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Murky Coffee owner Nick “I’ll punch you in your dick” Cho posted a letter on his web site today announcing that his Clarendon coffee shop is closing.

It’s with great sadness that I announce that in a few weeks, murky coffee will be relocating from here in Clarendon to a new location in Washington DC.

The property here at 3211 Wilson Boulevard was sold last year, and market rent is simply more than we can afford.

Cho’s other Murky location, on Capitol Hill, was forced to close by the D.C. government last year for failure to pay some $427,000 in sales and franchise taxes. So it’s perhaps not totally surprising that Cho’s new D.C.-based venture, planned for 5th and H Streets NW, will not be called “Murky”—the new name will be “Wrecking Ball Coffee.” In a comment on We Love DC today, Cho said the business would have a focus on coffee roasting, and be owned by his girlfriend, Trish Rothgeb Skeie.

Hopefully Cho’s tax issues with the city have been resolved at this point, considering he’s coming back to the District with a new business. Cho said that dates for the new shop are not yet set, but renovations will begin soon.