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Work’s been keeping me too busy to type, but Shaw’s still pumping out newsworthy goodies. Here are a few things on my radar:1. A French Bistro Is Coming to Upper 9th - As reported here, the place will be located at 1905 9th Street and will be named 1905. It will be “The kind of […]

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Could it be that another plot of land where cars go to die is going to be resurrected? This morning, I noticed that the fenced-off lot a few doors north of Be Bar and south of Azi’s has been emptied of its automobiles (many of which historically lacked tires and were missing windows). Located next […]

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I picked up a copy of this month’s DC North Magazine, which has a cover story on on whether “Ninth Street’s Ethiopian Pioneers” will survive. It’s an interesting read about how upper 9th Street became home to a handful of Ethiopian businesses and about the uncertain future of those businesses due to changes in the […]

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It appears that the foundation work for the four unit project at 9th and Q Streets is almost complete. This project is going to be awesome when complete, and has already done wonders for a plot of land once dubbed “Lake Woodson” by neighbors.

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Tomorrow night from 5 to 8 p.m., the Long View Gallery celebrates its latest show with an opening reception.From the press release:

F. Lennox Campello has been a force in the world of art for over 30 years. His experience has trained his eye for the discovery of artistic greatness. Campello’s artwork has been shown […]

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Below are some renderings recently submitted to the historic preservation review board by Inle Development for the redevelopment of 1501 9th Street, NW. 1501 9th is located at 9th and P Streets, NW, and is the former home to Wings Motors. As reported here, the land went on the market earlier this year.

The plans call […]

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On Saturday night, I went to the Long View Gallery’s opening of its latest show, a photography exhibit entitled “Saturated View” by local artist Charlie Gaynor. In addition to the good times always had at the openings at Long View, I really enjoyed perusing this body of work.Charlie’s photographs–with their rich colors, interesting uses of […]

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