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A slew of hip retailers are opening near LeDroit Park
New shops are opening just west of LeDroit Park. Prolific Washington area developer JBG is nearing completion of the four buildings it is constructing just west of Georgia Avenue. Warby Parker,...
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Howard promises to renovate the Terrell House
After years of neglect, Howard University has agreed to finish renovations of the Mary Church Terrell House (326 T Street NW). Mary Church Terrell was a civil rights leader who lived from 1863 to 1954...
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Whole Foods is coming!
The Washington Business Journal reports that Whole Foods is slated for a new development on the parking lot at Florida and Sherman Avenues. The retailer’s arrival is typically a harbinger of soaring...
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President Obama visited the Howard University College of Medicine today to deliver a speech on the negative impact of climate change on public health. I caught some footage of the president’s...
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The Royal brings wifi, Colombian food, and vermouth next month
The Post reports that next month LeDroit Park will get an all-day cafe and restaurant that will morph into a bar at night. After many months of renovations, the Royal will open at 501 Florida Avenue...
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Discuss transportation, McMillan, taxes, and more at tomorrow’s civic...
Learn about the McMillan development, DC property tax relief, and transportation fixes for LeDroit Park at tomorrow’s civic association meeting. The meeting is tomorrow, Tuesday, April 28 and 7 pm in...
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Glen’s Garden Market coming to 8th & Florida
Local grocer Glen’s Garden Market will open a second location on Florida Avenue just west of LeDroit Park. Glen’s first store, which replaced the “Secret” Safeway on 20th Street in Dupont several...
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Learn about street improvements; run for the civic association board
Learn about DDOT street improvements, review a neighbor’s request for a variance, and vote for civic association officers at the next week’s civic association meeting. The next meeting is Tuesday,...
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Have tea with your neighbors
Meet your neighbors and explore a new local business at next week’s LeDroit Park happy hour. This month we are going to Calabash (1847 7th St NW) on Tuesday, June 9 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Calabash...
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110 units proposed for Wiltberger and T Streets
UrbanTurf reports that a 110-unit apartment building may be coming to T Street next to the Howard Theatre. The project would replace the warehouse on Wiltberger Street and the stretch of buildings on...
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JBG reveals the locations of the new retailers opening this fall
The four mixed-use buildings on Eighth Street near the 9:30 Club are about to open. The quartet is the product of prolific Washington area developer JBG, which recently released the layout of the...
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JBG will extend W Street as a woonerf
JBG revealed more plans for the residential development it plans to build at 945 Florida Avenue NW. This is the site abutting the 965 Florida Avenue, which is slated for a Whole Foods. 945 is slated...
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