The city of College Park has given preliminary approval to a $68-million, 17-story residential project planned for a site just north of campus on Route 1. I thought this was interesting: “The university’s strategic plan calls for a higher quality college town,” said Brian Darmody, the university’s assistant vice president for research and economic development […]
links for 2006-06-22
W. Times: Restaurant, Baptist church battle over liquor license Overview of the ongoing Shaw dispute.
I Want My Stuff Back
Inspired by this NY Times article, I decided to post this little announcement … Yesterday at the highly successful and fun monthly blogger meetup I host, my bag containing a notebook and my digital camera was stolen. It was taken between 9:00 and 10:30 PM from the outdoor seating area at Pharoah’s Rock N’ Blues […]
On Building a Neighborhood ‘From Scratch’
The Washington Business Journal recently published this interesting article about the baseball stadium district in Southeast, asking “How do you create character where there is none, without replicating Disney-esque environments found at suburban town centers?” In the article they talk to quite a few planners and developers and it’s clear the district will be resoundingly […]
Street Naming Links
I found myself launching into one of my characteristic diatribes about the origins and nature of street names while relaxing with friends yesterday. Then today I notice this blog post about an LA Times profile of the man who’s job it is to approve new street names in Riverside County, California, the fastest-growing county in […]
Shaw Restaurant Update
Long story short: two new, locally-owned restaurants in my neighborhood (Vegetate and Queen of Sheba) have been unable to get a liquor license due to the activism of a neighborhood church with a mostly suburban congregation. Now at urging of Vegetate owners Dominic and Jennifer Redd, a city council member has introduced a bill which […]
June Blog Meetup Wednesday
We’ll be meeting at 7:00 p.m. at Pharaoh’s Bar and Grill in Adams Morgan. RSVP now!