Done Fair
Let’s close the week out on a Fun Fair note. On my way back from the DC courthouse this afternoon, I passed by what remains of the former store, alleged by neighbors to attract drugs and prostitution, known as Fun Fair Video-Movie. This most reviled neighborhood institution was protested by local residents back in September. Since then, the Coalition to Shut Down Fun Fair Video has vigorously pursued their goal of closing the place once and for all. (And provided a press release play-by-play of their bureaucratic journey.)
Just last week, Coalition president Cary Silverman sent me an e-mail about his latest efforts in the fight, writing “we had to file a letter in opposition to a requested delay in the effectiveness of its order yesterday with the BZA and are now in the process of gathering affidavits to file with the court.”
But, if I had to judge by the front entrance alone, I’d guess the Coalition’s pretty satisfied right now. On the door, there’s a paper stating “We are closed.” Friday business hours are 9 a.m. to 24 hours, according to a nearby sign. In addition, Fun Fair’s two overhead plastic signs with the business’s name both have gaping holes in them. Whether this was done by a triumphant local or an angry crackhead wondering where he was going to get his fix, I have no idea.
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October 29th, 2007 at 2:04 pm
Just so you know, currently Fun Fair has a temporary restraining order. The case for the permanent injunction (where it will be closed forever) is set for November 9th. The affidavits were collected for that purpose. Without the details provided by the immediate neighbors of Fun Fair on the drug activity connected to the place in addition to the work residents did assisting the police with drug arrests around that “business,” there would be no case for its closure. So the citizens are to be commended for their diligent and frustrating work the past several months. Drug activity on Fun Fair’s block has decreased dramatically since its closure. But there have been a couple of incidents of aggression by dealers and users. Last Saturday night, the drug dealers and users stood in front of Fun Fair and acted in a disorderly and threatening way to the neighbors. The broken sign is most likely the work of a frustrated crackhead.