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City Lights of China expected to open a restaurant in
former Viareggio space (1727 Conn Ave).

WP covered new Irvine Contemporary Art at 1710 Conn 
Ave. See "Troyer Reshuffles," middle of "Galleries,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54809-2003Dec10.html
   See also http://irvinecontemporaryart.com/

WBJ profiles owner of Comfort One Shoes, which will 
soon open a fifth store on the 1600 block on Conn Ave
(in Fuzio). See "Shoes make the man," 
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/12/15/story8.html

EagleBank will open next year at 1250 Conn Ave.

Subway now open on 17th St.

17th St McDonald's is now open 24 hours.

WP has brief history of Dupont trolly station. See 
"Decoding..." 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29163-2003Dec24.html

City now has Web cams looking at traffic:
   16th & U, looking south:
http://web02.trafficland.com/camera_dc.php?camID=288
   Conn Ave & Florida Ave, looking north:
http://web02.trafficland.com/camera_dc.php?camID=314
   16th St. & Scott Circle:
http://web02.trafficland.com/camera_dc.php?camID=339
   More at http://web02.trafficland.com/finddc.php

WP says local burgler failed drug test and was 
sentenced to an 18-year prison term. See "D.C. Judge
Revokes Probation of 'Second-Story Man,'" 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16669-2003Dec19.html

New basement shop Junction at 1520 U St, selling 
clothing, art, and accessories.

Good Wood is under new ownership.

WP toured local shops, including U St's Habitat and
Urban Essentials, and 14th St's Reincarnations, Garden
District, Home Rule, and Pulp. See "14th and U streets
NW,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7809-2003Dec17.html

WP says Laura Bush did some Christmas shopping at 
Garden District and Home Rule. See "A Jaunt for the 
First Shopper,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A18066-2003Dec20.html

P St Whole Foods is planning on adding four new 
checkout lanes over the Jamba Juice space, and 
doubling up more lanes for express registers.

Jim Abdo is hoping to move 14th St's Logan Cleaners a
few doors down to old post office space. Cleaners' old
building will be rehabbed, with new floors of office
space added, and Dawn Price Home on ground level,
selling home furnishings and architectural salvage.

CD says Safeway, Harris Teeter, and Fresh Grocer are 
vying to build on block by 5th & K. See "Grocers vie 
for wax museum site," 
http://www.thecommondenominator.com/121103_update1.html

See cool photo illustrations in "District Plans New K
Street Busway: Median Strip, Trees To Be Relocated,"
http://www.westendguide.us/busway0104.htm

Fish barriers are being removed from Rock Creek. See
http://www.amrivers.org/damremovaltoolkit/rockcreekanacostia.htm

See "Whitehurst Freeway Coming Down?: District Begins
Process of Removal," 
http://www.westendguide.us/whurst0104.htm

See "Wisconsin Avenue To Get Upgrade In Georgetown
Project Streetscape," 
http://www.westendguide.us/wisc0104.htm

Lush - an aromatic English handmade-cosmetic store - 
is now open at 3066 M St in Georgetown.

WEG has scoop on new restaurants. See "Mexican, Thai
among Restaurants Opening in West End, Georgetown," 
http://www.westendguide.us/rest0104.htm

WP says only 2 of the 28 super-pricey incinerator 
condos have sold. See "Reluctance for Ritz in 
Georgetown: Luxury Condos' Price, Design Yet to 
Catch On in D.C.," 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17945-2003Dec20.html

WP looks at changes in West End, Downtown, East End,
and Dupont. See "Boom Redefines D.C.'s Core Appeal: As
Buildings, Entertainment Venues Spring Up, Wealthier
Residents Move In,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A8534-2003Dec17.html

NYT travel article said "in addition to the familiar
and classy Georgetown and Dupont Circle areas, more 
recently gentrified neighborhoods include Adams 
Morgan, U Street and the so-called Penn Quarter." See
"What's Doing: In Washington," 
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/14/travel/14wdwash.html

WP mentions connecting Farragut West and Farragut 
North with a pedestrian tunnel. See "Strained Rail 
Systems Charting Short-Term Relief: Shuttles, 
Walkways, Seating Redesign Considered,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A39800-2003Dec29.html

WP says St. Dominic's has added lights to its steeple.
See "At SW Church, Steeple Is Seen In a New Light"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44902-2003Dec31.html
   What illuminated landmarks does Dupont have?
   Wouldn't it be nice to have underwater lights
for the Dupont fountain...?

WEG makes the case against poor design of DC's 
standard historic lamps. See "Washington Globe Needs 
Updating," http://www.westendguide.us/edit0104.htm

See "City's Trees Expected To Gain Ground in '04,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44929-2003Dec31.html

WBJ compares business climate in DC to VA and MD. See
"Despite breaks, D.C. remains tech underdog," 
http://washington.bizjournals.com/washington/stories/2003/12/15/story4.html

Whole Foods will open a new store in Chevy Chase, at
Wisc Ave & Western Ave, 37% larger than P St store.

WP looks at efforts to make Tysons Corner more urban.
Says "more Fortune 500 company headquarters are 
squeezed into its three square miles than in all of 
downtown Washington." See "Change Around the Corner: 
Steep Rents, Traffic Threaten Tysons' Status as 
Region's Commercial Center,"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A19969-2003Dec21.html 

Wednesday, February 11: "Streets and Walkable 
Communities," lecture at Natl Building Museum, 12:30,
free. An "approach for improving our greatest 
community-owned asset, the public streets, and 
illustrate how successful streets support smart 
growth." See http://www.nbm.org/Events/Calendar/Lectures_Symposia.html

Best regards,
Michæl