2009 Year in Review

This past year was a busy year for the neighborhood and the blog. We published 414 postings, more than doubled the prior year's site traffic and welcomed Kim as a new regular contributor in August.

Events

• Presidential Inauguration
  
• 2nd & Mass Tree Planting
  
• MVT Homes Tour
  
• Heart of DC Picnic
  
• New weekly Farmer's Market on Mount Vernon Square

Open for Business

• Lunar Massage
  
• The Passenger
  
• Taylor Gourmet
  
• Absolute Thai
  
• Henry's Soul Cafe
  
• Ping Pong Dim Sum
  
• Urfa Tomato Kabob
  
• Royal Thai Cuisine
  
• Chinatown Coffee
  
• Vapiano

The Promise of More to Come

• The Arts at 5th and Eye
  
• Buddha Bar
  
• Kushi
  
• 29,000 SF of retail at 425 Eye
  
• Ming's
  
• Fourth Street reconfiguration underway
  
• Public art installations at Madrigal Lofts and City Vista
  
• Updated Mount Vernon Place site plan
  
• New corporate ownership at the DuMont
  
• DDOT unveils streetcar network proposal

A few of my other fave posts

• Future of the K Street Streetscape
  
• Chinese Community Church exterior upgrade complete
  
• Discussion on temporary urbanism
  
• Ledo building is swiss cheese
  
• Updated design for 2nd & Mass Park
  
• What can be done with 4th & L?
  
• Bye-Bye Billboards
  
• Plans for Chinatown Park
  
• Pets of Mount Vernon Triangle
  
• Shepard Fairey poster removed in Chinatown
  
• Can't pick one? Go with two and stack them

Top Referral Sites

1. PQLiving
   
2. Matt Yglesias
   
3. DC Metrocentric
   
4. Life in MVSNA
   
5. DCist
   
6. Greater Greater Washington
   
7. Renew Shaw
   
8. Prince of Petworh

The Most viewed posts

1. More on Lift Off
   
2. Buddha Bar Update
   
3. DDOT efforts at 5th and Mass create new hazzards
   
4. DuMont still a sinking ship
   
5. Great Wall of AIPAC

Most Comments

1. Vacant buildings take a step toward progress (55)
   
2. Recap of DNA ABL Public Meeting - Level (30)
   
3. ANC 2C endorses Single Sale Moratorium exemption (25)
   
4. KC Pit BBQ at 6th and NY Ave (22)
   
5. Several tied at 18