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Jan 08, 2014

Landmark Will Open Movie Theater Near 9:30 Club

In late 2015.

Feb 27, 2013

Busboys and Poets Opening in Takoma; Pizza Shop Expanding to U Street

A couple of local casual restaurants announced today they are expanding.

Dec 13, 2012

Now D.C. Wants to Lease the Lincoln Theatre

After failing to find a contractor to manage operations at the historic Lincoln Theatre, D.C. is now looking for an entertainment company to lease the historic U Street venue.

Dec 03, 2012

Three Shot Outside U Street NW Nightclub

Three men were shot outside a nightclub on the U Street NW corridor early Monday morning, and police are still investigating what led to the gunfire.

Jul 30, 2012

Two Injured in U Street NW Shooting

Two women on the bustling U Street NW corridor were shot early Saturday morning, with both suffering non-life-threatening injuries.

Feb 28, 2012

Cyclist in U Street NW Collision Was Using Capital Bikeshare

After a violent collision between a Capital Bikeshare rider and a tractor trailer earlier today, police re-opened a busy section of U Street NW late this morning after investigating the crash that sent the cyclist to an area hospital.

Feb 28, 2012

Section of U Street NW Closed After Nasty Crash Between Cyclist and Truck

A stretch of U Street NW is closed while police investigate a collision earlier this morning between a bike and a tractor trailer that sent the cyclist to an area hospital in very serious condition.

Oct 23, 2007

Five O’Clock Meeting: Axis

Written by DCist Contributor Eric Denman On U street NW between 13th and 14th, nestled between Polly’s and a nail salon, Axis is settling into a rhythm and starting to be a very solid contender in an increasingly crowded strip. The wine list, which averages $12 $8 by the glass, is respectable, but the real reason to come here is for the tap list. Although it doesn’t boast a huge variety of obscure seasonals, the…

Oct 02, 2007

Fenty Orders More Beat Cops in Wake of Shootings

On Monday morning at a little after 11 a.m., we noticed a pair of beat cops walking along U Street NW near 12th Street. In many other cities, this would certainly be nothing to take note of, but in D.C., the cries from neighborhood associations and individual residents for more officers to patrol on foot have been heard for years. Police Chief Cathy Lanier thus rightly made a big deal out of increasing the number…

Apr 30, 2007

5 O’Clock Meeting: JoJo Restaurant and Bar

By now it is Chamber of Commerce cliché to write of “U Street’s revitalization.” Most residents have read the historical postings along U Street NW and know, by way of slogan at least, that “before Harlem, there was U Street.” At the height of Washington’s segregated past, a few decades after segregation was imposed by Congress against the will of a vocal many white and black District residents, U Street NW was the city’s celebrated…

 
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