Photo by PoPville flickr user Erin
Thanks to Erin for passing on from MPD.
“Today-Monday – 30,000 attendee volleyball tournament at convention center
Tomorrow – 3 Frozen on Ice showings at Cap One Arena
Sunday – 2 showings at Cap One Arena AND the chinese new year parade and festival
Monday – Presidents Day and a 12:30 showing at cap one arena.”
Complete list of closures from MPD after the jump. (more…)
“Back for its 9th year is Washington, DC’s (almost) twice yearly record rummage, The DC Record Fair which sets up shop on February 18, 2018 at Washington, DC’s Penn Social.
As with each event, we’ll have 40+ vinyl vendors from up and down the East Coast, the DJ line up, the bar, the food, raffle items up for grabs just for coming through the door, plus the many other surprises that make the DC Record Fair a special community event.
Mark your calendars!
THE DC RECORD FAIR
Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Penn Social, 801 E Street, NW
11:00-12:00, Early Bird Admission $5.00
12:00-5:00, Regular Admission $2.00
Brought to you by Som Records, DC Soul Recordings, and The Vinyl District.”
1345 F Street, NW
From a press release:
“Maison Kayser, the celebrated boulangerie and café from France, opens its first location in Washington, DC today at 1345 F Street NW. An additional Maison Kayser location will follow in the city, opening at 650 Massachusetts Avenue NW on February 15. Maison Kayser’s new DC locations feature the brand’s award-winning bread, which is made on site, from start to finish and throughout the day, by a team of dedicated bakers. (more…)
Back in August of 2016 there was a Ping Pong Closure scare (so much for the Wahlburgers too eh?) Looks like time is finally up. Calls for confirmation go to a filled up voicemail box. Updates when we learn what becomes of the space.
900 7th Street, NW
800 block of 6th Street, NW
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Financial Crimes Unit announced an arrest has been made in reference to a Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult offense that occurred between November 1, 2017 and December 8, 2017, in the 800 block of 6th Street, Northwest.
The victim, who is a vulnerable adult, visited the suspect to receive psychic readings at the listed location. During the listed time period, the suspect exploited funds and property from the victim.
On Friday, January 26, 2018, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Criminal Apprehension Unit arrested 43 year-old Lizabeth Stevens, of Northwest, DC, and charged her with Financial Exploitation of a Vulnerable Adult.”
507 7th Street, NW
From a press release:
“Local food companies, Cassava Boba and Awkpie, are teaming up to bring the District a new Tea and Pie Shop concept. The temporary restaurant will set up shop in Iron Horse Tap Room in Chinatown and will operate from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday-Friday, excluding Wednesdays. The pop-up is set to open on January 22 and run until February 16.
Cassava Boba will be serving up five different flavors of bubble tea including their fan favorite “Milk Tea” for five dollars a drink and will introduce their seasonal “Chocolate Chai” priced at six dollars. Awkpie will be dishing out sweet and savory hand-pies priced at seven dollars. Among them are “The Babe,” a pulled pork pie with goat cheese, pickled ginger and blackberry jam, and “The Gumbo,” filled with chicken and sausage gumbo and rice pudding. Visitors can also expect to be able to purchase a Tea and Pie Combo for ten dollars; perfect for an on-the-go breakfast, light lunch or afternoon treat. (more…)
9th and F Street, NW
Thanks to Marissa for sending around 11:30am. Updates when more is known.
Update from a reader:
“it was a car fire in the parking garage. Building is open again and everyone is ok.”
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Thanks to Bill for sending:
“If you try to make a reservation for Tadich Grill through OpenTable, you get a “Permanently Closed” message.”
Last week we posted that they had closed “Due to Fire Protection System Inoperable”.
San Fransisco’s Tadich Grill opened up in the former Ten Penh space back in late 2015.
7th and H Street, NW. Photo by Matt Liptak (Truth Initiative)
From a press release:
“Pharmacies selling tobacco: it sounds like a retail oxymoron. That’s why truth, one of the largest and most successful national youth tobacco prevention campaigns, announced today its zombie-themed demonstration outside of Walgreens’ Washington, D.C. flagship store to symbolize the consequences of smoking and protest its sale of tobacco products. Despite significant progress in reducing the rate of youth smoking, tobacco use is still the leading cause of preventable death and disease in the United States. According to a recent survey conducted by Truth Initiative, the national public health organization that directs and funds the truth campaign, 82 percent of adults in the United States feel that pharmacies should sell products that help people get and stay healthy and 60 percent of adults who shop at Walgreens agree that pharmacies should not sell tobacco products.
Photo by Matt Liptak (Truth Initiative)
truth will kick off the demonstration at 12 p.m. EST at the Walgreens’ location at 801 7th St., N.W., with the help of teens and young adults, as well as local organizations and colleges from the D.C. area. The protest title, “Not Happy or Healthy,” takes aim at Walgreens’ longstanding tagline, “On the Corner of Happy and Healthy”. Earlier this month, Walgreens changed its tagline to “Trusted Since 1901”, removing any reference to health. (more…)
7th and H Street, NW
From a press release:
“Twenty metal street banners were installed this month in Chinatown as part of a collaborative project between the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA), the Department of Housing and Community Development (DCHD) and the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID).
The red banners, which have been affixed to light poles in the Chinatown neighborhood along sections of H and 7th Streets NW, aim to accentuate and enhance the cultural identity of Chinatown by ensuring that creative signage in the neighborhood reflect Chinese and Asian characters. This project is a direct result of the Chinatown Cultural Development Small Area Plan developed by the DC Office of Planning, MOAPIA and community organizations in 2008. The plan provides strategies to help reposition Chinatown as the region’s top destination for Chinese/Asian cultural businesses, programs, services, events and festivals. (more…)