Dupont Circle Update (7/10/07)
Michæl
Pitango Gelato is hoping to expand from Baltimore into
Dupont around November.
WBJ reports old townhouses in the Riggs/PNC complex
north of the circle are looking for retail tenants.
They're looking for businesses such as yoga, ice cream
parlors, clothing, and home furnishings (no
restaurants).
See "Shopping for Retail 2: Dupont Block Comes Full
Circle,"
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/index.php/2007/07/06/shopping-for-retail-2-dupont-block-comes-full-circle/
New bus to NYC will pick up at 20th & Mass. See "New
Bus Service to New York Promises 'Luxury',"
http://dcist.com/2007/07/10/new_bus_service.php
See also "The Rehobus: Put Me in Coach,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/19/AR2007061901757.html
MPD might move Dupont Circle to 2nd District. See
"Lanier's Bid to Move Police District Boundaries
Provokes Anxiety,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/09/AR2007070901863.html
See "First Look: RCKNDY," (re 1515 U St)
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/homegarden/openhouse/4397.html
See also "Rock This Way,"
http://www.dailycandy.com/article.jsp?ArticleId=31059
See also "Home Sweet Home,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062700613.html
Ben's is opening new lounge next door. See "Ben's
Chili Bowl set to expand,"
http://www.examiner.com/a-800143~Ben_s_Chili_Bowl_set_to_expand.html
See "U Street corridor prepares for facelift,"
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/EVANS/newsletter/Week.of.06.22.07.htm#USTREET
See profile of project at 15th & P: "New Condo
Spotlight: Metropole,"
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/homegarden/openhouse/4476.html
See also
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77945684@N00/701123102/
See "Sparky's Closes,"
http://amandamc.blogspot.com/2007/06/sparkys-closes.html
Hunted House now open at 1830 14th St, selling vintage
and modern furnishings. See "Vintage furniture store
opens along 14th Street corridor,"
http://www.dccouncil.washington.dc.us/EVANS/newsletter/Week.of.06.29.07.htm#HUNTEDHOUSE
See also http://www.huntedhousedc.com/
WPA\C is has coordinated "(con)temporary art
installations, performances, and interactions on 14th
street between P & V," through July 28. See
http://www.wpaconline.org/events/siteprojectsdc.html
See also "SiteProject Sets Up Shop on 14th Street,"
http://www.dcist.com/2007/06/18/siteproject_set.php
See also "Fowl Out: The District cracks down on an
art group's bird habitats along 14th Street,"
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=1905
See shot of giant bug art by Garden District:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77945684@N00/679346030/
Proposal for 14th St is being developed. See
http://14thstreetstudy.com/
Odd incident at 1700 block of Vt Ave: "Owner of Ladder
in District Feud Sets Home Afire, Shoots Himself,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062801556.html
See "Protesters in Adams Morgan support free speech
limitations,"
http://www.examiner.com/a-797447~Protesters_in_Adams_Morgan_support_free_speech_limitations.html?cid=rss-Washington_DC
New business at 2438 18th St: "Alberto's Raises
Stakes in Jumbo Slice Pizza Fight,"
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/07/albertos_raises_stakes_in_jumbo_slice_pi.php
See "Council to Consider Limiting Taverns: Adams
Morgan Residents Want City to Halt Shift From
Restaurants to Bars,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/07/AR2007070701110.html
See "Adams Morgan Link to Get Increased Service,"
http://www.readexpress.com/read_freeride/2007/06/adams_morgan_link_to_get_increased_servi.php
Belgian bakery Le Pain Quotidien is coming to
Georgetown, at 2815 M (formerly Le Pied Bistro). I am
really excited about this. Another store will open in
Bethesda.
Tax increment financing might be used to lure anchor
to Shops at Georgetown Park. See "Some Question
Nordstrom Financing,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/24/AR2007062401268.html
See story re slumlord Shiloh Baptist's properties
around 9th & P: "Condemning a Church's Properties:
Two-Decade Campaign to Get Dilapidated Buildings
Repaired Gains Momentum,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/27/AR2007062701213.html
See "Big Bear Cafe Opens Up Bloomingdale"
http://dcist.com/2007/07/06/first_look_big.php
See "Textile Museum to Expand: Second Location Slated
to Open Next Year in Penn Quarter,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062802353.html
See "Road to a Retail Makeover: D.C.'s Plan to Revive
Shopping Areas Leads Through H Street NE,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/24/AR2007062401276.html?hpid=topnews
Some FreshFarm participants are branching out to the
Whole Foods in Fairfax. See "Dupont Farmers Market
Gets Some Competition,"
http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticles/restaurants/bestbites/4331.html
See "Future of Florida Avenue Market is up for grabs,"
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2007/07/02/story1.html?b=1183348800^1483830
See "Bethesda Theatre To Reopen With Broadway Ties,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/03/AR2007070302178.html
See "Silver Spring: A Dose of Art and Entertainment
Revives a Suburb,"
http://travel.nytimes.com/2007/06/13/realestate/commercial/13silver.html
Friday, July 20: "MetroPerforms!" at Dupont Circle (Q
St), 4:30pm to 6:30pm. See
http://www.wmata.com/about/met_news/story.cfm?ID=1323
Best regards,
Michæl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77945684@N00/