Businesses in the city’s MidCity commercial district, located in the 14th and U Street corridors, will be coming together to celebrate its annual Dog Days Sidewalk Festival, August 4 – 5.

Yesterday the New York Times published a review of new District hotspot Marvin, the Belgian-themed bar and restaurant sitting just north of the intersection of 14th and U streets NW: Named for the “Sexual Healing” crooner, Marvin is a new Belgian bistro and lounge in the Shaw neighborhood where Gaye was born. Those taking an evening off from the darts-and-Dockers bar scenes in Georgetown or Adams Morgan say it feels more than a few Metro…