Washington, D.C
Coming soon to D.C.: The Wharf’s phase 2
The $3.6 billion Wharf improvement will probably be full subsequent month with the opening of section two, which options eating places by superstar cooks, a luxurious apartment constructing with a $12 million penthouse, The Atlantic’s new headquarters, and 20 further retailers and eating places.
- Upon completion, you’ll stroll the mile-long waterfront from the fish market to Ft. McNair.
Why it issues: The Wharf’s second section completes the large challenge that radically modified D.C’s Southwest waterfront, turning the as soon as sleepy space primarily identified for its fish market right into a bustling hub.
Right here’s a few of what’s coming:
- Hell’s Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay’s TV-inspired restaurant serving steak and seafood (coming late this fall).
- Gordon Ramsay Fish & Chips (coming late this fall)
- Philippe by Philippe Chow, a New York mainstay serving conventional Chinese language meals.
- Milk and Honey Cafe, Thompson Hospitality’s widespread all-day brunch spot.
- Slice of Matchbox, the fast-casual model of widespread pizza restaurant Matchbox.
- Limani, elevated Mediterranean meals with a location proper on the water.
- Pendry, the waterfront lodge may have three eating ideas of its personal (lodge and restaurant ideas opening on Oct. 26).
- Three new parks meant for locating some peace all through the day.
Some areas, together with the Tides residences, are already open.
Zoom in: This section of The Wharf will really feel a bit extra buttoned up — you begin with flip-flops on the fish market and work your method as much as heels when you get to the brand new stuff towards the southern finish, developer Monty Hoffman tells Axios.
- Hoffman, who lives in a apartment at The Wharf, says he’s particularly enthusiastic about Bar Pendry, seeing it as a superb pregame and post-game spot.
- He additionally describes Moonraker, a Japanese-inspired rooftop bar and restaurant contained in the Pendry, as an incredible spot for a nightcap.
As a result of builders enlisted inside designers for indoor and outside areas, count on to see elevated touches exterior too. Such because the outside chandeliers close to the Pendry Lodge and a marble fountain close to the Amaris condos.
What we’re watching: Hoffman, who just lately launched a $65 million improvement fund to finance new initiatives, can be engaged on a close-by challenge at Buzzard’s Level.
Washington, D.C
Union fights for DC Circulator staff as system phase out begins Tuesday
WASHINGTON (7News) — We’ve known that the DC Circulator buses in the District will be gone by the end of the year, but starting Tuesday, 90 bus employees will be laid off.
This is part of the city’s phase-out process to a bus system that has been around for two decades.
Since 2005, it has had an attractive, popular bus system. The DC Circulator bus system had 1.9 million riders last year and nearly 300 employees. About 78 Circulator employees have landed jobs with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), however, they will lose their seniority, and start at lower wages and different shifts.
Union reps have criticized transportation officials over the treatment of the circulator workforce.
READ MORE | Transit workers rally against DC Circulator shutdown, calls for Metro to take over
Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 689, one of the unions that represents the workers says it will continue to fight to retain current pay rates. It claims circulator employees had five-year contracts, and job security through 2028. But the mayor abruptly cut Circulator funding from this year’s budget.
Both sides spoke at a recent council transportation committee hearing.
“This has been bungled from the start DDOT never reached out to have any conversations with us, and the mayor’s office appears to have lost my number. However, to address the DDOT director and the mayor directly, let me be clear, we did not want to be here today,” said Matthew Girardi, Political & Communications Director for ATU Local 689.
”Behind me sit anxious parents, brothers, sisters, daughters and sons who have only wanted to do their jobs to the best of their abilities and to provide decent lives to their families. Currently, because there is no plan, the median DC Circulator employee is slated to lose by our estimate $76,062,” Girardi added.
READ MORE | Metro wants to fill gap from impacted DC Circulator routes, extend overnight service
Starting today, Oct. 1, routes will also begin to see changes. ‘
Service to Rosslyn-Dupont Circle will end, altering bus arrival times everywhere else to every 20 minutes instead of every 10 minutes. Late-night service on the Woodley Park-Adams Morgan and Georgetown-Union Station routes are also ending.
”DDOT and WMATA have worked to leverage Metro bus’ extensive network to provide continued bus access for Circulator customers, enhance service to key destinations,” said Sharon Kershbaum, Director of the District Department of Transportation.
“Upon the termination of the Circulator service on December 31, WMATA will provide expanded and supplemental bus service on key alternative routes to address the gaps from the legacy Circulator routes,” Kershbaum said.
For the Rosslyn-Dupont Circle route, D.C. bus route 38-B will now provide extended service between Rosslyn and Farragut Square during peak weekend hours. Metro bus routes 31 and 33 will be merged into a single route along H and I streets Northwest to Union Station.
Washington, D.C
Infant’s death ruled a homicide in DC, police seek answers
WASHINGTON – D.C. police are investigating the death of a 1-year-old over the weekend as a homicide.
Police identified the victim as Journee Moore, who lives in Upper Marlboro.
Around 10:45 Saturday night, police got a call about a child in cardiac arrest inside an apartment building at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Rodman Street in Northwest D.C.
Moore was taken to Children’s National Hospital where she later died.
Sunday, the Medical Examiner’s Office did an autopsy and discovered Moore had multiple blunt force trauma injuries, and have determined her death was a homicide.
“That’s crazy. A 1-year-old, I just can’t get over the fact that it’s a 1-year-old. The baby is 1. Who would want to do something like that to a child?” said Lisha Quarles, who is a caretaker for a man who lives inside the apartment.
“I can’t even think about it. It’s too sad,” said Yana Vierboon, who lives in the neighborhood.
FOX 5 has learned the incident appears to be domestic in nature.
No charges have been filed at this time nor have any suspects been named.
Washington, D.C
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