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Article: Request for Liquor License Uncorks Dispute; Restaurant Near School Splits Neighbors, Prompts Education Board Meeting Tonight
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- The Washington Post
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- June 29, 2006
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Vegetate, an upscale vegan restaurant that opened eight months ago
on Ninth Street NW in the Shaw neighborhood, is serving more than
sesame-crusted tofu. The restaurant has sparked the latest skirmish
in the battle over development in the District.
Owners Jennifer and Dominic Redd said they poured their hearts
into creating an attractive sit-down restaurant in a long-depressed
neighborhood that, with the arrival of the new convention center, is
reviving.
They applied for a liquor license but were turned down because of
Vegetate's proximity to Seaton Elementary School, around the corner
on 10th Street. A 1992 city law prohibits businesses within 400 feet
of a school from seeking a liquor ...