Archive for July, 2017
July 2017 Issue / August issue pdf to post on the 12th
Posted: July 25th, 2017 under Home Page Date.
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Controversial Development Projects Continue in the News; Too Close to Resolution, but McMillan Far from Resolved
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the July 2017 issue pdf By William G. Schulz* As Washingtonians head into the dog days of late July and August, three high-profile real-estate development projects — all subjects of extensive coverage by the InTowner — have received either green lights from various boards and commissions, been […]
Posted: July 25th, 2017 under Lead Stories.
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18th Annual Mid-City Dog Days 14th and U Streets Sale Event Set for Weekend of August 5th and 6th
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the July 2017 issue pdf By P.L. Wolff Mark your calendars and get ready for a weekend of local shopping, eating, sipping, listening, and people-watching, filled with special offers and promotions being offered by over 100 businesses during what is DC’s largest ever sidewalk sale, from P Street […]
Posted: July 25th, 2017 under Lead Stories.
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Barbershops and Barbering in the District; DCRA Regulations Govern the Profession
Accompanying images can be viewed on page 1 of the July 2017 issue pdf By Larry Ray* What man does not need a haircut, beard trimmed, mustache groomed monthly? What is the difference between a $13 cut and a $35 styled cut? Maybe, the barber shop. Except now one can pay $45 for razor cut plus […]
Posted: July 25th, 2017 under Lead Stories.
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July 2017 Issue PDF
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Posted: July 25th, 2017 under Issue Archive.
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Mayor’s Agent Hearing Reveals Never-Never Land Character of McMillan Park Reservoir Controversy
By William G. Schulz* It can sometimes seem as if McMillan Park Reservoir– a now-blighted and fenced-off 25-acre open space crossing the city’s Stronghold, Bloomingdale, and LeDroit Park neighborhoods — is at risk of becoming Never-Never Land.
Posted: July 24th, 2017 under DEFAULT.
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Prepared for InTowner.com by the Dupont Circle office of Century 21 Redwood Realty ~ Reporting Period: June 2017
The area covered by these listings includes the neighborhoods primarily of Adams Morgan, Mt. Pleasant, Columbia Heights, North Columbia Heights, Petworth & Park View; West End, Dupont, Scott, Thomas & Logan Circles; Dupont East, U Street, Shaw, Le Droit Park, Bloomingdale & Mt. Vernon Square. SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES [72] condo & co-op listings follow 1965 […]
Posted: July 23rd, 2017 under Real Estate Sales.
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“Good order, good taste, and with due regard to public interests involved”: the origins of the Shipstead-Luce Act
To view images full size & high resolution, left click on each By Matthew B. Gilmore* On May 16, 1930 Congress approved Public Law 231, “An Act to regulate the height, exterior design, and construction of private and semipublic buildings in certain areas of the National Capital” — now commonly referred to as the Shipstead-Luce […]
Posted: July 20th, 2017 under What Once Was.
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Restaurant Review ~ Char Bar / 2142 L St., NW
Not Just BBQ. Although the name does suggest that this Washington Circle / West End neighborhood eatery is a barbecue joint, that does not tell the tale of the kitchen’s cuisine, nor even about the type of food served here. According to the restaurant’s website, Char Bar is a totally kosher establishment (“Char Bar is […]
Posted: July 16th, 2017 under Restaurants.
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Metro Money Madness
When on July 10th we first read in the Washington Post that Metro, “strapped for cash,” was looking at a proposal to raise needed money by selling naming rights for stations, our immediate reaction was, “OMG!” — followed by dark thoughts of corporate interests looking for ways to offset the brakes being put on their […]
Posted: July 15th, 2017 under Publisher's Desk.
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