7/31/03: [71] Kemp Mill Music is closing their 1619 Conn Ave shop, due to bankruptcy of its parent company. WP has info on Mourayo, Greek restaurant coming to 1732 Conn Ave. See "The Weekly Dish," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A27307-2003Jul22.html Visions has reopened their lobby bar as Bar Noir. See http://www.bar-noir.com/ Visions now has a gay-friendly event on Sundays and Mondays, "Out @ Visions." See http://www.visionsdc.com/dyno/filmdetail.asp?filmID=253 WBJ reports on Bar Noir; also says Washington Sports Club and Baja Fresh Mexican Grill will open at 1990 K St. See "D.C. Council OKs $30M in TIF to spark downtown retail," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/21/newscolumn8.html Benetton has closed their store south of the circle. WBJ reports on trio of shops whose leases are due to end at 18th & M: clothing boutique Lynelle, gift shop the Chocolate Moose, and Il Pranzo delicatessen. See "Dressed up with no place to go: With her lease running out, boutique owner Lynda Slayen hopes to find the right space at the right time," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/21/smallb1.html WP profiles Dupont fixture the Madison Livelystones. See "Church Band Makes a Glad, Swingin' Noise: Celebration Comes to the Street," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52084-2003Jul27.html WP says Office of Planning has sought proposals from developers on West End library at 24th & L. See "Different Reads on Library Plan: Some See Free Renovations; Others Fear Deals With Builders," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5630-2003Jul30.html NBC has item on man "who may be responsible for more than 20 break-ins in the Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan areas," 25-yo Gregory Scarborough, who lives on the 1400 block of R St. See "Man Accused Of Dozens Of Burglaries," http://www.nbc4.com/news/2327570/detail.html See also "Man Held in D.C. Second-Story Burglaries," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A46076-2003Jul11.html Rob Halligan has a new crime report - see [1] below. Marc Fisher write about conflicts over doggy day-care business Wagtime's new home at 1412 Q St. See "Another Doggy Farce In the District," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5773-2003Jul30.html Reincarnations' gaudy and glorious new store is now open at 14th & RI Ave, in former check cashing space. See "Nicely Furnished: Trendy new furniture stores on DC's 14th Street," http://www.metroweekly.com/home/?ak=567 InTowner looks at impact of Urban Essentials, Home Rule, Go Mama Go, Vastu, Muléh, Garden District, Pulp and Logan Hardware. See "14th and U to Logan Retail Taking Off; New Merchants Emphasizing the Home, Seen Catering to Influx of New Residents," http://www.intowner.com/fr/issue/stories/story2.htm Pop clothing boutique opens above Pulp in August. WP examines new structure being built over subway at 13th & U. See "A Corner Takes a Turn For the Worse," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48643-2003Jul25.html Farmers market at 14th & U is now open, Wednesdays from 4-7 pm. See [2] below. WP covers rejection of plans for Temperance Row, Manna's 10-unit townhouse project behind 1200 block of U St. See "Housing Plan Fails Zoning Test: Affordable Units Rejected in Shaw," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26140-2003Jul21.html WP announces plans for modern condos from $225,000 to $525,000 at 1451 Belmont St. See "Possible Rebirth for Pitts Hotel: Inn That Housed The Famous and Homeless Seen As Condo Site," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5627-2003Jul30.html WT profiles organizer of new "growers only" farmers market in Mt Pleasant (Saturdays from 9 to 1). See "Farmers mart takes root in Northwest," http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20030718-082638-9337r.htm People Garden, Mt Pleasant's organic deli/grocery store, will close at the end of July. See http://www.peoplegarden.org/ WP profiled the neighborhoods "that spiral out from 14th and U" - Columbia Heights, Mount Pleasant, Adams Morgan, Logan Circle, Shaw and LeDroit Park. See "At Core of City, Old-Timers, Recent Arrivals Seek a New Balance: Population Shifts Leave Some Poorer Residents Worried," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24045-2003Jul7.html WP says 12 countdown pedestrian signals have been placed on the Mall and 27 are headed downtown. See "Many Give Countdown Signals Green Light: Pedestrians Want Crosswalk Aid Expanded Beyond Downtown, the Mall," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A56539-2003Jul14.html See "Plans to Revitalize Wax Museum Site Still Alive," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48899-2003Jul12.html WBJ details plan to build 14-story 139-unit luxury apartment building at 1150 K St. See "McLean co. hopes K St. project recharges rental market," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/14/newscolumn6.html WBJ says Chapters bookstore is moving to 11th & E. See "Turning the page: Indie bookstore lands a sweetheart lease with a little help from some high-powered friends," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/14/story5.html WBJ says Clyde's and Paolo's will open at 7th & H St project. See "Gallery Place expands menu," http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/07/21/tidbits1.html See "Metro's Expansion Creaks to a Halt: Soft Economy, Changes in Political Priorities Cancel Projects, Prompt Job Cuts," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49029-2003Jul12.html WP details plan for 11-mile Metro line from West Falls Church to Wiehle Avenue. See "Virginia Plans to Extend Metrorail in Phases," http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5172-2003Jul30.html Tonight, July 31: Renegades Recruitment and Season Kickoff; Titan Bar. See http://www.renegades-rugby.org Friday, August 1: First Friday open house for Dupont's art galleries, 5 - 8. Through August 23: Source Theatre Festival. See http://www.sourcetheatre.com/festival23.htm Saturday, August 23: Day-Old Plays '03, at Source. See http://www.cherryredproductions.com/dayold3.htm Friday, August 29: "Worm Girl" opens at Source, 11pm. If anyone's interesting in becoming a supernumerary for the opera, see [3] below. If any lawyers are interested in getting a job overseas, my friend is a headhunter who specializes in such placements - see [4] below. Best regards, Michael ------------------------------------------------------ [1] [from Rob.Halligan@DupontCircleANC.net, 7/31/03] My experience of the past 2 weeks confirms 2 things we already knew: the DC Police can be fantastic and developing communication lines between police and citizens is invaluable. The police response to the mini-crime spree has been excellent and the coordinated communication of the leads to and from the police helped get one man arrested and 3 under surveillance. This shows that we can make a difference in our community. This also means that to get great results from the police the citizens need to work at it being involved. Officers Ackerman, Wilcox, Flynn, and Forbes, Detectives Thompson and Greene, Lieutenant Hill and Commander McCoy were noticeably critical to this success story. There were probably many people operating behind the scenes that made the success possible. The 911/311 system even operated well. The 3rd District did their roll call on my block one day to familiarize all the officers on duty with the situation. One man was a arrested for stealing things out of a garage. We suspect he also broke into the cars in the Riggs Place alley since he was convicted of and did jail time for breaking into a car in the same alley last year. He was released pending trial. He was subsequently arrested for violating a "Stay Away" order and will not likely be released again. The 3 men who were breaking down doors and burglarizing houses during the day have been identified. They have been tied to over 20 similar break ins - 18 on Capital Hill, several in Adams Morgan and Columbia Heights. The detectives are still working on getting an arrest warrant. Responses to my emails were coming in from people who had seen them posted on numerous listserves and who had had them forwarded several times. If anyone would like to be on some of several lists, please contact me. There is the Joint Dupont Public Safety Committee List, the Dupont ANC list, the DCCA Alert list and my ANC district constituent list. We could emulate the email list that we used in my surrounding blocks in all of the police district and we'd be a lot safer. This could operate through block captains of a Neighborhood Watch. One neighbor can communicate with other neighbors on what's going on such as an increase in car break ins or doors getting broken down so that people can be on the look out. We'd hope that person would develop a relationship with the police on that beat. I got dozens of descriptions of potential burglars, correlating stories, and status reports. If someone filters through the noise and responsibly communicates good info to the police and their neighbors problems get solved. We'll be working on setting up a Neighborhood Watch system in the Joint Dupont Public Safety meetings on the 3rd Tuesday of every month, that is, this August 19th at 7pm at the 3rd District Police headquarters at 1620 V Street. Rob Halligan 1711 Riggs Place 319 1313 ------------------------------------------------------ [2] Farmers Market Open at 14th and U The Farmers Market has officially opened for business on U Street. Come visit local farmers market located on the Reeves Center premises at 14th and U (2000 14th Street) every Wednesday from 4-7 pm. The 14th & U Main Street Initiative is sponsoring the market in partnership with Community Harvest. We hope that this will become the permanent home for the market which originated last year through Manna CDC1s efforts at Temperance Row and then moved to the 13th & U Metro last year. Three local farmers will be there offering fresh produce, cheese and yogurts. This farmer's market will be here every Wednesday from 4-7 through the end of October. See you there! Community Harvest, a local non-profit with a mission to create a locally rooted, sustainable food system that meets the needs of both underserved communities and small farmers in the DC region, has established a series of farmers markets through out the area through the Local Food Alliance Project. Volunteers are needed to help us support and run the market, from helping to coordinate set-up and take down, running an information table, and passing out flyers and leaflets to raise awareness. If you are available please come by on Wednesday and sign up to participate. Check out Community Harvest's website: www.communityharvestdc.org If you have questions regarding this farmer's market contact: Rebecca Bond Program Director Local Food Alliance Project of Community Harvest rebecca@communityharvestdc.org ------------------------------------------------------ [3] [from JJohnston@dc-opera.org] The Washington Opera is seeking men! If you are between the ages of 18 and 38, physically fit, have been working out, and interested in a new experience - try being a supernumerary (extra) for the Washington Opera. These non-singing, non-speaking roles, which receive a small remuneration, are particularly for NORMA - only six performances between October 7 and 20, 2003, and DIE WALKURE - six performances between November 5 and 20, 2003. If not available for these productions get in our data base anyway. To apply or for more information contact jjohnston@dc-opera.org or call 202.295.2468. Jennifer Crier Johnston Supernumerary Coordinator ------------------------------------------------------ [4] [from regina@jdsearchlight.com] I specialize in placing associates and partners in the overseas offices of US and British law firms. I started my own firm 5 years ago, when I began placing people in London, followed by Paris and Germany. Today, I find that most of my placements are in Japan, with some in Hong Kong. I base my business on strong personal relationships with both the firms and the attorneys I deal with. Because this is my firm, I don't have to "make" every placement whether it is a fit or not. I would be happy to talk with any of you. I need attorneys with good grades and good corporate firm experience in capital markets or M&A, and usually some foreign language ability. Regina Schroeder regina@jdsearchlight.com |