Pedestrian safety group says city stopped Connecticut Ave enhancements

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The District Department of Transportation has halted pedestrian-based enhancements to Connecticut Avenue NW, an organizer of the group pushing for the improvements said.

4P’s may close soon

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Cleveland Park Irish pub Ireland’s Four Fields, also known as 4P’s, may close soon.

Cheh to host “Chat with Cheh” at Firehook Sunday

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Ward 3 Councilmember Mary Cheh will hold a “Chat with Cheh” constituent event Sunday at Cleveland Park’s Firehook Bakery and Coffeehouse, she announced on Facebook.

Chipotle coming to Cleveland Park in 2012

Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to open its Cleveland Park location in the first half of next year, a spokesman said.

Tackle Box Reviews are in

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My only visit to the new Cleveland Park Tackle Box was on June 1st when I was able to attend the restaurant’s Wait-in-line-for-free-drinks-and-limited-menu Event. The restaurant generously offered this Friends and Family event as a way to introduce people to the new restaurant, as well as a way to train their staff on the doomsday scenario that would become opening night. The restaurant was packed when I arrived at 6:30, and the response by the ten people dining at my table was overwhelmingly positive, though the most recurring compliment was toward the service. The new employees were running around for hours and seemingly keeping everything under control. It was quite impressive.

Kwame Brown, Mendelson send kids to John Eaton Elementary

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D.C. Council chairman Kwame Brown (D) and at-large member Phil Mendelson (D) send their children to John Eaton Elementary School in Cleveland Park, and are the only council members whose children attend non-charter public schools, the Washington Examiner reported Monday.

Tackle Box opens tonight in Cleveland Park

Tackle Box's menu at its Georgetown location. Photo by Sameer Vasta.

Fast-casual seafood restaurant Tackle Box will open its Cleveland Park location tonight, it confirmed on Twitter.

Tackle Box to end 7 years of false starts and vacancy at former Cleveland Park McDonald’s

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When fast-casual seafood restaurant Tackle Box opens this week at 3407 Connecticut Ave., it will end more than seven years of businesses trying, and failing, to occupy the building. Starting with a McDonald’s popular with seniors, Cleveland Park 2.0 takes a look back at the recent history of 3407.

Sabores closes

Latin American restaurant Sabores has closed its restaurant and lounge in Cleveland Park, a former employee said.

ANC commissioner to resign

The Cleveland Park/Woodley Park advisory neighborhood commission will have to fill a vacancy this October when one of its members resigns.