It really hasn't been a good week for area restaurants when it comes to suffering serious damage. First, the group of restaurants inside Washington Harbour probably won't be able to open for the Easter holiday weekend because "whoever was supposed to raise the flood panels, which are operated by hydraulics, did not do it correctly." And today, a "significant" grease fire broke out at the Ireland's Four Courts at 2051 Wilson Boulevard in Courthouse.
Grease Fire Breaks Out At Ireland's Four Courts
Reader, Meet Author
[Note: Last week, the comma that normally follows the word "Reader" in the title was inadvertently left off. Anyone who really feels strongly about that is invited to attend June Casagrande's signing at the Wilson Boulevard Olsson's in Court House this Wednesday at 7 p.m. She wrote a book about you, so eat your shoots and leaves and attend. 2111 Wilson.] MONDAY The Folger Shakespeare Library hosts Pulitzer prize-winning poet Charles Simic as he reads...
Want to Save Dr. Dremo's?
We've all heard the rumors -- we've even reported on them. Dr Dremo's -- the Court House watering hole known for great beer selection, ample outdoor seating, beer pong tables, and an uncanny resemblance to a crack house -- is closing. But there may still be a glimmer of hope on the horizon, we learned today.
Morning Roundup: Black Squirrels and Oysters Edition
Good morning Washington. This photo by FurCafe, posted in DCist Photos via Flickr, was taken in Court House across the street from Summer's (we think, correct us if we're wrong). The weather today, according to Capital Weather, will see showers maybe moving in by evening. (And be sure to check out all the buzz about two certain meteorologists: AccuWeather's Joe Bastardi is "not as smart as he thinks" and Joe Witte of WJLA is apparently...
AIDS Activists Target Bush Nat'l HQ
The Bush-Cheney campaign's national headquarters in Arlington, a location that is not broadcast to the general public, was raided by a number of AIDS/HIV activists, WTOP reports. Fourteen protesters found their way inside the headquarters, located in a non-descript office building at 2107 Wilson Blvd. in Arlington's Court House area. Seven others chained themselves to the doors of the building. Twenty-one in all were arrested for trespassing. For more on the Bush-Cheney not-so-secret below-the-radar headquarters,...
Keri Strug's Armoire for Sale
Are you in need of an armoire with "numerous shelves and two large cabinets for storage." Can you move it? (It’s big.) Then you should contact an Olympic gymnast-turned-Treasury Department civil servant.

