Dupont Circle

This 3 Day Weekend’s Metro Track Work – Farragut North and Dupont Circle Stations Closed

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user nevermindtheend

From WMATA:

Update:

“NOTE: The Red Line shutdown start time has changed to Saturday, February 15 at 12:00 a.m. The last through trainswill depart Glenmont at 11:20 p.m. and Shady Grove at 11:17 p.m. on Friday night, prior to the shutdown.”

“Red Line 10 p.m. Fri, Feb. 14 through closing Mon, Feb. 17
Buses replace trains between Woodley Park and Metro Center

Red Line trains will operate as follows:

Between Shady Grove & Woodley Park every 10 minutes from 9AM-9PM; every 15-20 minutes at other times
Between Glenmont & Metro Center every 15 minutes

Stations Closed: Farragut North and Dupont Circle

Free shuttle buses will replace Red Line trains between Woodley Park and Metro Center. Shuttle buses will operate on two routes:

Express Buses will operate non-stop between Woodley Park and Metro Center. Add 20 minutes of travel time
Local Buses will operate between Woodley Park and Metro Center, making intermediate stops at Dupont Circle and Farragut North. Please allow 10 minutes of travel time for each station stop

Work Performed: Crews will complete switch replacement work outside Dupont Circle and perform third rail replacement, rail joint elimination, grout pad replacement and leak mitigation between Metro Center and Woodley Park

Last Train Time Change: The last Red Line train of the night from Shady Grove to Woodley Park will depart 37 minutes earlier than normal to allow for shuttle bus connections. On Friday and Saturday nights, the last train will leave Shady Grove at 1:53 a.m., and on Sunday and Monday, the last train will leave Shady Grove at 10:53 p.m.

Orange Line Regular weekend service

Blue Line Regular weekend service
Yellow Line
Regular weekend service between Huntington & Fort Totten

Green Line Regular weekend service”

Snow Sculpture Contest in Dupont Circle – Judging Starts at 1:30pm

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo via Snow Sculpture Contest in Dupont Circle

From Snow Sculpture Contest in Dupont Circle:

“At this point, it looks like Thursday’s wintry mix won’t provide the ideal conditions we need for a snowball fight. So instead, we’ll hold a SNOW SCULPTURE CONTEST!

Simple rules: finish your snowman by 1:30pm, when we plan to start the judging.

Local business reps. are welcome to do the judging and offer rewards to the winners – if you’d like to participate, please get in touch by messaging us through FB!

DC mayoral candidates – you’re welcome to join the judging panel and decide the winner of the best politically-themed sculpture!

And we’ll gladly take deliveries of more snow from other corners of the city, if you can help out with that!”

STK Steakhouse Now Hiring – “modern steakhouse and a chic lounge”

By Prince Of Petworth

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1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Back in January we noted little progress at STK Steakhouse coming to the former Casa Nonna space in south Dupont Circle. Thanks to a reader for sending word that they’re now hiring for back of the house positions. In the craigslist ad they say:

“STK artfully blends two concepts into one — the modern steakhouse and a chic lounge. The restaurant’s signature DNA includes plaster cast horns, curvilinear black platform seats and a palette of black gloss and cream. A large central lounge is furnished with creamy leather banquettes and textured crocodile tiles, and is surrounded by an elevated dining room for more formal dining. Theatrical lights illuminate each table, while smoky mirrors allow patrons to catch a glimpse of the surroundings while a DJ creates an energetic vibe throughout the entire space.”

STK has also previously referred to itself as having a “female-friendly mindset”.

Dupont Metro Mess

By Prince Of Petworth

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@JDuszakDC tweets us around 9:15am:

“Dupont metro disaster. Manager not letting anyone into station.”

@metrorailinfo tweets:

“Red Line: Expect residual delays to Glenmont due to an earlier train malfunction at Dupont Circle.”

Groundhog Day in Dupont Circle on Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth

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If you are crazy enough to get up this early on a Sunday… From Dupont Festival:

“SUN, FEB 2, 2014 – GROUNDHOG DAY: Potomac Phil, the National Groundhog, will make an appearance and offer weather and political predictions. Phil will let us know whether to expect six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Live accordion music, polka dancers, puppet show, VIP celebrities and more. Dupont Circle, at the fountain. The event will begin at 7:30AM, Potomac Phil will emerge at approximately 8AM.”

Mum Mum Restaurant Closing after Tonight’s Service in Dupont

By Prince Of Petworth

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1836 18th Street, NW

Earlier in the weeks some folks tweeted they heard Mum Mum would be closing on 18th Street.

This morning a reader emails:

“Just a heads up, Mum Mum (formerly Zabb) in Adams Morgan is allegedly closing this evening. I had dinner there last weekend and one of my regular servers broke the news to our table. The server said that Friday (tonight) will be their last night open.”

I called the restaurant and they have confirmed tonight is their last service.

Back in June 2013 Mum Mum opened up in the Zabb Modern Asian space which had previously opened in the summer of 2011 in the former Straits of Malaya space across the street from Lauriol Plaza.

Updates when we learn who will take over the space.

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