The museum’s main exhibition on gentrification will be split into mini-exhibits and displayed at public libraries until the museum reopens in October.

Officials say it will mark a “new era” for the second-most popular museum in the world.

The “dump” is getting a $3.4 million facelift.

The school’s renovation costs were originally estimated at $71 million.

They expect it to close sometime next year, and re-open in 2020.

On Saturday, a stately building on Pennsylvania Avenue SE that had fallen into disrepair was given a second lease on life, as members of the community gathered to celebrate its re-opening after significant and long overdue renovations.

Penn Quarter restaurant Poste will be closed Feb. 15-26 for renovations. They plan interior replacements and furniture upgrades. You can check out the pre-renovations Poste one last time tonight as it hosts the International Food and Wine Festival’s The Spirit of the Festival After Hours Reception. The event will feature drinks from Gina Chersevani (PS7s), Simo Ahmadi (Equinox), Dennis Burns (Aria), Owen Thomson (Bourbon), and Rico Wisner (Poste). Tickets are $40 and include four…

The Examiner reports that the “Social” Safeway, located at 1855 Wisconsin Ave NW, will close on Sunday for extensive renovations. While residents in this toney Northwest D.C. neighborhood still have plenty of other grocery shopping options (there’s a Whole Foods up the road in Glover Park, and a Giant a little north of there), Safeway is also offering folks who live in ZIP codes surrounding the store free delivery with online orders. There are…