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Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil

Phil captions:

“A juvenile Cooper’s hawk stands tall over its prey, a hapless pigeon. The hawk caught the pigeon in midair about 10 feet off the ground near Union Station.

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Accipiter cooperii

Rock dove (pigeon)
Columba livia
Lower Senate Park, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC”

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“Dear PoPville,

I heard second-hand that the Walgreens in Union Station rumors have been confirmed. Some of the merchants who are being displaced in the food court area, said that a Walgreens and possibly a Harris Teeter (although this part sounds unlikely) would be located in the food court area where the Indian restaurant currently is.

I would be so excited if this were true! Union Station needs a drugstore like crazy.”

Ed. Note: Do you think there’s enough room for a Walgreens and a Harris Teeter? Would it even make sense to have both? Maybe it’ll be one of those big Walgreens that have a significant grocery section?


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@chuckwestover tweets us:

“Hey @PoPville, cops not letting folks into North entrance of metro at Union Station. Might be a #Ferguson sit in?”

Via text he adds – “cops making people enter metro through the south entrance.”

Another reader confirms it’s a Ferguson protest.


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From an email:

Lunar Massage Grand Opening in Union Station – 15% off this weekend. We’re upstairs next to Claire’s on the mezzanine back towards Express, on the east side of the station.”

This is now their 4th location:

Mt Vernon Triangle – 1101a 5th St NW
Adams Morgan – 1768 Columbia Rd 2nd Fl NW
Dupont – 1515 17th St 3rd Fl NW
Union Station – 50 Massachusetts NE


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From a press release:

“ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, the Southeast Asian restaurant created by Chipotle Mexican Grill, will open the doors to a new location in Washington, D.C.’s historic Union Station, 40 Massachusetts Ave, NE, in the West Hall on Wednesday, November 19.

“Union Station is a dynamic and exciting new location for ShopHouse and we look forward to sharing the bold flavors of our menu with a new community of commuters and travelers,” said Tim Wildin, brand director for ShopHouse. “Our menu is designed to be flavorful, exciting and convenient, making it ideal for the fast-paced travelers coming through the station.”

In celebration of its newest location, ShopHouse will partner with Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), the largest hunger relief organization in the Washington metro area and a member of Feeding America, for a grand opening fundraiser. Customers who visit the Union Station location on opening day, Wednesday, November 19, and mention the fundraiser or show the flyer, will have 100% of the proceeds from their meal donated to CAFB (up to $5,000).

ShopHouse’s menu is influenced by the traditional ingredients, flavors and cooking techniques of Southeast Asia, and the restaurant gets its name from traditional shophouses, a common form of architecture in Southeast Asia in which families live upstairs and operate restaurants or fresh markets on the ground floor. The ShopHouse model closely resembles Chipotle, including a commitment to serving food made with the highest quality ingredients from more sustainable sources, preparing food in an open kitchen using classic cooking techniques, and serving customers in an interactive format that allows each individual to pick and choose exactly what goes into their own order. The entire ShopHouse menu is gluten- and dairy-free.

The restaurant will be open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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2nd and H Street, NE

Station House’s website says:

“Discover luxury Washington, DC apartments designed for the way you want to live now. Smart, connected, in tune. From the chic lobby to your chef’s kitchen, from the pet spa to the rooftop pool, from the party room to the gaming lounge to the buzzing H Street Corridor, move effortlessly through your life with style. Feeling at home has never felt quite like this.”

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