D.C.’s public libraries are undergoing a profound transformation, but there’s only one thing missing: cafés.

Photo by Rolenz 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. In a letter to officials, business owners and residents Tuesday, Dept. of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Director Linda Argo noted that the proposed amendments will be submitted to the Zoning…

Photo by christaki The 14th and U Street NW corridors have experienced a number of setbacks in the locally-owned coffee shop department over the last couple of years. First was the end of Sparky’s (making way for the wildly popular Cork). Then it was the shuttering and now presumed death of 14U, despite rumors that it would reinvent itself as a retail/cafe hybrid. Cafe Collage entered the scene, but since then Love Cafe has…