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Washington Post: A new chapter for a neighborhood bookstore that faced extinction

Editor Dec 9, 2018

When he opened his used-book shop 37 years ago in Washington’s Adams Morgan neighborhood, Jacques Morgan vowed to remain in business forever, a promise he kept until dying of cancer in 2012.

Washington Post: Romo, the Adams Morgan dog who became a viral sensation, has died

Editor Nov 29, 2018

He was a large, friendly dog best known in the world of social media for sticking his head out the window of his Adams Morgan home as people passed by.

Washington Business Journal: Here’s where Adams Morgan’s Wawa is going

Editor Nov 19, 2018

Adams Morgan’s long-rumored Wawa is coming to the former BicycleSpace storefront on the neighborhood's main drag.

WTOP: Georgetown, Adams Morgan gear up for Small Business Saturday

Editor Nov 19, 2018

WASHINGTON — Nov. 24 is the annual Small Business Saturday, a nationwide promotion to encourage shopping at small, independent and locally-owned businesses.

Washington Post: Residents tried for weeks to save this D.C. institution. It’s closing anyway.

Editor Nov 12, 2018

The market accommodated their whims and needs for more than 40 years, so when neighbors heard rising rent was driving the shop to close, they did what they could to help: Letter-writing campaigns, petitions and a protest. More than 1,400…

City Paper: Line Hotel Subcontractors Owed Millions In Back-Pay, Workers Allege

Editor Nov 9, 2018

Nearly a year after its soft opening and months after receiving its permanent Certificate of Occupancy, those responsible for building The Line Hotel face renewed scrutiny from the subcontractors who performed construction work on the…

City Paper: Adams Morgan Rallies to Save Its Local Grocery Store

Editor Oct 22, 2018

Ho Sang Cho is worried about what will happen if his Adams Morgan business, Metro K Supermarket, is forced to close because he can't afford the rent increases and meet other demands from his landlord. "There's no real grocery store around…

Built Environment

After Meridian International wins zoning exceptions, residents look to rezone lot

Lilah Burke Sep 27, 2018

The Meridian International Center has been planning for redevelopment of a plot of land on its 16th Street NW campus for the past seven years. But despite the forward momentum gained this summer, a newly organized group of residents is…

DC History

Adams Morgan Day to mark 40th anniversary with a focus on history, art, community

Lilah Burke Sep 8, 2018

The Adams Morgan Day festival is set to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Sunday with an array of offerings for adults and children from noon to 6 p.m. The event, DC’s longest-running neighborhood festival, was on the brink of collapse just…

DC History

Marie Reed students uncover the story of their school

Jennifer Anne Mitchell Jul 16, 2018

While designing a historical exhibit for their school, students at Marie Reed Elementary School found one particularly rich source of inspiration. Before her death in 1969, Bishop Marie Reed was a powerful force in the civic life of…

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