Washington, D.C
The Ned, a Luxe Membership Club Born in London, Is Coming to D.C.
The pinnacle of an Art Deco-era building near the White House will welcome two new restaurants this winter — but the masses won’t be able to actually eat there.
Meet Ned’s Club Washington D.C., an elite downtown club where members will mix and mingle across three upper floors formerly home to iconic institutions Riggs Bank and American Security and Trust Company (734 15th Street NW). The Ned, birthed in 2017 by a pair of Soho House bigwigs as “a space for the discerning” in London, expanded to NYC and Qatar’s capital of Doha in 2022. The fourth edition in D.C. will be its first club-only location that caters exclusively to members.
Up in NYC, the Ned is nestled in the 167-room NoMad hotel and features dining establishments the public can also enjoy. That includes Cecconi’s — a modern Italian restaurant serving pastas, pizza, and seafood — and Little Ned, a Prohibition-era cocktail bar with small plates and views of the Empire State Building.
In D.C., Ned’s Club will house two private restaurants called the Loft Restaurant and Rooftop Terrace. Members can dine and drink while soaking up 12th-story views of President’s Park, the 82-acre landscaped grounds that call the White House and the U.S. Treasury building home. Menu details are slim for now, other than the fact Ned’s plans to use local and global ingredients in its drinks and food. The executive chef will also be revealed soon.
The number of members Ned’s Club will accept in D.C. is TBD, and the fee to join is being finalized soon. Applications go live in May, but there’s a inquiry page here. The Ned comes from Soho House founder Nick Jones and billionaire investor Ron Burkle, whose public company Soho House & Co Inc. oversees both global brands.
Per the NY Post, Ned NoMad opened with a $5,000-annual membership fee (plus an $1,500 initiation charge) and immediately attracted A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Rihanna. The under-30 set and existing Soho House members get a discounted rate.
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The Ned, which originated in London’s former Midland Bank headquarters, gets its name from the building’s 1920s-era designer Sir Edwin ‘Ned’ Lutyens. The space includes a private members’ club, Ned’s Club, and a private events floor, alongside 10 restaurants and 250 bedrooms.
Ned’s Club Washington D.C., situated atop the 12-story Walker Building and an old bank, is going for a “Roaring ’20s” vibe. A 60,000-square-foot branch of nonprofit Milken Institute, which owns the six-building complex, is opening below next year.
“We’re not just providing physical spaces but an environment that reimagines networking, entertainment, dining and events in an iconic building and location that only D.C. could offer,” says group managing director Gareth Banner, in a statement.
Adaptive reuse of century-old downtown buildings into dining destinations is a hot trend right now, with NYC import La Grande Boucherie having just debuted nearby inside the old Federal-American National Bank Building.
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The Ned’s interior spaces will sport their own names, like the Drawing Room and Conservatory. Rooms across the 10th floor pay tribute to former U.S. presidents. The Dining Room, filled with stained-glass fixtures, handsome wooden accents, and “sun-drenched dining settings,” is meant to evoke the Kennedy years. The Library transitions from a leisurely area by day to a nighttime lounge with an elegant bar and fireplace.
One permanent art collection entitled No President speaks to historic gender inequality in the nearby Oval Office with works from 46 American female artists. A second gallery will showcase all-local artists either born, raised, or trained here, with commissions ranging from “museum-level names” to rising talent.
Membership perks include monthly happenings like CEO-led workshops, rare whisky tastings, panel discussions, live music, and invites to offsite sporting and cultural events. Members across New York, London, and Doha can access all of Ned’s Clubs globally until the end of 2025.
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man was stabbed to death in Northwest D.C. early Saturday morning, according to D.C. police.
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Officers responded to the 2900 block of 14th Street NW shortly before 1:00 a.m., where the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact the police at (202) 727-9099 or text a tip to 50411.
Additional details were not immediately available.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Beneficial rain
- Muggy, warm temperatures to start the weekend
- Scattered afternoon showers & a few storms again Saturday
- Drier and nice for Sunday
There’s a 40% chance of showers and a few storms in the afternoon and evening Saturday.
Sunday looks like it will bring the best weather of the weekend. We’ll start to see some cooler, drier air come in.
Big-time heat may be coming right back to the D.C. area by Wednesday of next week.
Weather radar
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10-day forecast
QuickCast
SATURDAY:
Partly sunny
Muggy
Scattered showers & storms (40% chance)
Highs: middle 80s
SUNDAY:
Decreasing clouds
Lower humidity
Highs: mid 80s
MONDAY:
Mostly sunny
Highs: upper 80s
SUNSET: 8:35 p.m.
AVERAGE HIGH: 89° // AVERAGE low: 72°
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Washington, D.C., has been a popular spot this summer, especially since it’s the nation’s 250th anniversary. And it’s where many Grand Canyon University students have traveled, including the campus’s student body leaders.
Associated Students of GCU President Judah Floyd and Vice President Gracie Zimbardi traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Campus Victory Forum conference and celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary of signing the Declaration of Independence.
“It was a humbling opportunity to be able to represent GCU and be poured into by so many admirable Christian leaders,” Floyd said. “It reminds me of the leader I want to be as a Christ follower and as someone who’s been put in a position to have influence on the students of GCU.”
The three-day conference was organized by Campus Victory, an organization empowering collegiate leaders to step into civic engagement. It featured workshops, sessions and activities that equipped students with practical tools to step into their leadership roles.
Roughly 250 student leaders from universities all around the country traveled to the nation’s capital for the conference, where they met and heard from politicians and community leaders, including U.S. Rep. Eli Crane of Arizona.
He addressed the young crowd with a personal testimony about his experience in public leadership and gave an empowering message from 1 Timothy 4:12, which reads, “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”
He encouraged students to boldly press on in their positions despite their young age.
Sharing a home state with Crane was made extra special to Floyd and Zimbardi when Crane invited all Arizona students backstage to meet and have conversations with him.
“He was phenomenal,” Zimbardi said. “He talked about how being firm in our faith is so important in this time, and though we are young leaders, we do have the knowledge, experience and people to look up to, so use it. It was so inspiring to hear from him.”
When sessions concluded, students explored significant landmarks, including memorials, museums, and federal and local government buildings.
Everything was decked out in red, white and blue, with flags and banners hanging everywhere to commemorate the milestone anniversary.
Celebratory events unfolded one after another on Independence Day, finishing with the largest fireworks show in history. Some 850,000 pyrotechnic effects were detonated over 40 minutes, with thousands gathered for the once-in-a-lifetime event.
Floyd waited five hours in line to attend Salute to America 250, which concluded yearlong celebratory festivities. The six-hour event on the National Mall featured presidential remarks, musical performances and military flyovers.
“President Donald Trump talked about how America is really a land of people of faith and people who overcome challenges time after time,” Floyd said. “It really rekindled in us the spirit of liberty that we all carry as Americans and the importance of defending that liberty for generations to come.”
Military veterans were brought onstage and honored for their commitment to serving the country. Flags from every generation of America were displayed, and singer Lee Greenwood led the crowd in singing “God Bless the U.S.A.”
The World Cup was happening at the same time. While Floyd and Zimbardi were in Washington, D.C., they witnessed another level of patriotism when a Team USA vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina watch party, complete with a projector screen, was organized in front of the U.S. Congress.
“Thousands of people all wearing U.S.A. jerseys were shouting and screaming and spraying water in the sky when we scored a goal. It was deafening,” Floyd said.
As the start of academic year approaches, Floyd and Zimbardi’s tenure as student body president and vice president will soon commence.
The duo said that participating in the Campus Victory Forum conference, networking with student body presidents and vice presidents from other universities, and witnessing everyone’s patriotism prepared them to lead with passion and boldness.
“It means a lot to me that someone in this organization thought of us, GCU, and said, ‘We need them there.’ Zimbardi said. “It was really unique hearing from other students about how they do things at other universities.
“We got to sit down and spitball back and forth. We talked about things like, ‘Wow, that’s what works for you? We are struggling in that area, do you mind if we try it?’ Having conversations like that is extremely helpful, and it is cool how unified we can all become.”
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