7-11 Coming to Cleveland Park Area

Ordinarily, the arrival of a 7-11 wouldn't be news, but many Cleveland Park area residents have lamented the loss of the 7-11 at Connecticut Avenue and Porter Street, NW. While the 7-11 has been replaced by a very useful and well-reviewed urgent care clinic, having a store that was open 24 hours a day, which magically seemed to have everything you needed, was a loss for the neighborhood.

A sharp-eyed neighbor reported on the Cleveland Park Listserv yesterday that a 7-11 is sprouting up just north of the heart of Cleveland Park, at Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street. Here is what that listserv member saw: "The building permit on the old Green Apple Cafe & Taco Bell (next to Indian Ocean at Connecticut and Van Ness) indicates that the spaces are going to be combined and turned into a 7-11.  Workers were hauling a lot of materials and equipment in there today."

Do you have a craving for Cheerios? Is your broken microwave keeping you from a hot meal? Do you need a mousetrap now? Soon, every need, every wish can be fulfilled at Connecticut and Van Ness.

The 7-11 Mural: Before and After

The mural that used to grace the side of the former 7-11 at Connecticut Avenue and Porter Street is gone, as has been sadly noted on the Cleveland Park Listserv. (The 7-11's former space will become an urgent care clinic; the new owners removed the mural.)