Linked: Weekend Roundup
14 06 200914th Street - Room and Board has finally decided to purchase the old Taylor building. Finally the future of this property is set! [14th & You]
Capitol Hill - The D.C. Council will be buying three recreation centers from the financially strapped Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington, including the shuttered Eastern Branch center. [WPost]
Logan Circle - The Q Street Cleaners has closed for good this weekend after over 30 years in business. The pealing blue sign (pictured right) had an endearing quality, but wasn’t enough to save the institution. [DCist]
Why is DC selling schools, and then buying recreation centers?
Is Fenty’s best buddy a Realtor making all these commissions?
Wouldn’t it make sense just to offer youth programming at existing empty, city owner buildings? The former B and G Club building in Hill East is a mess, and it’ll cost millions to remodel.