Dupont Circle Update (11/30/06)
Michæl
WP says Circa to open in WrapWorks spot around March;
"part coffee shop, part restaurant and part bar." See
"That's a Wrap,"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2006/10/thats_a_wrap.html
See also "What's New on the Circa,"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2006/10/whats_new_on_the_circa.html
New "lifestyle boutique" Terra now open at former
Kulturas spot, 1706 Conn Ave. See
http://www.shopterradc.com/
Korean restaurant Mandu now open in fomer Mt. Everest
space, 1805 18th St. See http://www.mandudc.com/
WP has quick blurb on Meat Market Gallery (1636 17th
St). See "Fresh Meat in Dupont,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/27/AR2006102701395.html
WCP relates 1774 Willard St to proposed Nuisance
Property Boardup legislation. See "Pop the Squatters,"
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/citydesk/2006/09/follow-that-story-pop-squatters.html
Results' U St location is now open 24 hours.
See "University To Expand Shuttles to Dupont,"
http://www.thehoya.com/news/110306/news4.cfm
See "A different kind of drag race,"
http://www.dailycolonial.com/go.dc?p=3&s=3281
See also "Be Heeled! Crowds turn out for 17th
Street's annual Halloween celebration,"
http://www.metroweekly.com/feature/?ak=2383
See more pix at
http://www.joetreshphoto.com/albums/2006/061024_highheel_race/index.html
See also blog entry "Cha-Cha Heels,"
http://www.urbanbohemian.com/2006/10/25/cha-cha-heels/
See also "High Heel Race: The Running of the Drag Queens,"
http://journals.aol.com/gayesteditorever/WorthRepeating/entries/2006/10/25/high-heel-race-the-running-of-the-drag-queens/479
See video "Dupont's Annual Drag Race,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2006/10/24/VI2006102400655.html
See also 2-min video of race:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-f8m0YjTpw
See also 3-part video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTqoDBz29Zs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PlcHsZESOMM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_FEjMiL0JW8
And then there's this gem from 2005:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjUSKYMDT48
WP has posted panoramic images of Dupont. See
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/panorama/2006/09/29/PA2006092901206.html
See "Man Arrested In Burglary at Site of Slaying:
Prominent Lawyer Killed At Same D.C. Rowhouse,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/16/AR2006111601632.html
See also "Suspect in burglary at murder site lived
with activist,"
http://www.washblade.com/2006/11-24/news/localnews/localnews.cfm
See http://crimemap.dc.gov/presentation/query.asp
See also http://dupontpublicsafety.blogspot.com/
Stoney's now open at 1433 P St (formerly P St Bistro
Cafe).
More info on new crosswalk design at 14th & S: see
"Look Both Ways, and Down,"
http://www.dcist.com/archives/2006/10/25/_if_youve_been.php
14U ("One For You") now open at 14th & U, serving
coffee & sandwiches.
Solly's U Street Tavern now open at 1942 11th St. See
http://www.sollystavern.com/
Staccato (2006 18th St) is closing; owner will open a
brick-oven pizza restaurant called RedRocks on Park Rd
in Columbia Heights. A new bar/restaurant will open in
Staccato's place. See "Coming Soon to Penn Quarter and
Columbia Heights,"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2006/11/coming_soon_to_penn_quarter_an.html
M'Dawg Haute Dogs to open at 2418 18th St later this
year. See "'Total dog people' to open hot dog shop..."
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/11/06/story14.html
"Spoiled Rotten Pet Boutique" now open at 2206 18th
St. See http://www.pr.com/press-release/21705
See "Adams Morgan Fire Injures Three,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600557.html
See "Washington, Dangerous at Dark, Demands
Streetlights,"
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a.2Ox2YO9OBs
See also "D.C. Ain't Paris: Welcome to the City of
Darkness,"
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/rawfisher/2006/11/dc_aint_paris_welcome_to_the_c.html
Columbia Heights getting new $5 million dance studio.
See "Dance institute to open new facility in D.C.,"
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2006/10/23/daily76.html
See "New Look at Old Convention Center: With Master
Plan Approved, Design Begins,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/26/AR2006112600606.html
See also http://www.oldconventioncenter.com/
See "More Urban, Less Village: Thriving, Growing
Clarendon Risks Losing Its Offbeat Edge,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111100743.html
See also "Remade City Centers Find Mass Appeal,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111100692.html
See "Reston Town Center: a downtown for the 21st
century?,"
http://www.newurbannews.com/CommentaryOctNov06.html
Thursday, November 30: Sounds in the Square Holiday
Concert (pianist David Bach), Farragut Square, 2pm.
Thursday, November 30: "Red, Hot & Rouge" cocktail
affair to benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic. See [1]
below.
Best regards,
MichÊl
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77945684@N00/
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[1]
Washingtonians Invited to Paint the Town Red on the
Eve of World AIDS Day at a "Red, Hot & Rouge" Cocktail
Affair to Benefit Whitman-Walker Clinic
As part of its nationwide Red Ribbon Campaign, Kimpton
Hotels in Washington, D.C., will host the ìRed, Hot &
Rougeî cocktail affair at the Hotel Rouge & Bar Rouge
on the eve of World AIDS Day, Thursday, Nov. 30 from
6:30-9 p.m., to raise funds and awareness for Whitman-
Walker Clinicís HIV/AIDS services. Hotel Rouge & Bar
Rouge is located at 1315 16th St., N.W.
The event will feature $5 specialty cocktails,
complimentary appetizers and fantastic silent auction
items, including a San Francisco weekend getaway
featuring two round-trip tickets on American Airlines
and a weekend stay in the Kathy Griffin celebrity
suite at the Hotel Triton. All proceeds from the
specialty martinis and silent auction items will go
directly to Whitman-Walker Clinic.
For more information or to RSVP, call 202-939-6411 or
e-mail aileen...@kimptonhotels.com.