Comments on: Facing Closure – Nathans Seeks Last Minute Reprieve – UPDATED

By: Nathans Lives to See Another Day «

Nathans Lives to See Another Day « — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:26:11 +0000

[...] day. As you may remember, today was supposed to be the end of Nathans. The lease was supposed to expire last night. As any reader of Carol Joynt’s blog could tell you, it appears that long negotiations with [...]

By: w

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 13:31:04 +0000

Talk to the people who own Ben’s Chili Bowl- they got a hefty property tax abatement and no one seems to have noticed. the city only helps out the businesses that are friends w/ our Ward #9 caretakers and bureaucrats in the city government.Meanwhile – restaurants owned and run by REAL NATIVE WASHINGTONIANS go out of business, and the city does nothing. While Im not against Ben’s getting a break- why does the city ignore long established businesses over a seemingly favored business? they need to develop a policy to enhance and encourage small business, and not just help out their buddies.

By: Gdub04

Gdub04 — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 14:56:46 +0000

I’m sorry, did I just read a VP lamentation for MCCXXIII in the same breath as Nathans? I know the last 8 were rough cognitively speaking but have we no sense of history? MCMLXIX anyone? Thank you GM for cutting to the germane.

By: Vox Populi » Closing time for MCCXXIII, maybe for Nathan’s

Vox Populi » Closing time for MCCXXIII, maybe for Nathan’s — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:03:24 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, Nathan’s, the checkered-tablecloth little slice of saloon heaven that has sat at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and M Street for forty years, has been in danger of packing it up for a while now. This weekend, the owners began the process of seeking a reprieve from their lease debt. If the landowners don’t grant it to them, however, Nathan’s will be no more as of March 31st, Georgetown Metropolitan reports. [...]