delicate almond meringue cookies, encasing flavorful buttercream or ganache, our macarons feature California almonds and are gluten free!
Stop by The Sweet Lobby today to try our macarons, cupcakes or any of our other treats – madeleines, shortbread, mendiants, European-style hot chocolate, loose leaf tea and more!”
The Sweet Lobby is located at 404 8th Street SE on Barracks Row. You can see their menu here. Any fans?
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District Cutlery is celebrating their 10th and 11th anniversaries this week (we forgot last year) and offering customers 25% off all sharpening services. Walk-in service at Union Market is welcome or you can make arrangements for mail-in service on their website. Typical turn-around is less than an hour (but sometimes the queue gets long).
DMV’s professional chefs and passionate home cooks have trusted the District Cutlery with their knives for over 10 years. You can see pictures of their work @districtcutlery Instagram. They also specialize in sharpening styling shears, scissors and smaller garden tools and axes.

Girls in Gear is a Non-Profit that teaches girls age 5+ life skills through bike skills. We aim to get your girl to fall in love with herself, her friends, and her bike! Registration is open across the DMV for our eight-week program that starts the weekend of September 23rd. Programming runs for 90 minutes once a week on a weekend morning.
All abilities of riders – balance bikes, training wheels, two wheels, road-bike pros and everything in between – are welcome. We are non-competitive and focus on having fun no matter what your level of riding is. We pride ourselves in being a low-cost program and also have a no-questions-asked scholarship policy that includes bikes and helmets if needed.
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