In case you missed our retweet last night, the D.C. Zoning Commission on Monday adopted an immediate increase to the cap on bars and restaurants that may operate in the 14th and U street NW corridors. more ›

City officials expect the D.C. Office of Planning will submit by the end of this month its final recommendations to loosen restrictions on the number of eating and drinking establishments allowed to operate in the U Street and Logan Circle neighborhoods. more ›

Get ready for some major construction, Brookland residents. The D.C. Zoning Commission unanimously approved plans for development along Michigan Avenue and Monroe Street NE on Monday night. Submitted by Abdo Development, responsible for over 30 projects in the D.C. area, the plans include 825 residential units and 85,000 square feet of retail space on land owned by Catholic University. Abdo also aims to turn the CU area into a quaint college neighborhood by building "a public square, a clock tower and a college main street with bookstores and mom-and-pop shops," according to the Washington Post. Additionally, Abdo plans to include "below market" artist spaces (a sticking point that delayed the vote a few days) and will contribute $275,000 to community organizations and scholarship programs. more ›

Resident Jeff Davis shared the news with the Cleveland Park listserve this morning that the years-long battle to allow Giant Food to remodel its store at Wisconsin & Newark appears to have finally come to an end. The project dates as far back at 1998, though it was revived in its current form in 2006 before being derailed once again by NIMBY concerns over traffic and parking. You'll recall that more recently, the Cleveland Park Citizens Association experienced a coup/meltdown in the wake of the impending Giant plan approval. more ›

It's never a good sign when it's already this steamy this early in the morning, and indeed, the heat index looks like it will near 100 degrees today (actual temps closer to 94). The D.C. Homeland Security and Emergency Management has some helpful tips to beating the oppressive heat, but this list has a shameful lack of ice cream sandwiches involved. DCist heartily recommends the Ice Cream Sandwich Method of keeping cool today, which involves... more ›

Town-gown relations between George Washington University and their Foggy Bottom neighbors have always been somewhat contentious. Those relations may soon be getting worse. As noted in the Washington Business Journal, the development of Square 54, the site of the university's old hospital, has been linked to a possible university expansion, one which the neighborhood does not seem to be a fan of. The university's plan to develop the site into a $250 million shopping, housing... more ›