Photo by PoPville flickr user Pablo Raw
From a press release:
“The 2019-2020 ice-skating season at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden Ice Rink will begin November 15 and continue through March 15, weather permitting. Located on the National Mall between 7th and 9th Streets along Constitution Avenue NW, the ice rink remains a favorite DC destination, attracting thousands of visitors each year. (more…)
818 18th Street, NW
When Butter Chicken Company opened a couple weeks ago – folks were through the roof excited. Any early word? Did it meet your expectations?
Anyway you’ll soon be able to have a proper drink. (more…)
Thanks to Daniel for sending: “I love this place in L’Enfant plaza and noticed their menu looked different. Turns out they have already opened up a location in Arlington and are opening two more locations per their website – one in DC and one in Charlottesville.”
RONALD BEGAN BUILDING & INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER
1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW,
Washington, DC 20004
Coming Soon!
1701 Pennsylvania Ave, NW previously, briefly, home to an Eatsa
From an email:
“DC’s first-ever “cause-casual” advocacy restaurant, Immigrant Foods, is grand opening next month! A few takeaways:
A team of first-and-second-generation Americans is behind the restaurant: Limardo, a native Venezuelan who’s cooked around the world for years; political consultant and Seven Reasons co-owner Ezequiel Vázquez-Ger; and Peter Schechter, a global affairs specialist who served on the board of José Andrés’s ThinkFoodGroup’s DC restaurants for 14 years. (more…)
818 18th Street, NW
Hours are listed as Hours 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Update: Danielle reports, “They seem to open at 11:30, not at 9. We were pretty disappointed to see that breakfast butter chicken apparently is *not* happening.”
From an email:
“Fresh Butter Chicken served daily until we run out! Please call to inquire about the status if after 1:00PM.”
Another peek inside via Butter Chicken Company: (more…)
1301 K Street, NW via Compass Coffee
Thanks to Kristen for passing on the good news from Compass Coffee:
“New cafe alert We are officially open at 1301 K Street NW! ALL DRINKS ARE ON US TODAY AT THE NEW CAFE! Tell your work bestie and come through to celebrate with us!” (more…)
1201 K Street, NW. Photo by PoPville flickr user Ted Eytan
From a press release:
“Eaton DC has announced their decision to go beef-free for the month of October 2019. The hotel has decided to make this change in response to the record-breaking fires destroying the Amazon rainforest and the effect on the lives of her indigenous residents. Record fires are raging in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, with more than 2,500 fires currently burning. They are collectively emitting huge amounts of carbon, with smoke plumes visible thousands of kilometers away. The growing number of fires are the result of illegal forest clearing to create land for farming. Fires are set deliberately and spread easily in the dry season. (more…)
via National Building Museum
Thanks to Theresa for sending: “Total bummer – this place is a lifesaver in the winter”
From the National Building Museum:
“In 2020, the National Building Museum celebrates its 40th Anniversary–an exciting milestone in a remarkable trajectory of service since 1980. During this landmark year, we will reimagine how visitors experience our mission to inspire curiosity about the world we design and build in thrilling new ways.
As a valued Member of the National Building Museum, we want you to be among the first to know that the Museum will undergo an extensive restoration to the Great Hall’s 19th-century flooring. This means thatwe will close to the public during this construction work on Monday, December 2, 2019 and reopen in March 2020. (more…)
555 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. Photo by PoPville flickr user Tim Brown
Thanks to Hillary for sending:
“After more than 11 years and nearly 10 million visitors, we will be closing Dec. 31, 2019, but there is still time to visit.
You’re #OnDeadline to come and visit us for the FINAL time. Get 15% off tickets online!”
Ed. Note: In January we learned that Johns Hopkins University had acquired the property.
