@meagansham 29m29 tweets us that insane photo above:
“Absolutely absurd riding conditions on @wmata red line at Union Station this morning @PoPville. No mention of delays.”
Union Station
Photo of Union Station food court tweeted to us by @vplus
Thanks to a reader for updating us on the Walgreens coming to Union Station:
“I spoke with an employee of Union Station this morning. He confirmed that the Walgreens will be located in the back of the food court, as discussed below. It’s not scheduled to open for 10 months, however! The other construction going on in the Union Station food court is mostly to create as-yet-unrented retail spaces. He confirmed that a Dunkin Donuts was originally supposed to go in by the Bojangles, but that those papers have not yet been signed. He also said that another Chipotle would be opening in the food court, even though there’s already a Chipotle on the first floor of Union Station. He speculated that the reason Chipotle would want to open two restaurants in the same building is that the original Chipotle is hugely busy and has consistently long lines.”
Thanks to @msager for tweeting us that Godiva Chocolatier had closed in Union Station. Fortunately Neuhaus Chocolatier is still open around the corner if you’re in need of a fix!
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.
Cooper’s hawk
Accipiter cooperii
Rock dove (pigeon)
Columba livia
Lower Senate Park, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC”
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Photo by PoPville flickr user Phil
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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?
Thanks to a reader for sending. It’s particularly strange because they only just opened relatively recently back in 2012. Maybe Dunkin Donuts will take the space…
From Union Station:
@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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lower lever 50 Massachusetts Ave, NE
A tipster who has provided some very accurate tips in the past says that word is Dunkin Donuts and a Walgreens are coming to the Union Station Food Court. Stay tuned.
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