The number of downtown sidewalk cafes increased by 7.9 percent between 2013 and 2014.

From $5 or $10 per square foot a year to $8.30 and $16.30.

The number of sidewalk cafes and outdoor seats in downtown D.C. has jumped over the last year.

It’s our understanding that Mayor Vince Gray will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first sidewalk cafe in Washington in front of The Chesapeake Room on Barracks Row this morning.