[tgslTakoma]

If that is all the info we have, there could be other reasons - like wanting to do something else with the property.

If that were the case, why wouldn't the Hilton just come right out and give that reason to the owners of Fran O'Brien's, rahter than string them along for months? That way the owners could have made arrangements to relocate their business. Now they have two weeks to do something.

Regarding everyone making phone calls to the restaurant tomorrow to get verification from the owners... they have a business to run; at least for another two weeks. And the folks who sent out the emails that led to this thread (Buzz Patterson and Jim McDaniel) already did that. And another Milblogger (who I know and trust) in this area is awaiting a return phone call from one of the owners. When I hear from her, I will pass the word along to everyone here.

[Doctor Raoul]

You know, this pisses me off. Tomorrow I'm throwing out all, and I mean ALL, the Hilton towels in the house.

And if I ever, E V E R am forced to stay in a Hilton again, I'm stealing the drapes...

[gondramB]

"If that were the case, why wouldn't the Hilton just come right out and give that reason to the owners of Fran O'Brien's, rahter than string them along for months? That way the owners could have made arrangements to relocate their business. Now they have two weeks to do something.

Regarding everyone making phone calls to the restaurant tomorrow to get verification from the owners.."

I wasn't suggesting that everyone call, just that one Freeper should verify the story before 60 of us jump on this.

This is a famous restaurant with regulars including high ranking military personel, Paul Wolfowitz and Gary Trudeau. I have not seen it but apparently there was a Doonsbury strip about the dinners for soldiers. The dinners are sponsored by everybody from the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs to the American Legion.

So there should be lots of concern if this is true.
If its shutting down in two weeks its news - and it will be covered. That's another reason to check the story out - its hard to believe its closing in two weeks and there is not one one news story on the closing while there are several current news stories about the restaurant that don't mention the closing.

I'm not saying "don't take action" I'm saying "lets verify the story."