Results tagged “14thstreet”

Swann Cleaners, the laundromat/dry cleaner located at the corner of 14th and Swann Streets NW, has closed its doors, 14th & You reports. This was one of the few remaining laundromats in the area, and the small dry cleaner inside it joins two other cleaners that have recently closed along the 14th Street corridor.

A man died late Saturday night or early Sunday morning at 1618 14th Street NW, both Borderstan and The Sexist are reporting, at a venue which is known to host late-night sex parties for gay and bisexual men. D.C. Police say a preliminary investigation does not indicate foul play, so they have released very little information about the man's identity or a potential cause of death. One commenter at Borderstan wrote that the man fell down a flight of stairs, but we have been unable to confirm that. A 2005 Metro Weekly story details a fire that broke out at the venue that year, which is said to host regular '''Men's Parties'' and gatherings of the Jack Off Enthusiasts of Washington and Baltimore.'

A power outage affecting between 200-400 customers in the vicinity of 14th and Belmont Streets NW is expected to be repaired in the next couple of hours, but may affect rush hour traffic heading up 14th Street or 15th Streets this evening. Pepco is working to restore a blown feeder in the area, but we've got conflicting reports as to whether any traffic signals are currently down. Proceed with caution in that direction this evening.

President Obama is starting bilateral talks with China here in Washington today, which means residents can expect to be inconvenienced in one way or another for the next two days by the roughly 150 Chinese dignitaries currently in town. Expect additional motorcades and intermittent, temporary road closures in the vicinity of the Ronald Reagan Building and the White House. DDOT says minor delays due to closures should be expected on both inbound and outbound 14th Street between Pennsylvania and Constitution Avenues until at least 6 p.m. Drivers intending to head southbound out of the city on 14th Street this evening are advised to use the 9th Street tunnel instead, while those heading into the city should use 12th Street or 7th Street.

CB2, the slightly cheaper Crate & Barrel brand store that's aimed at younger, urban customers is looking for a location in D.C., the Washington Business Journal reports. The chain has reportedly been talking to Jeffrey Schonberger, the real estate developer who owns the Central Union Mission building at 1350 R Street NW, at the corner of 14th and R Streets. Central Union has long been in talks with the city to relocate elsewhere, with most recent negotiations focusing on the empty Gales School at 65 Massachusetts Ave. NW. CB2 has also reportedly been looking at other properties, but should it move into the 14th and R space, it would join the forthcoming Room & Board at 14th and T along with existing furniture stores like Vastu, Muleh and Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, creating a sort of furniture corridor along that stretch of 14th.

Walking under its peeling sign and into 14th Street's Midtown Youth Academy feels like walking into a museum. The well-traversed wood floors give the room a musty odor and decades worth of photographs and posters adorn the faded walls. Shelves of books line one wall while a row of personal computers line the other. But the institutional feeling goes away as soon as one sees the boxing gym in the back of the room, with young fighters hard at training. While Midtown has nearly 40 years of history behind it, there is nothing anachronistic about this space or the people in it.