4/17/00: Two tenants for the old Circle bar: Washington Video (from S St) will move there, and that new little HRC (Human Rights Campaign) store now next to Xando will move into the basement. Rumour also talks about a lounge of some sort thrown in... Kulturas book store is moving to new location south of Childe Harold. The old luggage shop in the Mayflower will be home to London-based Thomas Pink, selling fine mens shirts. Expect a new look for Grape Finds, as a NY-based wine shop is suing them for stealing their idea. Stanislavsky Theater Studio will permanently reside in the Church St Theatre, as they have rented it on a yearly basis. Woolly Mammoth will be in the KenCen's AFI theatre for at least a year. Franklin Covey is hunting for prime new spots in DC, including Dupont. New hotel at 1475 Mass Ave (e of 15th) opening in the fall: Homewood Suites (http://www.homewood-suites.com) Someone likes the Residences at Ritz-Carlton under construction - 70 out of 162 condos are already under contract, priced at $0.49 to 4.95 million. Check out site for Roydon condo (1600 block of R): http://www.roydoncondo.com/ Don't miss the annual Flower Show May 5 & 6 at Natl Cathedral - it's fabulous. (Or, you can join me in NYC for Bike New York - see http://www.bikenewyork.org) Nostalgic already for the IMF protests? See protest photos from Dupont at: http://www.kestan.com/travel/dc/dup_cir/imf_demo/index.htm NY Times has great article on Dupont's Phillips collection at http://nytimes.com/library/arts/041900mus-phillips.html A collection of interesting articles from the WBJ: (Including info that upper-middle-class chain restaurants Jillian's and Chevy's will be coming to Chinatown (Ruby Tuesday's is almost open), and that The Georgetown Partnership is close to opening a shuttle linking Dupont to Georgetown via M St) "Rebuilding the capital one block at a time" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/editorial1.html) "Luna Grill owner puts activism before business" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/story10.html) "Urban campus strategy aims at big companies" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/focus8.html) "Baltimore fortifies city living effort" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/focus4.html) "Listen to the music --downtown" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/focus1.html) "Shuttle idea gassed up, ready to go" (http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/04/17/story4.html) Best regards Michael |