ANC Sponsors Parking Discussion

Our Dupont Circle ANC 2B will be hosting a discussion on parking-related issues. Representatives from DDOT will be present to outline options for residential parking in our neighborhood. I have asked them to describe the pilot project at Columbia Heights with resident only parking on one side of the street. Ward 1 is implementing this program ward-wide and I would like our ANC to consider it for us in Ward 2. I believe that this will relieve some of the pressure placed on our residential parking by visitors to the 14th and U nightlife venues.

The session will take place on Thursday, March 29, at the Dupont Circle Hotel at 7 p.m.

Two Successful Restauranteurs Are Coming to the West Side

I am pleased to inform my constituents and neighbors that two well-known restauranteurs are coming to the west side of 14th Street. They are Med Lahlou and Mark Kuller. Med owns Shoney's on P Street, Ulah Bistro on U Street, and several others in the city. Mark is planning to open his third restaurant. He owns Proof and Estadio. Med will be opening Stub's Kitchen (a working name to be finalized later) at the corner of 14th and T in the former Paradise Liquors building that has been meticulously restored under the watchful eye of HPRB. Mark will be opening his new venture at the corner of 14th and S in the former Whitman-Walker Clinic/JBG project. Med's is an Italian-inspired bistro and Mark will be serving Southeast Asian cuisine in a nature-inspired environment (he was influenced by Brushstroke Restaurant in NYC--see photo). They are currently finalizing their interior design plans and we look forward to dining at these new restaurants in our neighborhood.

ANC Supports Rauzia Ally for HPRB Post

On Wednesday, February 8, the Dupont Circle ANC supported the nomination of Rauzia Ally for an appointment to the Historic Preservation Review Board. She is a resident of Swann Street and President of the Dupont Circle Conservancy. She is a trained architect, a teacher and a business owner. She is knowledgeable about the District's building and zoning codes. And most importantly, she is supportive of Dupont Circle historic preservation priorities.

We wish her good luck in the nomination process and look forward to her participation on the board.


Photo courtesy of Rauzia's Facebook page

UTOPIA Project Schedule Announced by JBG

JBG Project Manager Bryan Moll announced the construction schedule this week for the Utopia Project at the corner of 14th and U Streets. Representatives from the 14th and U Street community were invited to a presentation of the timeline and final drawings for the project. At long last, the project will have its groundbreaking on February 21. Good luck, JBG!

You're Invited to VIP Opening of Black and Orange

Please click on to the graphic on the left to see the invitation details. Join us to meet and welcome Raynold and his wife, Caroline, who own and manage Black and Orange. Visit their website at www.blackandorangeburger.com to see and order from the menu which I have posted on the right.

See you at the opening!

Matchbox Coming to 14th and T

I attended the U Street Neighborhood Association meeting on Thursday evening and listened to a presentation by Perry Smith of the Matchbox restaurant management team. The Arena Stage building is being renovated as an open concept restaurant that will seat 250 people with an outdoor sidewalk cafe that will seat 50 people.

The restaurant chain has several other locations in Capitol Hill and Chinatown. You can visit their website to view their menus.

Questions from nearby residents centered on parking issues and hours of operation. Perry assured residents that the restaurant will seat its last customers at 10:30 p.m. on weeknights and 11:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The outdoor cafe will close at 11 and 12 midnight, consistent with others in the neighborhood.

We look forward to the grand opening later this summer.

PSA 208 becomes PSA 301 with New Boundaries

Effective immediately the Police Chief has assigned new Police Service Area boundaries for our neighborhood. We are now in PSA 301...we used to be PSA 208. We have been returned to the jurisdiction of the Third District (after being under the Second District since 2004 when the Police Chief moved us). Our ANC offered alternative boundaries that would have kept us in the Second District but the Chief proceeded with her plans to revise the boundaries. To read more about the changes please click here.

Third District Station
1620 V Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 673-6815
Fax: (202) 673-2154