Anonymous wrote:Stope trying to save DC from itself…just let it die as a commercial district.

+1

Anonymous wrote:Not to minimize the crime issue on H St, but I also don't think wine bars appeal to most young people (who are the major clientele on H St) in 2023. Seems like people are going downscale these days - sports bars, beer gardens, or dive bars.

True. This speaks to the fact that H St has remained downscale instead of becoming a place for a nice night out in the neighborhood for people who can afford a glass of wine but don’t want to go all-out on dinner reservations. Basically upscale neighborhood as opposed to the destination dining like Irregardless. Also compared to Eastern Market, H St is just unpleasant to go to. I live about the same distance from Pursuit and Eastern Wine Bar and I’m probably choosing the latter for a spontaneous glass of wine.

Stope trying to save DC from itself…just let it die as a commercial district.

Anonymous wrote:So sad:

https://wjla.com/news/local/burglaries-dc-crime-were-just-asking-to-be-safe-h-street-corridor-bar-owner-robbed-three-times-asking-for-safety-councilmember-charles-allen-adam-kelinsky-owner-of-the-pursuit-wine-bar-kitchen-commanders-running-back-brian-robinson-jr-senator-rand-paul


This is the part where the worms crawl out from the woodwork and tell us all it isn’t as bad as the 90s. The most shocking part is how the criminals smashed into the place and left because alarms were going off. They waited and then went back in to ransack the place because they figured out no cops were coming!

How long until citizens have had enough and are forced to take security and policing into their own hands? Good job DC council. Good job mayor. So.Much.Progress.

Yawn. Stay home if you're scared.