Posts from — December 2007

Café Tropé to replace 21P (at 21st & P), featuring
French-Caribbean food.

See “Aioli Meditalian Gourmet in Dupont Circle,”

Childe Harold is closing. See “An Early D.C. Stage For
Musical Greats Has Quiet Last Call”

Health Bar is now Cafe 1612.

See “Don Graham’s New Pad: Rumor has it that the
Washington Post Company chair has bought in Dupont”

See plans for redesign of 17th St:
http://www.dupontcircle.biz/17thStreet/

Dupont Circle stores are decorating their windows for
the holidays:
http://www.dupontcircle.biz/holiday/

Jack Evans plans to hold a forum to hear ideas about
Dupont Down Under. See “Dupont Down Under resurfaces,”

See images from the High Heel Race:
Dupont’s High-Heel Race Isn’t a Drag
Dupont Circle High Heels Race - the Video
http://www.metroweekly.com/scene/?k=935
http://news.sky.com/skynews/video/videoplayer/0,,31200-1290932,.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njxfV2jG9OU

Stats on Greater Dupont:
http://zipskinny.com/index.php?zip=20009

Garden District is opening 2nd location at 14th &
Church. See “Coming Spring 2008: Our 2nd Store”

Universal Gear now open at 1529 14th St. 17th & Q
location is vacant.

New cafe at 1529 14th St. See “Artfully Chocolate
Kingsbury Confections Now Open!”

Go Mama Go founder Noi Chudnoff passed away November
6th. See “The Shopkeeper Whose Sign Was ‘Open’”

Restaurant “Policy” coming to 1902-1904 14th St (by
T). See “Coming Soon”

See “Ten-Story Project proposed for 14th & U NW”

Republic Gardens has closed. See “Weeding the Gardens:
How debt and disputes prompted the eviction of a U
Street institution”

See profile of U Street Wine and Beer, at 1351 U St:
“Glass Action”

Review of new lounge at 2007 14th St: “Marvin’s
Belgian Soul”

Busboys and Poets owner will open new restaurant
across the street in Union Row. See “The Full Monty”

See “Single Alcohol Sales Double Standard in Logan
Circle”

WP profiles couple who moved from McLean to Logan
Circle. See “YourPick Good in the Neighborhood”

Hug-In at Rite Aid: ‘It Feels Nice to Hug’

See “New club ‘Town’ debuts this weekend: Ed Bailey’s
latest venue to include drag shows”
See also “Talk of the Town”
See also “Welcome to Town: Your exclusive first
look inside Ed Bailey and John Guggenmos’s new gay
nightclub,”

DC planning on “donating” land at 7th & S to private
business. See “D.C. Plans Project as Home for Radio
One: District Would Give Land to Developers,”

See “Adams Morgan Parking Problem An Uphill Battle,”

Change in plans for First Church of Christ, Scientist,
from condos to boutique hotel. See “City Paper Hotel?”

See “Robberies Prompt Adams Morgan Crime Site,”

See “D.C Circulator to expand routes,”

WP profiles new coffeeshop at 1st & R. See “Big Bear
Cafe in Bloomingdale,”

Harris Teeter coming to “Constitution Square” at 1st &
M NE. See “Grocery Store Shuffle in Northeast,”

Saturday, December 15: Holiday Booty Market, Natl City
Christian Church, Thomas Circle, noon - 6pm.

Best regards,
Michael