From Washington Post…
Klingle Road trail is closer to reality but still years off
“A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the decision to formally close a portion of Klingle Road NW to traffic, ending the last serious bid to reopen a street connection across Rock Creek Park that has been severed since a 1990 sewer collapse.”

From Washington Examiner…
THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: Ketura Persellin
“Persellin, a Cleveland Park resident, holds a doctorate in English and started her career as a writer, but for the past several years she’s worked as an image consultant — essentially, running a D.C. version of “What Not to Wear.”"

From Urban Turf blog…
What $3,000 Rents You in DC
“Tucked away in Cleveland Park is the Archstone 2501 Porter, a luxury high-rise apartment building that offers high-end features like a concierge service, a dry-cleaner and an online rent payment option. “

From the Washington Post…
Cafe Sorriso e Gelateria
“Diners familiar with Sorriso in Cleveland Park won’t be surprised that the neighborhood restaurant’s cozy Woodley Park spinoff is a family effort.”

From Curbed blog…
Romney Plays Texas Hold ‘Em With Real Estate; Urban Alarm
“CLEVELAND PARK—A security company called Urban Alarm wrote us to say they’re expanding their DC presence. Already they have seen a 40% drop in crime in the neighborhood they patrol near Cleveland Park (officially called: Woodland-Normanstone). Click through for the press release about what services they provide.”

From Washington Life…
Interior Design: 7 Questions with Christopher Patrick
“Ever since, Patrick’s star has been rising, which was made only more noticeable with his redesign of a tiny bathroom in this year’s D.C. Design House. Most recently, he completed a project in the Cleveland Park neighborhood for a busy professional who frequently entertains.”

From Ghosts of DC blog…
Three Big Movies at the Uptown Theater
“And of course, since it’s a movie theater with great history, we’ll dig up some of the bigger movies that have played at the favorite Cleveland Park movie house.”

From Prince of Petworth blog…
Uptown Tap House Coming to Former 4Ps/Four Fields Space Around Labor Day in Cleveland Park
“Uptown Tap House is a new addition to Cleveland Park offering a sophisticated selection of locally inspired seafood dishes, house specialty prime rib and an expedition raw bar complemented by an upscale beverage program along with legendary service.”

From Washington Post…
Mike Johnson uses design touches to make his small condo seem bigger
“About the same time, the designer’s personal life underwent a major change. He and a longtime romantic partner decided to separate in 2008 and sold their remodeled 1920s house in Cleveland Park and most of their furniture. Johnson then rented an apartment before buying his current home in 2010.”

From Washington Post All We Can Eat blog…
Post-Maytag era Anchor Brewing looks to expand
“Nanny O’Brien’s in Cleveland Park will host an Anchor tap takeover on Thursday, Aug. 16, featuring Mark’s Mild, Brekle’s Brown and five other Anchor draft selections.”

From Washingtonian…
Former Jack’s Restaurant Owner Herbert Kerschbaumer Now in the Kitchen at Bistrot Le Zinc
“Yesterday we discovered that chef Janis McLean quietly left Bistrot Le Zinc in Upper Northwest for Penn Quarter’s Social Reform Kitchen & Bar. Taking her place at the French neighborhood spot: Swiss-born Herbert Kerschbaumer, former chef-owner of the now-closed Jack’s Restaurant and Bar in Dupont. He’s been at Zinc since June.”

From Washington Examiner…
The mystery continues around Metro’s stinky stations
“In a single day last week, it was at the Farragut North, Cleveland Park and Bethesda stations for at least part of Thursday morning. Later, the stench was stinking up the Rosslyn station, according to a rider’s report.”

From Greater Greater Washington blog…
Preservation work plan misses most important job: clarity
“When recommending against solar panels on a Cleveland Park home, staff falsely claimed that the current guideline prohibits all solar panels visible from any street.”

From Media Bistro blog…
Karen Feld Loses Again
“The last time we heard anything about Feld was in June 2011, when a partygoer spotted her at a lobster event at Tackle Box in Cleveland Park. The guest said she was spotted there with her “overly medicated” dog.”

From Express Night Out…
Foraging enthusiast and chef Logan Cox makes the most of truly local ingredients
“Logan Cox is driving south down Porter Street NW, making small talk with passengers about a wedding he recently attended, when he interrupts himself to point out a small median covered with lavender-like weeds blowing in the breeze. ‘The other day, I stopped there and filled up a big bag of that wild chicory,’ says Cox, the executive chef of Ripple.”

From NBC Washington…
Theater Security Increases After Rampage
“News4′s Seth Lemon reported long lines for an 11 a.m. showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” at the Uptown Theater in Cleveland Park Saturday.”

From The Washington Post
‘The Dark Knight Rises’ sets box-office record
“The queue to see “The Dark Knight Rises” still stretched around the block outside the Uptown Theatre in Cleveland Park, but no costumed Batmen waited out front as they had the previous night.”

From The Washington Post
Metro courtesy is hard to achieve on crowded trains
“I’m not one to push around gentlemen with canes and pregnant women. But at 8:50 on a recent morning, I catapulted myself onto a crowded Metro car stopped at the Cleveland Park station. I was late for a 9 a.m. appointment, and after running down the escalators and gaining the doors of the last car as its passengers were crowding in, I pleaded with the riders to move in and let me on because I was late.”

From Washington Post’s Reliable Source blog…
Barney Frank and Jim Ready’s wedding toasted at elite Washington party
“It was an exclusive crowd that turned out Wednesday night to toast the recent wedding of Rep. Barney Frank and Jim Ready — only about 100 folks at their pal Chris Downey’s home in Cleveland Park, which counts as an intimate gathering by congerssional standards. Among the guests: Vicki Kennedy, John Kerrey, Steny Hoyer, Debbie Dingell, Tim Geithner.

From Washington Post…
Lawyer putting aside career to open a wine bar
“Banker, who lives in Cleveland Park, plans to spend the coming weeks making cosmetic changes to the restaurant — painting, resurfacing the bar, changing light fixtures — and deciding on which wines to stock.”

From Washington Post’s Reliable Source blog…
Surreal estate: Sonia Sotomayor buys a condo near U Street
“After nearly three years renting in Cleveland Park, the Supreme Court justice has finally put down Washington roots, closing on a condo in the trendy U Street NW corridor last month. Why now? Friends say she wanted to get to know the city before she picked a neighborhood, and the busy job didn’t give her a lot of time to go looking.”

From NPR…
Hot Or Not? Potato Board Tries To Un-Dud The Spud
“This week, the board gave the spud a star turn with a seven-course dinner in Washington, D.C., at an upscale restaurant in the tony Cleveland Park neighborhood.”

From Washington Post’s Going out Guide…
Washington’s essential vegetarian eats
“BGR owner Mark Bucher is one of the city’s best-known champions of meat, thanks to the successes of BGR and his Cleveland Park restaurant, Medium Rare, but for this dish, he credits his wife — a vegetarian.”

From Serious Eats blog…
Ripple’s Play It Sam
“This recipe from Josh Berner’s of Ripple in Washington, DC yields an earthy cocktail with a Moroccan twist.”

From Salon…
Is that a forest downtown?
“It can get awkward. When Washington, D.C.’s Rock Creek Park was created in 1890, the 1,750-acre national park sat on the fringe of the city. Today, it’s surrounded by dense urban neighborhoods, and not everyone’s thrilled about living in such close proximity to its wildlife.”

From The Daily Meal blog…
America’s 15 Best French Fries Slideshow
“The more casual half of Palena in D.C.’s Cleveland Park neighborhood offers a menu brimming with Italian- and American-inspired dishes that change according to the season. And while the more formal dining room is renowned in its own right, the café is the part of Palena that made The Daily Meal’s list of the 101 best restaurants in America for 2012. One of the most notable standbys on the menu is the fry plate, a serving fit for a crowd filled with fried white and dauphine potatoes, onions, and lemons with a side of Sriracha mayonnaise.”

From ScoutMob blog…
The Best Classy Comfort Food in DC
“Grilled Cheese at Ripple- With the recent addition of a grilled cheese bar, Ripple has become one of our favorite late-night locales to grab a gourmet comfort food bite. Actually, forget the bite, we’ll take the whole sandwich. Try the $11 Krusty Krab, made with Mt. Tam triple-cream cheese, jumbo lump crab imperial and bechamel sauce. Cheeseburger at Palena- If you want something beefier, it’s hard to beat (although easy to eat) the burger at this cozy Cleveland Park cafe. Made from hand-ground beef and Kobe-style trimmings, this $13 burger gets even better with the additions of garlic mayo, truffled Italian cheese and a fresh-baked bun.”

From Washington Post’s Going out Gurus blog…
The Underground going out of service to make way for Belgian-themed St. Arnold’s the Abbey
“It’s the end of the line for the Underground at St. Arnold’s Cleveland Park. The London-themed basement bar and sibling of the six-month-old mussel bar upstairs will be closing in late July or early August. But the space isn’t going out of service for very long, said St. Arnold’s operating partner Mark Moore: By Aug. 15, the digs will reopen as St. Arnold’s the Abbey, with a Belgian theme replacing the British.”

From Huffington Post (via some great source)…
Fate of Cleveland Park Farmers Market in DDOT’s Hands
“It seems as if the fate of the Cleveland Park farmers market has been sealed. The ANC voted last night 4-2 not to support the market (see voting record below). Brookville Market made the argument that the farmers market would actually put them out of business and this seemed to scare enough commissioners away from supporting the market.”

From Eat the District blog…
Pulpo: Tentacular
“We talk about Cleveland Park a lot here at Eat The District. Maybe too much. But the commercial stretch of Connecticut Avenue betwixt Porter and Macomb is truly a culinary gold mine. Establishments such as Ardeo-Bardeo, Ripple, Medium Rare, and Palena would deter some restaurateurs from jumping into this packed culinary environment. But just a few weeks ago, owner Dino Tapper (also of Logan Circle’s Floriana) brought his newest creation, Pulpo, into the mix. I am happy to report that this Cephalopod focused Tapas spot does not disappoint.”

From Washington Post’s Going out Guide…
Best places to beat the heat
Cleveland Park’s blink-and-you’d-miss-it sweet shack Sugar Magnolia dispenses gourmet ice-cream sandwiches. The formidable slab of creamy goodness is wedged between thin cookies, and there’s even a gluten-free version.

From the InTowner…
Prolific Architect Arthur B. Heaton (1875-1951)
Heaton’s commercial designs include … what is considered the first planned neighborhood shopping center in the country, the 1930 design for the Park and Shop complex in the Cleveland Park neighborhood at Connecticut Avenue and Porter Street, NW

From Washington Business Journal…
WAMU to get new Connecticut Avenue home
American University has closed on its acquisition of 4401 Connecticut Ave. NW, which will become the new home for its public radio station WAMU.

From Zagat‘s blog…
Pulpo Arms its Way into Cleveland Park
Pulpo, a mid-priced, Spanish-accented tapas place recently opened in the former Tackle Box Cleveland Park location. Business was a bit slow before the liquor license arrived last weekend. Now the neighborhood seems pleased to find another popular cuisine represented on its restaurant row.

From Huffington Post…
Dulles Airport Adds A Virtual Assistant Named Paige At Customs Checkpoint
“Ariel was designed “to answer questions about Cleveland Park, and to help [Cleveland Park neighborhood email group] members with basic list functions,” according to Ariel’s website. (She’s become rusty on basic questions over the years.)”

From Washington Post’s District of Debonis blog…
Cleveland Park thief apparently not a Steelers fan
“Washington City Paper reported on the thefts and a subsequent phone call to Kavoulakis that sure sounded like a ransom request. “If you want to know where your banners have gone, I have information that’s vital to you,” the caller reportedly said.”

From the Georgetown Dish…
D.C. National Guard, Grassroots Activists Honored by Citizen Group
“Nancy J. MacWood, an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner from Cleveland Park, was recognized as outstanding citizen activist and received the loudest round of applause.”

From the Washingtonian’s Best Bites blog…
Check Out the Dishes at Pulpo in Cleveland Park
“The new tapas restaurant has opened softly (no booze yet) in Cleveland Park—and a rooftop deck is in the works”

From the Washingtonian’s Capital Comment blog…
Secretly Reading “50 Shades of Grey”? Meet Washington’s Real-Life Top Dominatrix, Domina Vontana
“My boyfriend is director of sales for North America for a major tech company. It’s a three-year relationship, and we’ve started to talk about having children. He’s the only man who has always been supportive of my work and never been jealous. It doesn’t even faze him. We live together in Cleveland Park. I also live on a farm in West Virginia with my submissive. He’s my daily companion. He drives me around. I don’t have a cell phone; I use his. He does whatever I want him to do.”

From the Washington City Paper’s Young and Hungry blog…
Octopus Fish Tank and Pasta-less Pasta at Pulpo
“Floriana owner Dino Tapper recently soft-opened a new Spanish tapas-inspired restaurant called Pulpo in Cleveland Park. But he hopes it won’t be just another small plates place. It’ll have some quirky twists too, especially after the grand opening later this month…”

From Urban Daddy blog…
A Bar Dedicated to Grilled Cheese
“Steve Jobs. Einstein. Ben Franklin. Or a bit more here and now, the chef at Ripple, who’s followed up his groundbreaking pork butter with a bar that serves endless grilled cheese.”