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Why Gentrify?! U Street Needs Me...What's Your Answer?
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Blog about life in the revitalizing U Street Corridor of Washington, DC. It focuses on development, gentrification, construction, nightlife, leisure, shopping, and other aspects of Washington, DC living.
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Why Gentrify?! is Changing…
This site will be changing very shortly to what I don’t exactly know. I have enjoyed blogging about our beloved U Street, but I will no longer be directly developing or responsible for this site’s focus. All of the posts for Why Gentr...
Vacant Property Drama for those with Occupied Homes
I was victim to the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) bogus assessment of my home as a vacant property, resulting in me receiving a horrendous property tax bill of 3 times what I really owed. The situation was corrected, but it i...
New Restaurants for Columbia Heights
The Express has a good article about the new restaurants coming to Columbia Heights as a part of the DC USA development. Honestly, I’m a bit envious that they (i.e., Columbia Heights) have a Potbelly Sandwich Works. Don’t ever let m...
Ben’s Chili Bowl to Celebrate Anniversary and Second U Street Location in August
U Street’s Ben’s Chili Bowl will celebrate its 50th anniversary on August 22. It will also expand into the Shanghai building next door with a 2,700 square foot restaurant that will seat 70 patrons and serve beer and other newer fare, suc...
Any M*A*S*H* Fans? Mike Farrell at Busboys and Poets Sat. at 4 pm to Discuss Memoir
4PM - 5:30 pm (Langston Rm., Busboys and Poets) Author Event: Mike Farrell will sign and discuss “Just Call Me Mike: A Journey to Actor and Activist” Mike Farrell’s new memoir reveals the distinctive voice of a man for whom life is ...

