6/16/03: [69] WP highlights 20th St shop Tabletop's "cool look of minimalism and retro." See "All Set," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A12304-2003Jun4.html WP profiles store at 18th & M, set to move by next June. See "Rocky Road Ahead for the Chocolate Moose," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36881-2003Jun9.html WBJ covers legal battle over Brazilian restaurant once planned for Conn Ave & S. See "Row over retail erupts in Dupont," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/16/story2.html Bethesda's Black's Bar & Kitchen has expressed an interest in that space. Odeon is rumored to be looking at former Midi space. WT reviews Dupont Grille in Jury's Hotel. See "Grille a welcome addition on tasty Dupont Circle," http://washingtontimes.com/weekend/20030604-104136-7407r.htm WP profiles new textile showroom Maharam on 23rd St south of N. See "Edgy Textiles in D.C.'s West End," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48548-2003May28.html Reincarnations will close its 17th St shop by end of June, and hopes to reopen in July at 14th & RI Ave. WP says historic house museum will reopen July 1. See "Heurich House Returns to the Family," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A21717-2003Jun5.html WEG says Heurich hopes to build a brewery somewhere in DC. See "Gary Heurich: Driven to Brew Beer," http://www.westendguide.us/heurich.htm WT covers expansion of Phillips Collection. See "Museum plans lead to evictions," http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20030611-111540-7040r.htm WP profiled renovation of 16th & S HQ of the southern jurisdiction of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. See "A Secretive Society Updates Its Enigmatic Home," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37245-2003Jun9.html WEG has more info on 114-unit project slated for 22nd & M. See "First Look at 'Exxon' Condo," http://www.westendguide.us/exxon2.htm See "Francis Pool Opens This Month," http://www.westendguide.us/pool.htm WBJ reports Dupont is Metro's 5th-busiest station. See "Busiest metro stops," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/09/list.html WP profiles local fixture the "Compliment Man." See "Charmed ... They're Sure: In D.C., He Began to Compliment, and They Began to Grin," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63339-2003May31.html See also "Garden-Variety Harassment," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26655-2003Jun6.html City Museum has posted a few local recollections at http://www.hswdc.org/Learn_About_DC/Neighborhoods/Neighborhoods_Memories_Dupont.asp See also "Neighborhood Memories - Dupont," http://www.hswdc.org/Learn_About_DC/Neighborhoods/Neighborhoods_Memories.asp Hudson retail slots will be filled up with TCBY, Blink Optical, and Washington Mutual (across from P St WFM). WP covered groundbreaking for Studio's $11 million expansion. See "Studio Theatre's 3-for-1 Special," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37306-2003Jun9.html "2020 Lofts" planned for SW corner of 12th & V; 150- unit loft condominium project. The building will be 9 stories, with 3 underground parking levels. See "Adams Morgan plans traffic changes," http://www.thecommondenominator.com/060203_news3.html Starbucks opened June 4th in Adams Morgan. Sushi lounge Saki will open soon in the old Whisper space at 2477 18th St. Current reports a new farmers market will open in Rose Park (by O St), Wednesdays from 4 to 7 pm. Current reports FreshFarm Market will expand to Penn Quarter Thursdays 3 to 7, and Hyde Elementary in Georgetown Saturdays 8 to noon. See "District Throws Cold Water on Plan To Widen Georgetown Sidewalks," http://www.westendguide.us/sidewalk.htm See also http://www.georgetownsidewalks.org/ WBJ looks at new stores in G-town's Cady's Alley. Also says College Park IKEA to open June 18. See "Stylish trio of stores sign for Eastbanc's design district," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/09/newscolumn7.html CD says National Wholesale Liquidators plans to open a second DC store this summer. See "Retailers eye NE," http://www.thecommondenominator.com/060203_news2.html See sketches for "world-class boulevard" at "Mayors' Vision for S. Capitol Street Takes Step Forward," http://www.wtop.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=82732 See "Along the Anacostia, a Waterfront Vision Slowly Rises," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57411-2003Jun13.html See "District Makes a Pitch For Hip New Residents: Ad Campaign Touts Style, Entertainment," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14924-2003Jun4.html See "Big into that small-town feel: The Washington region is a hotbed of 'new urbanism' projects that try to rekindle the pedestrian-friendly atmosphere of communities before cars and sprawl came in," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/06/16/focus1.html NYT covered $2.4 billion in spending for cultural projects around DC, including the National Museum of the American Indian, the Patent Office Building, the Corcoran's new wing, and the Phillips expansion. See "Washington's Museums Are in Expansion Mode," http://www.nytimes.com/2003/05/29/arts/design/29CAPI.html WP reviews project delays for 32 acres by White Flint Metro. See "Growing Short on Patience in Bethesda," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60088-2003Jun14.html Tuesday, June 24: Casey Trees Neighborhood Meeting for Logan Circle, Shaw, and Thomas Circle. 6:30, Banneker Recreation Center. See http://www.caseytrees.org/ Best regards, Michael |