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.

Elm Street Development, the firm that has been eyeing Dremo’s and the neighboring Taco Bell for a ten-story development, has run into one major obstacle — current zoning regulations only allow two-story commercial buildings on the site. Arlington County, never Dremo’s best friend, is considering amending the zoning regulations to allow the project to move forward, though, what with that pesky thing call democracy, they have to hold a public hearing on the matter. And that they shall at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 17 in Room 307 of Courthouse 1, 2100 Clarendon Blvd.

Well, those tricky bastards on the county board seem to know Dremo’s crowd well. Seriously, now — What are the chances of hordes of twentysomethings showing up that early in the morning on a Saturday for a meeting promising to be full of zoning amendments, easements, rights of way, encroachments, leases, and other such enthralling topics?

Regardless, those of you in the Courthouse area and beyond should show up and make one last stand for Dr. Dremo’s. He would have wanted it that way.