I’ve yet to attend a briefing on the new convention center headquarters hotel, which is to be built on the block bounded by 9th, Mass, and L. Here’s a great post summarizing Marriott’s presentation to the Blagden Alley and Naylor Court Association last week. Of note, digging for the hotel should start within a year, […]
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Loading ...One of my favorite convention center events has finally arrived: the Washington Home and Garden Show opens today and runs through Sunday! As I’ve got several landscaping and home improvement projects in mind for this spring/summer/fall, I can’t wait to mingle with potential contractors, get some new ideas, and check out the awesome exhibits.Washington […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Washington Business Journal reports that Marriott plans to build a Courtyard by Marriott and a Residence Inn, as well as some lively retail, on the property it’s amassed at 9th and L Streets, NW. This land was originally acquired to be part of the convention center hotel, which will now be confined to […]
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...The Washington Business Journal reports that the WCCA has issued an RFP “for a retail broker and property manager to oversee 12 outside retail spaces at Walter E. Washington Convention Center.”
(1 votes, average: 5 out of 5) Loading ...Thanks to Drew for reporting that the long-awaited/long-delayed Chatman’s D’Vine Bakery and Cafe will open for business this Saturday! Having previewed some delicious baked goods from this new establishment before, I can’t wait to be able to indulge on a regular basis!Photo Credit: Drew
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Metropolitan Cooking and Entertaining Show is this Saturday and Sunday at the Convention Center. The show promises to be a fun, exciting, and unique experience for cooking and entertaining enthusiasts and novices of all ages, and vendors and suppliers alike. And with the holidays just around the corner, who doesn’t need a little […]
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Convention center being renamed to honor former mayor
Washington Business Journal – Monday, October 29, 2007
by Erin Killian, Staff Reporter
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...The Human Rights Campaign (“HRC”) hosts its 11th Annual National Dinner at the convention center this Saturday night (October 6, 2007). The National Dinner is HRC’s largest gala dinner, and this year’s event is sold out (find out how to put your name on a waiting list for tickets here). Each year, the National Dinner’s […]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...As construction will not likely start for 2 years, a construction watch for the new convention center hotel is a little pre-mature. But in the spirit of excitement preceding the Mayor’s formal announcement today at 11:30 at 9th and L, I figured I’d post the first of what I hope will be a photo-documentary of […]
(3 votes, average: 4.33 out of 5) Loading ...It’s not a good press day for the convention center. First, as Anon pointed out in the comments, two articles appear in today’s Washington Times: one focusing on the Convention Center’s failings relating to its retail spaces, and one discussing a lawsuit filed by nearby businesses regarding promises made by the WCCA relating to grants […]
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