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Curbside Pickup Made Easier
March 26, 2020The city is setting up curbside pickup zones near restaurants to make it easier for customers to get food and beverages to go.
The District Department of Transportation has installed signage at 20 locations across the city designating temporary pick-up and drop-off zones. Here is a map of where they are located.
They will be in effect through the end of the declared public health emergency.
Additionally, DDOT said restaurants can also request a permit for a temporary pick-up and drop-off zone through their Business Improvement Districts, ANCs and Main Street organizations. DDOT has waived fees for those permits.
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Once Bank of Presidents, Riggs is Now a Luxury Hotel
February 12, 2020Riggs Washington DC, an independent hotel from international hospitality group, Lore Group, is now open.
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Located on the downtown corner of 9th and F Street in a historic building once home to Riggs National Bank, known as the "Bank of Presidents,” the design invokes the spirit of the former bank while preserving and restoring much of the property's original design features to reimagine the storied building for the modern traveler.
The181-room property features playful nods to the building's rich past, drawing on the parallels between the activities that take place in banks and at hotels to offer something personal and serendipitous around every corner.
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Upon entering Riggs, guests are welcomed into the building's original barrel-vaulted lobby where the hotel's expansive ceilings are adorned with impressive and elaborate coffers. A medallion of Juno Moneta, the Goddess of Money, presides over the room, while original features have been given a new lease of life and the grandeur of the building embraced to create a welcoming and inspired hotel that is deeply rooted in D.C. and its impressive history.
A total of 15 suites are available, including the two-bedroom Riggs Suite within the original bank boardroom and four 'First Lady' suites that are inspired by the eccentricities of a select few Presidents' unsung better halves: Ida McKinley's green thumb, Angelica Van Buren's opulence, Louisa Adams' intense love for music and Caroline Harrison's extensive collection of porcelain.
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The hotel's restaurant Café Riggs is inspired by the grand brasseries of Europe, with a modern and reimagined approach that focuses on sustainable products.
There’s also a rooftop with 2,500-square foot space of panoramic views over the city and a roof enclosure with a 1,500-square foot terrace.
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Artists & Fleas Coming to Georgetown
January 7, 2020Artists & Fleas is coming to Georgetown this spring in the150-year old building formerly occupied by Dean & Deluca which closed last August.
Launched in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 15 years ago, Artists & Fleas has cultivated creative communities of local artists, vintage curators, designers, tastemakers, and shoppers in New York City and Los Angeles.
This artisan marketplace will feature about 15 “artists, designers, collectors, creators,” a food and beverage component, and a space with room for events and a marketplace with rotating vendors, according to co-founder Ronen Glimer.
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