Back in May we admired the new Swedish sauna looking waiting room for buses in Union Station. Check out the new kiosk they just built:
Awesome. They refer to it as a “Retail Pavilion” so I assume it will sell magazines, drinks and such – we’ll revisit when it opens.
From a press release:
Union Market, the highly acclaimed food market redeveloped by EDENS, one of the nation’s leading retail real estate owners and developers, announced today that FRESHFARM Markets will open a producer-only farmers market on July 21, 2013. This additional FRESHFARM Markets’ location will be open every Sunday from July 21 – October 27, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
The FRESHFARM Market at Union Market will be located outside of Union Market on Neal Place, with over ten local farmers and artisanal producers providing fresh produce and other local goods.
FRESHFARM Markets operates 11 producer-only farmers markets that provide vital economic opportunities for local farmers and artisanal producers, and innovative outreach programs that educate the public about food and related environmental issues. These farmers markets include more than 150 farmers and producers from five states who farm more than 10,000 acres. The markets attract over 380,000 shoppers annually in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia.
In order to lower economic barriers to fresh local foods, FRESHFARM Markets accepts SNAP (Food Stamps/EBT) and other nutritional benefits and matches what SNAP shoppers spend with free Matching Dollars. The organization gave away $47,000 to low income shoppers in 2012.
“FRESHFARM Markets created our first Northeast DC FRESHFARM Market on H Street, NE in 2004 and we look forward to adding this new market to bring more fresh, healthy food and our SNAP and Matching Dollars program to the community,” says Bernadine Prince, Co-Executive Director of FRESHFARM Markets.
To celebrate the opening of the market Red Hen Owner/Chef Mike Friedman will be doing a Chef-at-Market cooking demonstration from 11:00 a.m. to 12noon.
243 K Street, NE
In late May we learned that Indigo Indian restaurant was coming to the former Franklin’s Corner Store at 3rd and K St, NE. These are the folks who have a booth at Eastern Market and are hoping to open here in July/August.
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“Construction coming along at Indigo, new Indian restaurant at 3rd & K NE. They just put up the signage a couple of days ago.”
1110 Congress St NE by 3rd and L St, NE
This morning @UnionKitchenDC tweeted the photo above and wrote:
“@DDOTDC is shutting down our flower planting.”
You have been warned.
1222 1st Street, NE
@ZoeTillman tweeted the news yesterday:
“Cue the sad slow jam: Ibiza Nightclub filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on July 3 http://bit.ly/10IVbfQ”
And in more bad news ANC Rep @TonyTGoodman tweets:
“Yet another Ibiza incident: ABRA show-cause hearing tomorrow for assault, sale to minor, interfering w/ investigation & more.”
Back in late May we learned the club, including “nude dancing license” was for sale for $4.5 Million.
From @DCPoliceDept around 3am:
“1D SHOOTING/5TH & K ST NE/LOF B/M ORANGE JACKET”
Update from MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating two suspects wanted in connection with an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon in the area of 5th and K Street, NE.
On Saturday, June 29, 2013, at approximately 4:05 am, a transgender female was walking in the area of 5th and K Street, NE when she was approached by two adult male subjects who attempted to rob her. During the course of the robbery, one of the subjects produced a handgun and fired at the complainant, striking her. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to a local hospital where she was treated for non life-threatening injuries. The descriptions of the suspects are as follows:
Suspect one: Black male, 19-20 years of age, light complexion, dreadlocks, last seen wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and a red jacket tied around his waist, armed with a handgun.
Suspect two: Black male, dark complexion.
Anyone with information about this case is asked 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. The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any assault committed in the District of Columbia.”
@Vplus tweets us a number of messed up cross walks. He writes:
“Weeks since my first video documenting this, the crosswalk at 4th and K NE in DC still time travel downward, throwing off pedestrians. Watch the countdown. This also happens at 6th & K NE (video shortly) and probably elsewhere.”
@IAFF36 tweets around 6:40pm Sunday night:
“Explosion – 315 L St NE – rear of address, reported backpack explosion, @DCPoliceDept bomb response enroute, FD staging to assist #dcfd”
and
“Update – 300blk L St NE – #DCFD assisting @DCPoliceDept inv report of backpack explosion, full box alarm w/ HazMat, Foam units & EMS staging”
More info as it becomes available.
A reader confirms some sort of explosion and tweets us @PoPville:
“we heard. V loud.”
Another sends via email:
“Here’s a photo of some people on the street responding after the recent ‘boom’ heard on 3&L. I was on 4&L when it happened, definitely felt a small shockwave. We walked back up so our friends could check on their house, but then turned away so were weren’t walking towards the blast. All the students in that dorm were on their balconies and people were all coming out of their houses to investigate.”
Update from @IAFF36:
“Update – 300blk L St NE – #DCFD & @DCPoliceDept continuing to investigate, Fire Investigator requested, no inj reported”
Update from @nbcwashington:
“DC Police think fireworks, not bomb, caused small explosion in alley on K St, NE.”
1309 5th Street, NE
From a press release:
“Union Market will host Washington D.C.’s first drive-in movie experience, which will screen on Fridays. Watch classic Washington D.C.- centric films on Union Market’s 3-story wall. Pre-show festivities will include music, contests and special giveaways. A variety of Union Market vendors will also participate, serving food, drinks and fun snacks.
The DC Drive-In is free to attend, however reservations are suggested for cars. Don’t have a car? There will be a picnic area in the parking lot for bikers and walkers – no reservations are required for the picnic area. The schedule for the DC Drive-In is as follows:
July 12th
Dr. Strangelove (or) How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
July 19th
Distinguished Gentleman
July 26th
The American President
August 2nd
No Way Out
The DC Drive-In is a free event made in partnership with Reel Plan and a generous grant from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. To make reservations, please visit www.dcdrivein.com.
WHEN: Fridays beginning July 12th
Films begin at 9:00PM”
Thanks to a reader for sending word about a Polaroid Fotobar coming to Union Station:
UNION STATION – Washington D.C.
OPENING – JULY 2013
The reader writes it’ll be located in “the space will be at the end of Union Station by the McDonalds (obviously, from the reflections in the pic!)”
Engadget explains that it is:
where you can go and have your digital photos professionally printed…each staffed with so-called Photenders to help you get the best results, and equipped with a “patent-pending proprietary technology” that’ll let you wirelessly transfer photos from your phone to a workstation. What’s more, the stores won’t just be producing glossy photos, but what Polaroid describes as handcrafted pieces using canvas, metal, acrylic, wood or bamboo — those will be shipped to the customer within 72 hours.
Sounds cool.