The balloon is back… You can read some background on them after previous sightings here.
@morskie29 tweets us:
“#UFO over 4th&K NW.”
“Turns out it’s only a balloon for this odd sky photo thing. No aliens.”
Mount Vernon Squangle
@rosemariochoa tweeted us earlier this morning:
“Helicopters, ambulance, police, road blocks. What’s going on in #MountVernonSquare?”
From Events DC:
“The Walter E. Washington Convention Center will host the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Saturday, February 28 through Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Attendance is estimated at 17,000.
AIPAC daily activity hours will be 7:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. with the exception of Tuesday, March 3 when the event concludes at 2:00 p.m.
Shuttle operations will take place outside of the Convention Center as follows:
§ L Street NW –Between 7th and 9th streets (north and south sides); and
§ M Street NW – Between 7th and 9th streets (south side)
Restricted Parking
Sunday, March 1 @ 6AM – Tuesday, March 3 @ 6PM
AIPAC has received a permit from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) to bag the metered spaces outside of the Convention Center on the west side of the 1100 block of 7th Street NW (between L and M streets). Restricted parking hours in this location are from 6:00 a.m. on Sunday, March 1 through 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3.
L Street Sidewalk Closures / No Pedestrian Access
Saturday, February 28 @ 7AM – Tuesday, March 3 @ 3PM
AIPAC has also received a permit from DDOT to temporarily close the sidewalks outside of the Convention Center on L Street NW between 7th and 9th streets (north and south sides). The temporary closure will be in effect from 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 28 through 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 3 with no pedestrian access during this period. There may be additional parking restrictions and intermittent road closures without advance notice for security reasons.
You may anticipate an increase in WMATA ridership (especially at the Mt Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center station), high demand for taxis and much greater than usual pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
The taxi stand on Mount Vernon Place will be staffed by Events DC transportation staff and officers from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD).
The appropriate District agencies have been notified for additional traffic monitoring and enforcement of parking regulations in the area surrounding the Convention Center.
As always, we appreciate your patience and understanding. Please join us in welcoming the AIPAC to our community.”
Photo by @wolfpackwx
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Unit have announced an arrest has been made in a fatal crash involving a pedestrian that took place in the 400 Block of H St Northwest.
On Monday, February 23, 2015, at 4:49 pm, the driver of a black 2013 Nissan Xterra was traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on H Street, N.W. He lost control of the vehicle side swiping several vehicles and other objects before hitting a wall. The impact from colliding with the wall caused the Nissan to flip over and strike a pedestrian, who was standing along the sidewalk. The Nissan then came to rest on its passenger side after making contact with a street light pole. Another pedestrian was then injured by the crash debris.
DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the pedestrians to area hospitals. The first pedestrian, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead. The decedent has been identified as 27 year-old, Philip Snodgrass of Baldwin, Maryland. The second pedestrian, an adult male, was treated and released.
The driver of the Nissan was transported to an area hospital with minor injuries. The driver, who has been identified as 33 year-old, James B. Chandler, of Silver Spring, Maryland was arrested following his release from the hospital and charged with Involuntary Manslaughter.
The Metropolitan Police Department is asking anyone with information about this case to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
1021 7th Street, NW
A peek in the old Passenger’s window:
and Hogo’s:
91 H Street, NW
The owner tells me Chicken Rico is “slated to open this Thursday, 2/12/15 @ 10:30.”
You can see the menu from their Baltimore spot here.
Here’s a peek inside:
next to Walmart
7th and Massachusetts Ave, NW
Like the way it turning out?
Ed. Note: Still haven’t seen any more on a future RPM Italian restaurant in the building.
A nice twin to the new building (where the new CVS is coming):
Old NPR building prior to demo in 2013:
Image via opposition facebook page
Ed. Note: This property is formerly home to the Blinded Veterans Association.
Has anyone else heard plans about a strip club here?
A reader writes: “I just saw a flyer (opposing the strip club) about this [ 477 H St, NW] at Chinatown Coffee.”
No Strip Club in Penn Quarter_Mt Vernon Triangle, Washington, DC :
“Tell Developers we don’t want Strip Clubs in Penn Quarter or Mt. Vernon Triangle in Washington, DC. Say NO to Strip Club at 5th and H Streets, NW”
They also share this letter:
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Association of American Medical Colleges building at New York Avenue and Sixth, Seventh, and K Streets, NW
@MVTCID tweets us:
“New 10,000 sf lease at @AAMCtoday with @CVS_Extra just signed.”
425 I Street, NW entrance on 4th Street
A liquor license placard says Ottoman Taverna will be a:
“Mediterranean/Turkish Restaurant. Live entertainment for weekend brunch and occasional special events. Sidewalk Café with 74 seats and total occupancy load of 251.”
Previously Washington Business Journal reported:
“The menu will feature the traditional Turkish cuisine of his native country, including cold mezze dishes, spit-roasted meats, flatbreads and more. He hopes it will become a destination within D.C. as one of the only authentic Turkish restaurants…”
The owner of Alba Osteria is also opening Bistro L’hommage around the corner on K Street.