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This is pretty neat: Femme Fatale DC describes themselves as a “a platform for womyn creatives and entrepreneurs to collaborate in sharing their passions” and they just opened a new pop-up at 3224 11th Street NW, where the Willow pop-up was before. The shop hosts events and serves as a shop for entrepreneurs and artists, with things like…

This is a welcome development: a Chinese restaurant called Queen’s English is coming to 3410 11th Street NW, formerly where The Good Silver and Kangaroo Boxing Club were. Eater reports the chef is Henji Cheung, formerly the executive chef at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. A sign in the door says now hiring, and…

With all the news today from 11th Street and technology, Mayor Muriel Bowser and Ward 4 Councilman Brandon Todd have issued a proclamation. For one, they’ve announced our area will be henceforth called the CoHi Landing Technology Corridor. The rebranding will include the area from 16th Street to Georgia Avenue and Spring Road to Florida…

Lots of technology news today in the area. A real estate developer has announced that the dog park at 11th and Park, sometimes called 11th and Bark, will be replaced by a new facility for bitcoin mining. The property surprisingly went up for sale a few months ago, leading to an effort to buy it…

This is interesting. Local nightlife mainstay Wonderland has announced they will only be accepting cryptocurrency like Bitcoin going forward. The idea grew out of the difficulty of using cash and credit cards at the bar, especially late at night. They announced in a press release: “No one uses cash anymore, and after 11 pm basically…

Well, this is cool! A blockchain store is opening on 11th Street, in the space at the corner of 11th and Lamont that used to be the laundromat, bakery and takeout restaurant. The owners say in a press release that it will take advantage of DC’s booming tech scene and the interest in blockchain in…

Sweet! Sonny’s Pizza and the adjoining No Kisses cocktail bar open today. The spots, from the crew behind Colony Club, announced on Instagram that today’s the day. I stopped by last week for their soft opening and enjoyed it. The menu consists of square pizza by the slice or a whole pie, Italian sandwiches on…

This is too bad –Maple, the tasty, understated Italian restaurant at 3418 11th Street NW, will be closing March 30. According to a press release from the owners, it will be replaced by another Italian spot, Ossobucco Ristorante. Maple’s owners will be opening a winery in Virginia as well. If you haven’t been to Maple, check…