IF FOLKS UP near Catholic University have felt left out of the city's development boom, that feeling won't linger much longer.
The university has reached an agreement with developer Jim Abdo that, if approved by the city, would "create a destination across from the Brookland/CUA Metro Station in a neighborhood that developers have largely ignored during the recent real estate boom," NBC4 reports.
The school would bulldoze three dorms to make room for the development, but officials say student housing will be rebuilt on its main campus.
SO YOU WANT to see the pope. Maybe you're a lapsed Catholic with a childhood attachment to the concept of papal authority. Maybe he reminds you of your granddad. Maybe you're a celebrity chaser. Maybe you think he's man's earthly connection to God. Whatever the reason, you're excited for a chance to gawk at Benedict XVI.
Well, you're in luck. Take a look at the schedule below and you'll learn not only where to see the pontiff on his way to and from various important places, but also where to get a bite to eat afterwards.
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WHILE HE WON'T BE throwing out the first pitch on Opening Day at the Nationals' new baseball stadium, Pope Benedict XVI will be gracing the ballpark with his presence in April.
At this morning's meeting of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, the details of the pope's upcoming visit to the United States were announced. As Jacqueline L. Salmon and Howard Schneider report, the pope will arrive in Washington on April 15 with a visit to the White House and will celebrate Mass at the ballpark on April 17 before meeting with leaders of the nation's Catholic colleges and universities at the Catholic University of America in Northeast.
» "Pope Set to Visit Washington, New York in April" [WaPo]
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RESIDENTS IN BROOKLAND often bemoan the lack of restaurants, bars and other retail amenities in their Northeast neighborhood. But a new bar on the 12th Street NE strip, The Library, is causing a stir. From one posting on the neighborhood's message board:
I don't expect many people to agree with me, but I feel I have to say this: I don't think naming the new bar on 12th Street 'The Library' is cute or clever. I'm a librarian, and it's offensive to me. Is this a quiet place to read and study? No, it's another bar for students who want to drink a lot of cheap beer, get disgustingly drunk, and then annoy the neighbors with their noise and trash. It's a sports bar, with multiple TV screens.Worst of all, some other neighbors complain, is the "lack of decent beer." And the brew that is available? It's served in lowbrow plastic cups. On Tap recently noted last month that "The Library serves $5 Busch Light pitchers and $4 Captain Morgan pints all the time and each day they have an additional special." Busch Light. Classy.
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