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Dec 22, 2006

Suspending D.C.’s Blue Laws for the Eves

By DCist contributor Amy Monroe As any D.C. dweller knows, it’s not so easy to buy a sixer, a 750, or a fifth on Sunday within city limits. The District’s Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Association restricts holders of Class A Licenses — a.k.a. any store that sells wine, beer, and liquor for off-premises consumption — to sales between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m., Monday through Saturday. So what of those years, such as…

Jun 28, 2005

A Building Grows in Anacostia

Mayor Williams, along with representatives from the National Capital Revitalization Corporation, the Anacostia Economic Development Corporation and DRI Partners today broke ground on the first new construction in the historic core of Anacostia in 15 years. From the mayor’s office:The building will offer 14,000 square feet of retail space, 49,000 square feet of Class A office and related space, and 112 sub-grade parking spaces. Called Anacostia Gateway, the project is part of a larger scheme…

Jun 21, 2005

GWU’s ‘Square 54’ Still Empty

We haven’t written much about the development of the site of the old George Washington University Hospital since last January when we reported the University had announced they would conduct not one but two studies about what to do with the land. The situation is this: GWU could make quite a bit developing the site as commercial retail, office, and housing. Neighborhood residents resent the university’s relentless growth and see the massive plot of land…

 
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