Dupont Circle Update 02/01/08

Current reports Academy for Educational Development
may occupy former Visions space.
See “Armed assailant robs HRC’s Dupont Circle store,”
http://www.washblade.com/2008/2-1/news/localnews/11958.cfm
Candleman moving into MotoPhoto space (1601 Conn Ave).
Jurys renovation will include a new penthouse level.
DJ Hut has re-opened. See “Rebirth Of a Record Store,
and the Death Of Another,”
http://dcist.com/2008/01/31/rebirth_of_a_re.php
See “Alberto’s Pizza Reopens After August Fire,”
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/12/albertos_pizza_reope…
WP has info on Cafe Tropé (2100 P St). See “Making a
Move,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/18/AR200…
Post says Dupont 5 replacement is a “national chain
with a �new, exciting [retail] concept.” See “Closing
Attraction: The Dupont 5 Will Always Have a Tiny Place
in Our Heart,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/10/AR200…
WP profiles business at 1704 U St: “Henry’s
Delicatessen & Carryout on U Street NW,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/22/AR200…
See “Rat Jumps Into Baby Stroller in Dupont Circle,”
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/01/rat_jumps_into_baby_…
Update: “D.C. Rat Patrol Targets Dupont Circle
Park,”
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/01/update_dc_rat_patrol…
See “P St. Work Shifts to Section East of Dupont,”
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2008/01/p_st_work_shifts_to_…
DDOT study of alternatives for 15th St:
http://ddot.dc.gov/ddot/cwp/view,a,1249,q,643030.asp
Izakaya is being replaced with a Raku at P St WFM.Raku
See “An Early Look at Cork Wine Bar,”
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/6413….
See “Viridian Closes After Two Years,”
http://amandamc.blogspot.com/2008/01/viridian-closes-after-two-years….
See “Dakota Cowgirl, Titan’s Ramrod to close,”
http://www.washblade.com/thelatest/thelatest.cfm?blog_id=15790
See also “Into the Sunset: Dakota Cowgirl/Titan’s
Ramrod shuts its doors,”
http://www.metroweekly.com/gauge/?ak=3140
WP profiles Barrel House Liquor. See “Neighborhood
Mixer: As Rough-Hewn Area Goes Upscale, Merchant
Shifts From Beer to Champagne,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/23/AR200…
Article also says owner of Carry Out Deli will
leave when her lease expires in 2011.
WP has blurb on ACKC (1529 14th St), recommending the
$3.50 four-ounce shot of dark chocolate. See
“Audrey Hot Chocolate,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/22/AR200…
See “The Reeves Center Has Gone Green,”
http://dcist.com/2008/01/10/the_reeves_cent.php
Hotel rumored to replace Rite Aid at 13th & U.
WP reviews cafe at 2019 11th St: “Chix in the U Street
Corridor,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/08/AR200…
Review of Adams Morgan: “More than meets the eye,”
http://www.washblade.com/2008/1-11/arts/home/11869.cfm
See “New Traffic Pattern for Adams Morgan Harris
Teeter,”
http://dcist.com/2007/12/17/new_traffic_pat.php
See “Target Hiring, Opening March 9 in Columbia
Heights,”
http://dcist.com/2008/01/07/columbia_height_2.php
See “Developer Purchases Old Hecht’s Warehouse:
Historic Structure to be Renovated for Retail,”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/16/AR200…
See “Moving through Georgetown could get easier — we
need your input,”
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/EVANS/newsletter/Week.of.01.11….
See also www.georgetowntransportationstudy.com
Saturday, February 2nd: 17th St Streetscape Planning
Meeting. See http://www.dupontcircle.biz/17thStreet/
Best regards,
Michael
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