5/15/00:

Harlow Hair Design is closing in August. They couldn't
renew their lease and the person who runs it wants to
retire.

Dupont Optical is moving a few doors south to above 
Daily Market/Prego on 17th.  
(http://www.dupontoptical.com/sys-tmpl/door/)

WBJ reports Jim Abdo is close to signing leases for 
Blockbuster and Hollywood video stores, Starbucks and
Caribou Coffee, and Anthropologie (see 
http://www.anthropologie.com).  See 
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/05/15/focus17.html

InTowner reports that an 85-unit luxury condo will be 
built on vacant lot in 1400 block of RI Ave (behind 
Fresh Fields).  The abandoned apartment building at 
1220 N will be turned into 12 condos.  WMATA sites at
14th between U & V, plus the fleamarket spot on U, 
have been sold for development.  See "Commercial & 
Residential Plans Continue to be Announced," 
http://www.intowner.com/fr/issue/stories/story1.htm

There will be a second Result gym at 315 G St. SE in 
the old Giddings School (and it will have a pool!) See
http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/05/08/story7.html

Lincoln Theatre is slated to get several facade 
improvements, including a new marquee.

Photos from the Millenium March weekend:  http://www.kestan.com/travel/dc/dup_cir/042900/index.htm 

Jay Heavner's survey yielded the following Top Ten 
Most Desired Businesses for U St Area:  (49 
respondents; each person picked 5)
  33	Coffee shop	
  31	Bakery	
  30	Hardware/home improvement	
  21	Grocery store	
  20	Gardening supply store	
  18	Movie theater	
  17	Bookstore	
  16	Video store	
  16	Restaurant (sit down)	
  11	Bank	 

May 18:  "Salon des Ejectes: The Last Show of the F St
Artists" 505 gallery @ 505 7th St. NW - visit this as 
part of 3rd 3rsday!

WABA needs volunteers for Sunday's Innovative Path 
ride - see http://www.waba.org/tours/innovative_path.htm

Check out cool new map of Dupont at 
http://www.announce.com/khein/dupont/history.htm - I 
found out a creek used to run through Caroline St!  
(Also, did you know the block across from the Town 
House Safeway used to be a cemetary?)

GEORGETOWN UPDATE:
Jack Evans is trying to arrange a $9 million facelift
for M & Wisconsin streets in G'town, including 
enhanced pavements for crosswalks (which I think is 
what I call curb bulbs).

Potomac RiverJet could begin ferry service as soon as
Labor Day, going to Navy Yard, Maine Avenue and 
Georgetown (near Washington Harbour), plus Woodbridge
and Pentagon on the VA side, and eventually maybe even
National Airport!  (see http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2000/05/08/story5.html)

Denmark-based upscale furniture "Bo Concept" will open
a store at 3342 M St.

Best regards
Michael