end of an era

McDonald’s closed in Chinatown

By Prince Of Petworth


7th/G Streets NW at Capitol One Arena

Update from Councilmember Brooke Pinto: “Monumental Sports owns this space & decided not to renew McD’s lease. New use should be announced soon. But, it’s important to ensure that our residents & biz in Chinatown feel safe & can operate w/o risk of incident.”

Thanks to Paul for sending Sunday: “McDonald’s in Chinatown is closing. Today (Sunday) is their last day.” (more…)

Washington Post Magazine’s Last Issue will be December 25th. Gonna Have Some Tea in Heaven with the Express

By Prince Of Petworth

Sad new from the Washington Post yesterday:

“The Washington Post will stop publishing its stand-alone print magazine, one of the last of its kind in the country and which has been published under different names for more than six decades, the newspaper’s executive editor, Sally Buzbee, announced Wednesday.

…restaurant reviews and the crossword puzzle will continue to appear in print. Popular features such as Date Lab will not continue.

The magazine is distributed with copies of the Sunday paper. Its last issue will publish on Dec. 25”

End of an Era: California Tortilla Closing August 27th after 19 years in Cleveland Park

By Prince Of Petworth


3501 Connecticut Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I stopped by California Tortilla in Cleveland Park and learned that the employees were informed this morning that the restaurant is closing for good this Saturday, not in November as they had previously been told. A number of employees have been there 15+ years and the sudden closure is leaving them in the lurch as they weren’t planning to need new jobs this soon. Lots of stress about rent payments and caring for kids and needing to find jobs ASAP (understandably!)”

Thanks to David for sending a photo of the closing note: (more…)

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