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Metro To Hold Fare Hike Hearings This Week
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced a series of six public hearings to discuss recently proposed fare hikes for the area’s public Metro bus and subway systems. The hearings will take place this Tuesday through Thursday at a variety of locations. The closest hearing to the PQ will be on Wednesday, November 14, […]
Chinatown And Developers, So Happy Together
The WaBizJo has an article which contains an interview of the current head of the Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs. The gist of the story is that OAPIA wants to create economic incentives for Chinese stores and restaurants that want to open up in Chinatown (boundaries are not mentioned). This Chinatown Cultural Development […]
FCC Says No To Cable
By a unanimous vote, the FCC recently voted to ban exclusivity contracts for cable television in multi-dwelling apartment buildings. Many downtowners subscribe to cable TV and their condo boards or landlords have been held captive because of the original deal struck between the developer and the cable TV provider to wire the building’s cable infrastructure. In […]
Waffle Shop To Be Reincarnated
Per WaPo, it looks like Jemal is saving the Waffle Shop, likely in the Mount Vernon or southern Shaw area. Will it be the same as it was on 10th Street? WaPo – Diner’s Neon Might Glow Again