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COLUMBIA HEIGHTS TARGET STORE
Fenty Early for Opening
The District's first Target wasn't scheduled to open until today, but Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) couldn't wait. He showed up at the store in Columbia Heights yesterday.
The Target-anchored shopping center is the culmination of a massive redevelopment of Columbia Heights. In addition to the mall, the additions include six apartment buildings, the restored and repurposed Tivoli Theater, the Dance Institute of Washington, a Giant supermarket and more than three dozen other new businesses.
Fenty told reporters that the shopping center would generate tax revenue and jobs, and "make the neighborhood safer." As if one news conference isn't enough, the mayor plans to return to Target on Saturday for its ribbon-cutting.
-- Paul Schwartzman
SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE
Dead Man Identified
The man found dead in the H. Carl Moultrie Courthouse on Friday has been identified as Antoine Sylvester Parker, 48, of the 300 block of 18th Street SE, D.C. police said yesterday.
Parker was discovered by a cleaning crew in a men's bathroom. Police said no foul play was evident.
