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Jan 30, 2013

NoPa? Ugh. Restaurateur Attempts to Rename Perfectly Good Neighborhood

Fake neighborhood fever is striking again, this time in the case of big-shot chef and restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, who is slated to take over the Penn Quarter spot formerly occupied by now-defunct Zola.

Nov 27, 2012

Again With the Fake Neighborhood Names?

Seriously, these fake neighborhood names need to stop.

Oct 22, 2012

The Gap Is a Place for Khakis, Not Your Neighborhood

No, you can’t call your neighborhood “the GaP.”

Oct 05, 2012

Adams Morgan Gives Part of Itself Silly, Arbitrary Name

An Adams Morgan business association is trying to rebrand the southern part of the retail and nightlife district as “SoMo.” That’s a really stupid idea.

 
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