Comments on: White House Farmers Market Draws Criticism Before Its Opening http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/09/17/white-house-farmers-market-draws-criticism-before-its-opening/ D.C. Restaurants and Food Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:09:30 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Yep, That’s Right, More Photos from the White House Farmers Market - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/09/17/white-house-farmers-market-draws-criticism-before-its-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-7598 Yep, That’s Right, More Photos from the White House Farmers Market - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:53:26 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=10616#comment-7598 [...] had a hard time extracting himself from the office by the start of the FreshFarms Market by the White House yesterday, so I missed all the politico-celebrity speech-making. Fortunately, there were only, say, [...] [...] had a hard time extracting himself from the office by the start of the FreshFarms Market by the White House yesterday, so I missed all the politico-celebrity speech-making. Fortunately, there were only, say, [...]

]]> By: Wrong http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/09/17/white-house-farmers-market-draws-criticism-before-its-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-7596 Wrong Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:11:08 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=10616#comment-7596 The issue isn't a closed Vermont Ave. It is the 1-2 lane blockages on both H and I streets at each end of the block. I travel on H every morning coming in and on I every evening going out. Last night there was a significant backup on I as a result of the blockage (they had huge dump trucks and a fire engine blocking each end of Vermont Ave. presumably to prevent a car-borne bomb. The issue isn't a closed Vermont Ave. It is the 1-2 lane blockages on both H and I streets at each end of the block. I travel on H every morning coming in and on I every evening going out.

Last night there was a significant backup on I as a result of the blockage (they had huge dump trucks and a fire engine blocking each end of Vermont Ave. presumably to prevent a car-borne bomb.

]]> By: Ron http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2009/09/17/white-house-farmers-market-draws-criticism-before-its-opening/comment-page-1/#comment-7553 Ron Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:08:11 +0000 http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/?p=10616#comment-7553 I drive that stretch of Vermont Avenue regularly during morning rush hour, and it is never congested. I just assumed this is why they chose that block for the market. I drive that stretch of Vermont Avenue regularly during morning rush hour, and it is never congested. I just assumed this is why they chose that block for the market.

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