A few of these deserve their own posts, but, well....

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DECLARATION DECLARING: A
press release from Grosvenor says that
Declaration will be opening at
F1rst, in mid-March, as the building's first full-service dining option. "This new location will be double the size of its counterpart in [Shaw] and will offer pizza and Philadelphia-oriented menu items, including some ballpark staples." The release also says that
Barre3 will open in
spring late summer or fall [error in press release, I'm told]. With these openings, only one retail space at F1rst remains unleased.
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BARRACKS DECIDING: The
Record of Decision and
Final EIS for the new
Bachelor Enlisted Quarters have been published, ending a study phase that feels like it began in 1936. The chosen site plan is to build the new BEQ immediately to the north of the barracks at 7th and L, SE (Building 25), which will spell doom for either some or all of the athletic field (it's been so long, I don't remember anymore). Read the
MBEIS web site for actual details that aren't from memory.
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PEPCO DISRUPTING: ANC 6D07 Commissioner Fascett reports that
PEPCO will be digging up portions M Street SE between 1st and 6th and 1st south of M to install underground pipes and then cables during February and March. Watch for daytime traffic disruptions weekdays and Saturdays.
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WILLOW VALENTINING: If you are in a red-heart mood on Saturday (Feb. 10), retail boutique
Willow is having a Valentine's Day party, from 11 am to 7 pm. There will be valentine-making, cupcakes, a photo booth, and more. (Strangely, the valentines give out all
look like this.)
Willow is in the ground floor of
Arris, on Water Street across from District Winery, just north of the Yards Park.