Liberty Market on Mount Vernon Square
Situated on the grounds of the Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square, the Liberty Market has opened as an open-air farmers market open every Tuesday from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m. The market features produce, prepared foods and beverages, live music, and artists selling their works. Liberty Market takes its name from the historic Northern Liberties Market, a public market house that was located on Mount Vernon Square before the Carnegie Library. The market served the neighborhood, then called Northern Liberties, from 1846 into 1872 before the advent of refrigeration and supermarkets. Nearest Metro is Gallery Place-Chinatown, P6, X2 or 80 Metro Bus, or ride the Circulator.
4th Street Construction Started
The DC Department of Transportation has started the 4th Street NW streetscape construction on October 26th. The project will widen 4th Street NW and accommodate two-way traffic from L Street, NW south to Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Capitol Paving, a DC firm, was awarded the contract by DDOT, and construction should last nine months. Fourth Street is Phase II of the streetscape construction that started with the L Street streetscape completed in 2008 for the opening of Safeway.
