Dupont Circle, the place to be
Large crowd in Dupont Circle to watch the World Cup games; some large television screens were set up and people camped out on every inch of lawn.
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Why Safeway's blueberry pricing is a problem
It may seem mad to write a second post about the price of blueberries in Adams Morgan. Nonetheless, there's a point to be made. To recap: At Harris Teeter on Kalorama Road and Giant in Columbia Heights you can buy two pints of blueberries for $5.00 and $4.99 respectively, or about 15.5 cents per ounce. The Safeway on Columbia Road was selling blueberries this weekend at two six ounce packages for $3.99 per package or 66.5 cents per ounce. The latest: Tuesday night the price of blueberries at Safeway was $6.99 per pint or 43.6 cents per ounce. In sum, it will cost you $14 to buy two pints of blueberries at Safeway but if you shop at Harris Teeter or Giant you will pay $5 for two pints, a $9 difference. One of the reasons why the eating habits of people is an issue in urban areas is because stores such as Safeway overprice the food products that people should be buying. It's also why the idea of a 1 cent tax per ounce on soda was a bad idea. The soda tax doesn't f...