[RP TownTalk] Whither Calvert House Inn?

[Regina Kreger]

My understanding is that the Calvert House has closed because of conflict between the brothers-owners.  Not for reasons of sustainability as a business, which was apparently doing fine.  Hopefully the brothers will work things out and one or both re-open soon.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "The Curries" <the.curries at verizon.net>
> To: towntalk at riverdale-park.org
> Subject: [RP TownTalk] Whither Calvert House Inn?
> Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:41:40 -0500
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> Can anyone on this listserv shed light on what has happened to Calvert House
> Inn?
> 
> Susie and I were at an event in Beltsville this afternoon and decided to
> have a belated Valentine's Day dinner on the way home.  Knowing of the
> limited supply of nicer restaurants on Rte. 1, we stopped first at Lupo's of
> College Park, only to find a sign stating "Closed for the month of January"
> on the front door.  Well, it's late February, so we lamented the loss of
> that fine steak house and moved on down the road to one of our favorite
> local restaurants, Calvert House Inn.
> 
> We were shocked to find the restaurant dark on a Saturday night.  We went
> around back to the parking lot and saw the sign reading, "Closed for
> Remodeling."  We didn't notice any signs of remodeling, and hadn't it been
> remodeled just a few years ago?
> 
> We ended up having a fine dinner at Franklin's, but the evening's
> experiences were quite unsettling.  As underserved as our region is with
> "white-tablecloth" restaurants, could we have lost two more already in 2006?
> 
> Say it ain't so, neighbors to the north!!
> 
> Chris Currie
> Hyattsville
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