[from Arlus Stephens]
The carry-out market at 213 Upshur St is now on the market, listed at $699,000. The MLS listing reads as follows:
Sale of building and business. Great opportunity for someone who wants a business already in process. DC lottery, wine/beer/food and everyday items. Call and go with your agent. Katie Moore 202-669-2022 (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage).
[from Ken Rubotzky]
I felt the time had come to share my experience.
In 2002, I bought a building on Upshur Street, with the intention of opening a business. In 2003, DC's Office of Tax and Revenue's (OTR) reclassified this building from vacant to commercial. But OTR has retroactively reinstated the vacancy status without explanation - and I have had no success in pulling my building from this list after many phone calls, emails, and meetings with city council staffs. (A vacant building is subject to liens, fines, higher taxes and other actions.)
When I first moved into the property, there were drug dealers on the stoop, graffiti on the walls, and 6 feet of garbage covering steps to the basement. All gone now primarily because of my ownership. I paid Washington Gas to provide gas service to the building which took the better part of a year. I hired neighbors to help me move bakery equipment into the building. I work closely with ANC commissioners to end the dumping and drug-dealing that continues in the alleyway behind my building. But OTR cares not, neglecting to return calls or to visit the property.
Over the last two years, I have invested thousands of dollars in equipment, utility payments, and property taxes. But OTR says none of that matters -- that my building is "vacant", and I must pay fines.
I have paid for a certificate of occupancy and am waiting for final inspections. My understanding is that the revitalization of Petworth is one of DC's major initiatives and goals. Mayor Williams wants new businesses to open in depressed areas. But my experience with this initiative is just the opposite with no promise of relief.
Ken Rubotzky
Torta Bakery
225 Upshur Street NW
[from Elizabeth Greathouse]
I want to extend my thanks to the 50 people who joined us at Yoga House Studio for a successful first opening class last Wednesday night. Many of you were from the Columbia Heights/Petworth neighborhoods and we enjoyed meeting you and appreciate your support. Classes are now underway so please check out www.YogaHouseStudio.com for more details. $6 classes continue through Sept 25th. We invite you to come visit this beautiful space.
If you like music and chanting, please join us next Wednesday night for a 2-hour workshop with recording artist Dev Suroop Kaur who is visiting from New Mexico. Details at the website.
Classes start at 8:15 on Saturday morning... and go through the day. Those chocolate croissants at the farmers' market taste even better after a yoga set, yumm!
Cheers,
Elizabeth, Director, Yoga House Studio
email
[from Tim Stutz]
Come one, come all and see DC's own, The High Signs, play at Domku this coming Wed. 9/21 at 8:30pm.
There are three High Signs - Nathan, Joel and Tim. Tim, a Petworth resident, once was a founding member of The JudyBats and Joel was in The Revelers out of Cleveland, OH. They'll be playing mostly originals, both electric and acoustic and giving you something to tap those toes to on a Wednesday night. So come on down and get with The High Signs. www.thehighsigns.com
[from Ed Heid]
I realize this may be a long shot, but I'm desparate. Our cat seems to have escaped sometime today. Probably out the back door of our house in the 600 blk of Quincy St. He's a 5 month old gray male (fixed) tabby kitten. He's not declawed but I did just trim his nails on Saturday so he should be pretty easy to handle if you come upon him. He weighs about 6 or so pounds and may answer to his name, Quincy Thundercat. If you find him or see him in the area please call me at 202-360-0315.
Thank you,
Ed
[from DDOT spokesman Bill Rice, edited for space]
$100 Million Great Streets Kick Off Set for Tomorrow
(Washington, DC) The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) and the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will kick off the $100 million, five-year Great Streets program at a public meeting tomorrow.
Great Streets is a major transportation investment to transform the following thoroughfares: H Street NE and Benning Road NE/SE, Nannie Helen Burroughs Avenue NE, Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, South Capitol Street, Minnesota Avenue NE/SE, and Georgia Avenue/7th Street NW.
New sidewalks, lighting, paving and street trees will improve the physical setting and reduce crime, attract private investment and neighborhood businesses, create housing opportunities and jobs and boost the quality of life.
One of the models for Great Streets is the $8 million, award-winning 8th Street/Barracks Row project on Capitol Hill. "I am proud that this DDOT project has already attracted over $10 million in private investment, including 34 new businesses since it was completed three short years ago," said Dan Tangherlini, Director of the Transportation Department.
For more information contact: Karina Ricks, District Department of Transportation, Great Streets Project Manager, 202-671-2542 or [email protected]
Address - Sold / Listed
5017 8th St - $399,000 / $450,000
321 Upshur St - $484,000 / $479,900
5523 2nd St - $350,000 / $360,000
729 Gallatin St - $299,950 / $361,000
5005 3rd St - $465,000 / $480,000
642 Rock Creek Ch - $275,000 / $235,000
624 Delafield St - $400,000 / $335,000
4620 4th St - $345,000 / $350,000
448 Emerson St - $450,000 / $400,000
900 Longfellow St - $483,797 / $483,800
439 Ingraham St - $459,000 / $459,000
5000 No Capitol - $375,000 / $378,000
5414 Kansas Av - $350,000 / $403,000
4625 Georgia Av - $395,700 / $380,000
810 Randolph St - $495,000 / $480,000
927 Quincy St - $469,900 / $510,000
4114 3rd St - $559,900 / $554,000
808 Delafield Pl - $330,000 / $330,000
Average Sale Price For August is $412,706
Presented by Lesley Aranha, Realtor
Long and Foster
202-327-4502 (direct line)
[from ANC 4C09 Commissioner Joseph Martin]
Enter your vote today! Due to concerns about 911 and 311 being underutilized by residents, a new poll has been created for the 4D-Neighbors listserv:
Have you ever called 311 or 911?
o Yes
o No
o I am afraid of having my identity exposed.
To vote, please visit the following web page:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/4D-Neighbors/surveys?id=1969687
YOUR IDENTITY WILL NOT REGISTER (BE SEEN) WHEN VOTING OR IN THE RESULTING POOL. Read: no one will know who's voting and how.
I know this will not be scientific. Nonetheless, I will be curious to see the results -- which will be emailed automatically to everyone on the listserv [and posted on Petworth News] two weeks fom today.
Joseph Martin
4D-Neighbors moderator
[Editor's note: Please do not vote via comments to this post. To vote, you must go to the Yahoo! Groups webpage listed above and join 4D-Neighbors, which is free. Of course feel free to post actual comments here...]
[from Karen Archer, ANC 4C chairperson - see 9/6 post]
Dear Petworth neighbors,
Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I want to thank everyone that came to the aid of my family during our time of need. To experience the generosity of the Petworth community is such a wonderful thing. My mother, daughter and granddaughter are so grateful for the prayers, clothes, shoes, towels, sheets, and donations. It has made their transition a lot easier. Again, thanks to all of the Petworth community for your support.
Karen W. Archer and family
[from Sarah Browning]
Commemoration, Compassion & Community:
A Day-long Fundraiser for the Victims of Hurricane Katrina
Poetry, Music, Film, Theatre, Food
Sunday, September 11, 9am-11pm
Busboys & Poets
14th & V NW
U Street/Cardozo metro (green line)
Americans gave generously to the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Let's honor that spirit of giving with a day of fundraising for the Americans whose lives have been shattered by Hurricane Katrina. Funds collected, as well as a portion of proceeds from restaurant and bookstore sales, will be donated to the People's Hurricane Fund/Young People's Project and the Southern Relief Fund of the Mississippi Workers Center for Human Rights, organizations led by and working directly with low-income communities in the effected areas.
[Editor's note - I don't normally post about events taking place outside Petworth. But two Petworth residents are among the poets taking part and it's at a new place near U Street that sounds pretty cool, so that's close enough]
[from Erik Lundgren]
The Higher Achievement Program is looking for volunteer mentors for our After-School Academy.
The Higher Achievement Program is a year-round, academic enrichment program for academically motivated 5th-8th graders. We provide our scholars with homework help, dinner, art and dance studios, and most importantly academic Teaching Mentors.
We need MENTORS!
When you volunteer with Higher Achievement, you mentor a small group of intellectually curious 5th- 8th graders once a week from 6pm-8pm in math, literature, or technology. We provide the Neighborhood Achievement Center, the challenging curricula, the training, and the support. You provide the commitment and the enthusiasm.
Be a MENTOR!
The Ward 4 Center is located at Paul Public Charter School on 8th St NW and Missouri Ave.
For more information, visit our website at: http://www.higherachievement.org
Or call Erik Lundgren at: 202.544.3633 x121
email: [email protected]
Greetings Petworth,
I want to thank all of you that have signed up at www.YogaHouse.org or extended a warm welcome to me at the Farmers’ Market and other places of business around Petworth and Columbia Heights.
We will hold our first class at Yoga House Studio (3634 Georgia Ave NW) NEXT WEDNESDAY, SEPT 14 at 7pm. The class will be an easy ‘all levels’ Kundalini Yoga class so please feel free to join in, no matter your experience, and check out the new space and join us for light refreshments.
Classes will continue on Thursday night, and by the following Monday the 19th we’ll have our full schedule up and running. Workshops and more classes will be added as we grow.
Check out the schedule page on www.YogaHouse.org and the class descriptions, teacher bios. Through Sept 25th all classes will be just $6. So come say hello!
Namaste from Elizabeth and all of us at Yoga House Studio
Here is a link to Ingrid Drake and Desmond Leary's audio documentary about Kennedy Street, which aired recently on WPFW radio:
http://dc.indymedia.org/feature/display/129274/index.php
You can listen or download the MP3 file.
[from Karen Archer, ANC 4C chairperson]
I'm from New Orleans and all of my immediate family is from New Orleans. The last few days have been a nightmare. A city I love is gone, my family is displaced, and I don't know who is and isn't alive.
My mother made it into Washington, DC on Saturday with only the clothes on her back. If you are a size 12, she will greatly appreciate any clothing donations.
My oldest daughter had just spent $15,000 on repairing her (now lost) house in New Orleans because of termite damage. She lost everything. She has moved to Hampton, VA while trying to decide what's next. My youngest daughter, Angela, will fly into the city tomorrow after a horrible ordeal in Mississippi. She is a size 10 and would welcome whatever you have to offer.
Whatever you can do to assist will be greatly appreciated.
Love and prayers,
Karen Archer
email
202-882-2934 (home)
202-607-1099 (cell)
Domku is back in business from our summer break. To kick off our return we will be hosting a fundraiser in combination with our regular Wednesday night music. This week's music, as it happens, features New Orleans resident Margie Perez, who made it out before the storm hit and is still waiting to hear about the status of her home.
The $5 "doornation", which normally goes to the band, will go toward the Red Cross relief efforts in the region; Domku will also contribute 10% of the night's sales toward the cause.
Event: Margie Perez Review and Disaster Relief Fundraiser
Where: Domku Bar & Cafe, 821 Upshur St, NW
When: Wed 9/7, 8:30pm-11pm
Looks like the Soldiers Home will be getting 400+ new residents who were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Click here for the Post article.
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