Thursday, December 1, 2011

Eastern Market reopens Friday - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:

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The fire, in April 2007, guttedx much of the 136-year-old markeyt and left its vendors without a permanent The District set up a temporary home for many of thos vendors nearby shortly afteethe blaze. Eastern at 7th and C streets SE, has now undergone a $22 million head-to-toe one many of its regulars have calledlong overdue. Although the cause of the fire has nevee beenofficially determined, it was widely believed to have been the resulft of faulty electrical wiring.
Eastern Market’s reopening will see many of its original vendore return to once again hawk everything from fres h meatsand cheeses, to flowers art and Longtime Capitol Hill resident Jim Zaniello is among regulars who are looking forward to returning to the “It’s exciting to know that all of our market familu will be back in the originapl building and that they will continued to be an important part of the Hill community for yearse to come,” he said. “Eastern Market is an integra l part of life onthe Hill.

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