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    well said<br>
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    On 12/18/2011 02:05 PM, Karen Morley wrote:
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        <div><span>I live half a block from the store and really liked
            having all that light from the sign.  I can't believe that
            people who live "blocks away" are being allowed to
            influence.  However, I guess the bottom line is that it was
            done without proper permits........so anybody who complained
            about it got what they wanted without considering how the
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        <div><font color="#007f40" face="lucida console, sans-serif"><b>Karen
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              <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b>
              Mike <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:djstatick@gmail.com"><djstatick@gmail.com></a><br>
              <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">"chat@charlesvillage.info"</a>
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"><chat@charlesvillage.info></a> <br>
              <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
              Sunday, December 18, 2011 1:18 PM<br>
              <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
              Re: [Chat] Chat Digest, Vol 102, Issue 9<br>
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            I actually liked the fact it was bright. That block is very
            dark and has seen a lot of car break ins, etc. It made me
            feel safer. <br>
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            Sent from my iPhone<br>
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            On Dec 18, 2011, at 12:00 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-request@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-request@charlesvillage.info">chat-request@charlesvillage.info</a>
            wrote:<br>
            <br>
            > Send Chat mailing list submissions to<br>
            >    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > <br>
            > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web,
            visit<br>
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            > or, via email, send a message with subject or body
            'help' to<br>
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              ymailto="mailto:chat-request@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-request@charlesvillage.info">chat-request@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > <br>
            > You can reach the person managing the list at<br>
            >    <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-owner@charlesvillage.info"
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            > <br>
            > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is
            more specific<br>
            > than "Re: Contents of Chat digest..."<br>
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            > <br>
            > Today's Topics:<br>
            > <br>
            >  1. Re: Convenience Store on 27th Street (greg overton)<br>
            >  2. Re: Convenience Store on 27th Street (John Spurrier
            )<br>
            >  3. Re: Convenience Store on 27th Street (Paul
            Williams)<br>
            >  4. Re: Convenience Store on 27th Street (gary
            letteron)<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            >
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            > <br>
            > Message: 1<br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 14:01:22 -0500<br>
            > From: greg overton <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com"
              href="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com">overton.greg@gmail.com</a>><br>
            > To: The Charles Village Chat List <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > Message-ID:<br>
            >    <CAFAaOV4mzOeDG0mvSpk-9x8C8V5Uww=<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
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            > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on
            27th and the orginal<br>
            > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to
            put so much effort<br>
            > into complaining about a neighborhood business when
            there are many other<br>
            > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign
            provided light to an<br>
            > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on
            all night long, they<br>
            > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted
            over the original<br>
            > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab.
            One of the best<br>
            > things a community can do is to support a well run
            business. So completely<br>
            > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be
            "perfect".<br>
            > <br>
            > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>>wrote:<br>
            > <br>
            >> Many of you know that the former convenience store
            on 27th between<br>
            >> Guilford and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms
            Sue was sold over the<br>
            >> summer and completely gutted and renovated, inside
            and out.  ****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> ** **<br>
            >> <br>
            >> The fellows that opened the new store are great! 
            Its clean, well stocked<br>
            >> with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything
            you need in the middle<br>
            >> of a recipe.  They also take requests to stock your
            any need.  It opened<br>
            >> under the name Jalines.****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> ** **<br>
            >> <br>
            >> They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry
            while coming and going, and<br>
            >> while it might not have been for everyone, it had
            the name and tag lines of<br>
            >> the store to advertise its presence.  I?m guessing
            it cost more than<br>
            >> $5,000.  Imagine our surprise last week when we saw
            them painting over the<br>
            >> sign, and removing any and all exterior signage. 
            The owners told us<br>
            >> somebody complained ? not one house faces 27th
            Street ? and they had to<br>
            >> remove everything.  They were visibly upset, and
            now are threatening to<br>
            >> leave the neighborhood.  Who would cause such a
            fuss?  ****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> ** **<br>
            >> <br>
            >> Paul K. Williams****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> Kelsey & Associates, Inc.****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> WashingtonHistory.com <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://washingtonhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://washingtonhistory.com/</a>>****<br>
            >> <br>
            >> ** **<br>
            >> <br>
            >> ** **<br>
            >> <br>
            >> _______________________________________________<br>
            >> Chat mailing list<br>
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            > Message: 2<br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 20:14:07 +0000<br>
            > From: "John Spurrier " <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
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            > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped
            off. As a realtor I can tell you a sign like that can make
            it hard for nearby residents to sell their homes. The bottom
            line is they failed to follow the law. <br>
            > John<br>
            > <br>
            > Sent from my mobile office<br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: greg overton <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com"
              href="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com">overton.greg@gmail.com</a>><br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22 <br>
            > To: <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on
            27th and the orginal sign cost almost $15,000. Why would
            someone choose to put so much effort into complaining about
            a neighborhood business when there are many other more
            important issues at hand? If anything, the sign provided
            light to an otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign
            is on all night long, they close between 8 and 8:30. It
            looks like they've painted over the original sign with blue
            paint and now it looks completely drab. One of the best
            things a community can do is to support a well run business.
            So completely lame. Move to the county if you want
            everything to be "perfect".<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>
            <mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>>
            > wrote:<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > Many of you know that the former convenience store on
            27th between Guilford and Calvert Street that had been run
            by Ms Sue was sold over the summer and completely gutted and
            renovated, inside and out.? <br>
            > ?<br>
            > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its
            clean, well stocked with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and
            everything you need in the middle of a recipe.? They also
            take requests to stock your any need.? It opened under the
            name Jalines. <br>
            > ?<br>
            > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while
            coming and going, and while it might not have been for
            everyone, it had the name and tag lines of the store to
            advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it cost more than
            $5,000.? Imagine our surprise last week when we saw them
            painting over the sign, and removing any and all exterior
            signage.? The owners told us somebody complained - not one
            house faces 27th Street - and they had to remove
            everything.? They were visibly upset, and now are
            threatening to leave the neighborhood.? Who would cause such
            a fuss?? <br>
            > ?<br>
            > Paul K. Williams<br>
            > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. <br>
            > WashingtonHistory.com <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://washingtonhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://washingtonhistory.com/</a>>
            <br>
            > ?<br>
            > ?<br>
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            > <br>
            > Message: 3<br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:03:19 -0500<br>
            > From: "Paul Williams" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>><br>
            > To: "'The Charles Village Chat List'" <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > Message-ID: <012801ccbd07$b0b95b20$122c1160$@com><br>
            > Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="iso-8859-1"<br>
            > <br>
            > Unfortunately, it looks far worse now painted over...it
            kind of resembles a<br>
            > sex shop from the 1980s!<br>
            > <br>
            > Paul K. Williams<br>
            > Kelsey & Associates, Inc.<br>
            > WashingtonHistory.com<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info">chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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            On Behalf Of John Spurrier <br>
            > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:14 PM<br>
            > To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>
            <br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped
            off. As a realtor I can<br>
            > tell you a sign like that can make it hard for nearby
            residents to sell<br>
            > their homes. The bottom line is they failed to follow
            the law. <br>
            > John<br>
            > <br>
            > Sent from my mobile office<br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: greg overton <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com"
              href="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com">overton.greg@gmail.com</a>><br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22 <br>
            > To: <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on
            27th and the orginal<br>
            > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to
            put so much effort<br>
            > into complaining about a neighborhood business when
            there are many other<br>
            > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign
            provided light to an<br>
            > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on
            all night long, they<br>
            > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted
            over the original<br>
            > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab.
            One of the best<br>
            > things a community can do is to support a well run
            business. So completely<br>
            > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be
            "perfect".<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a><br>
            > <mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>>
            > wrote:<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > Many of you know that the former convenience store on
            27th between Guilford<br>
            > and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold
            over the summer and<br>
            > completely gutted and renovated, inside and out.? <br>
            > ?<br>
            > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its
            clean, well stocked<br>
            > with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you
            need in the middle<br>
            > of a recipe.? They also take requests to stock your any
            need.? It opened<br>
            > under the name Jalines. <br>
            > ?<br>
            > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while
            coming and going, and<br>
            > while it might not have been for everyone, it had the
            name and tag lines of<br>
            > the store to advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it
            cost more than<br>
            > $5,000.? Imagine our surprise last week when we saw
            them painting over the<br>
            > sign, and removing any and all exterior signage.? The
            owners told us<br>
            > somebody complained - not one house faces 27th Street -
            and they had to<br>
            > remove everything.? They were visibly upset, and now
            are threatening to<br>
            > leave the neighborhood.? Who would cause such a fuss??
            <br>
            > ?<br>
            > Paul K. Williams<br>
            > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. <br>
            > WashingtonHistory.com <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://washingtonhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://washingtonhistory.com/</a>>
            <br>
            > ?<br>
            > ?<br>
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            > archive: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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              target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/</a><br>
            > <br>
            > _______________________________________________<br>
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            > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:Chat@charlesvillage.info"
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href="http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info"
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            > archive: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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              target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/</a><br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > ------------------------------<br>
            > <br>
            > Message: 4<br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:45:54 -0500<br>
            > From: "gary letteron" <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:glue39@verizon.net"
              href="mailto:glue39@verizon.net">glue39@verizon.net</a>><br>
            > To: "'The Charles Village Chat List'" <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > Message-ID:
            <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:007d01ccbd0d$a3275470$e975fd50$@verizon.net"><007d01ccbd0d$a3275470$e975fd50$@verizon.net></a><br>
            > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1<br>
            > <br>
            > Painting that awning a dark color sounds like an
            improvement.  When it was<br>
            > lite up yellow, it looked like something  from the
            circus that should have<br>
            > been installed on the Joppa Road between McDonald's and
            Beltway Liquors.  <br>
            > <br>
            > I have no doubt, they're a good business in the
            neighborhood.  But the issue<br>
            > is...  the awning was installed without proper permits
            (not that it was butt<br>
            > ugly).<br>
            > <br>
            > -=G=-<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > It's never too late to have a happy childhood.<br>
            > -Tom Robbins<br>
            > <br>
            >              \\\|///<br>
            >              \\ - - //<br>
            >              ( @ @ ) <br>
            > ------------oOOo-(_)-oOOo------------------------<br>
            > Gary Letteron<br>
            > 330 Ilchester Avenue<br>
            > Baltimore, Maryland 21218<br>
            > h (410) 366-3434<br>
            > w (410) 396-4369<br>
            > <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:glue39@verizon.net"
              href="mailto:glue39@verizon.net">glue39@verizon.net</a><br>
            > ----------------------Oooo-------------------<br>
            >                oooO (  )  /\<br>
            >                (  )  ) /  / \<br>
            >                  \ ( (_/  /\ / /\ \<br>
            >                  \_)    //\\ /\ / \ \<br>
            >                        / /\\\ \/ / \ \ \<br>
            >                        / / /\ \\ \ / \<br>
            >                          ll \/ \ \ \<br>
            >                              \\ \/ \ \ \<br>
            >                            / \ \ \ ll<br>
            >                                ll<br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info">chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info">chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info</a>]
            On Behalf Of Paul Williams<br>
            > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 5:03 PM<br>
            > To: 'The Charles Village Chat List'<br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > Unfortunately, it looks far worse now painted over...it
            kind of resembles a<br>
            > sex shop from the 1980s!<br>
            > <br>
            > Paul K. Williams<br>
            > Kelsey & Associates, Inc.<br>
            > WashingtonHistory.com<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info">chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > [mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info">chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info</a>]
            On Behalf Of John Spurrier<br>
            > Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 3:14 PM<br>
            > To: <a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > If they paid $15,000 for that sign, they got ripped
            off. As a realtor I can<br>
            > tell you a sign like that can make it hard for nearby
            residents to sell<br>
            > their homes. The bottom line is they failed to follow
            the law. <br>
            > John<br>
            > <br>
            > Sent from my mobile office<br>
            > <br>
            > -----Original Message-----<br>
            > From: greg overton <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com"
              href="mailto:overton.greg@gmail.com">overton.greg@gmail.com</a>><br>
            > Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:01:22<br>
            > To: <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info"
              href="mailto:chat@charlesvillage.info">chat@charlesvillage.info</a>><br>
            > Subject: Re: [Chat] Convenience Store on 27th Street<br>
            > <br>
            > I recently spoke with the owners of the Jailene's on
            27th and the orginal<br>
            > sign cost almost $15,000. Why would someone choose to
            put so much effort<br>
            > into complaining about a neighborhood business when
            there are many other<br>
            > more important issues at hand? If anything, the sign
            provided light to an<br>
            > otherwise dark block and it's not like the sign is on
            all night long, they<br>
            > close between 8 and 8:30. It looks like they've painted
            over the original<br>
            > sign with blue paint and now it looks completely drab.
            One of the best<br>
            > things a community can do is to support a well run
            business. So completely<br>
            > lame. Move to the county if you want everything to be
            "perfect".<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 1:37 PM, Paul Williams <<a
              moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a><br>
            > <mailto:<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              ymailto="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com"
              href="mailto:oldhousehistory@aol.com">oldhousehistory@aol.com</a>>
            > wrote:<br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > <br>
            > Many of you know that the former convenience store on
            27th between Guilford<br>
            > and Calvert Street that had been run by Ms Sue was sold
            over the summer and<br>
            > completely gutted and renovated, inside and out.? <br>
            > ?<br>
            > The fellows that opened the new store are great! ?Its
            clean, well stocked<br>
            > with myriad needs, deli meats, eggs, and everything you
            need in the middle<br>
            > of a recipe.? They also take requests to stock your any
            need.? It opened<br>
            > under the name Jalines. <br>
            > ?<br>
            > They installed a huge canopy that kept you dry while
            coming and going, and<br>
            > while it might not have been for everyone, it had the
            name and tag lines of<br>
            > the store to advertise its presence.? I'm guessing it
            cost more than<br>
            > $5,000.? Imagine our surprise last week when we saw
            them painting over the<br>
            > sign, and removing any and all exterior signage.? The
            owners told us<br>
            > somebody complained - not one house faces 27th Street -
            and they had to<br>
            > remove everything.? They were visibly upset, and now
            are threatening to<br>
            > leave the neighborhood.? Who would cause such a fuss??
            <br>
            > ?<br>
            > Paul K. Williams<br>
            > Kelsey & Associates, Inc. <br>
            > WashingtonHistory.com <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
              href="http://washingtonhistory.com/" target="_blank">http://washingtonhistory.com/</a>>
            <br>
            > ?<br>
            > ?<br>
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              target="_blank">http://charlesvillage.info/mailman/listinfo/chat_charlesvillage.info</a><br>
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              target="_blank">http://www.mail-archive.com/chat@charlesvillage.info/</a><br>
            > <br>
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