The twin closures are a blow for those who prefer the casual and affordable to trendy and high-end.

DC Fire and EMS reported that a fire broke out on a two story building at 9th and T Streets NW around 7 a.m. this morning. The fire originated on the roof, and the building was evacuated.

Michael Neibauer reports that Shiloh Baptist Church, who owns several vacant properties along a stretch of 9th Street NW (check out our thorough history of covering these properties here), could get a tax break for redeveloping them. Councilmember Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) has proposed legislation which would reclassify the properties at 1526, 1528, 1532, 1533 and 1534 9th Street NW as Class 1 residential (instead of Class 3 vacant) if Shiloh spends money they received…

D.C. police are asking the public for help in their investigation of a fatal stabbing early this morning in the 1900 block of 9th St NW. The incident occurred around 2:19 a.m. Officers from the MPD’s Third District arrived to find an adult male suffering from a stab wound to the chest. A short time later the man was pronounced dead. As Borderstan correctly notes, this stretch of 9th Street, between U and T…