[from the New Columbia Heights blog] Looks like Commonwealth, the "gastropub" owned by Hank's Oyster Bar's Jamie Leeds, is opening this Wednesday in the Highland Park building at 14th and Irving.
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August 05, 2008
Commonwealth
April 24, 2008
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from Jim Graham, Ward 1 Councilmember:
Harris Teeter Opens in Adams Morgan!
Harris Teeter is now open in Ward One! The grocery is the first Harris Teeter in the District. It is located at 17th and Kalorama Rd, NW.
I joined Mayor Fenty this morning for the ribbon cutting. The store was built on the second floor of the old Citadel building – restoring a once neglected and vacant building. The 37,000 sq. ft grocery store created about 200 new jobs and has a two-story parking garage. The improved lighting and pedestrian traffic will greatly improve public safety.
I am pleased to welcome Harris Teeter to the Ward One community. I am sure the store will be a great success.
January 29, 2008
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DDOT Removes Shoes from Shaw Trees
DCist, 1/29/08
District Department of Transportation workers this morning removed dozens of shoes that had been flung up in two trees in the 400 block of Q Street NW. Full text
Includes a couple of somewhat surreal pics and a quote by Petworth's own Joe Martin, currently in charge of Ward 2 outreach and services.
January 10, 2008
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Thanks to Susan M. for sending this one:
Anacostia Wins HGTV Contest
DCist, 1/9/08
December 20, 2007
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Condo fury
By Arthur Delaney, The Hill, 12/19/07
Neighbors on 15th Street SE must feel like they are being used as a doormat for gentrification. The area has gotten much nicer and safer than it used to be, but now a four-story condo is making for a new kind of blight.
October 16, 2007
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My friend Eric (of Thievery Corporation, and founder of 18th Street Lounge, Dragonfly, Local 16) says his new place is having their soft opening (invite-only) tomorrow night, Wed 10/17. It's called Marvin - after Marvin Gaye, though with a Belgian twist for the two years the singer spent there in his late career, where he found some short-lived rejuvenation.
Marvin is located on 14th Street just above U Street. Considering Eric's track record, it's certainly worth checking out when they open to the general public soon. Stay tuned.
Bill.
September 08, 2007
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Free concert at Bloomingdale Farmers Market on Sunday the 9th
FIFTY Haitian singers and musicians will be giving a FREE concert followed by a Haitian Tombou Drummer jam session. Les Petits Chanteurs from Port au Prince, Haiti are touring the US and have generously offerred a free concert at the Sunday Bloomingdale Farmers Market.
Please come by for the free concert and community barbecue.
What: Les Petits Chanteurs -- 50 Haitian singers and musicians!
Where: Bloomingdale Farmers market First and R Streets NW (next to Big Bear Cafe)
When: Sunday September 9th
Time: The market is 10-2, the concert starts at noon, the drummers at 1:30.
June 30, 2007
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Big Bear Cafe is one of the best new indie coffeeshops in town. It's located at 1st and R St NW, at the southern end of Bloomingdale just north of Florida Avenue. While at the moment they only serve coffee and pastries (more food offerings are on the way), it's worth a special trip. It's a nicely utilitarian, bright, airy, bohemian corner space that just works without seeming to try. The owner, who lives a few doors away, told me his wife is from San Francisco and wanted to create a distinctive corner coffee place in DC. I'd say they've succeeded.
There's also a Sunday-only farmers' market on the block in front of the cafe. Click here for their website/blog, which includes some photos and a link to a recent DC North article.
- Bill
May 31, 2007
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SpeakeasyDC releases first live story CD with help of ESL Music/Thievery Corporation
For the first time ever, SpeakeasyDC has compiled some of the best original stories recorded at its monthly open mic and put them on a CD. Thanks to the help of ESL Music, Tangy: Best of the Speakeasy Volume 1 will be released on Friday, June 1. The release party will take place at Local 16 – 1602 U Street - from 6-9pm. All are welcome, no admission fee.
Hear stories on subjects such as fighting a sumo wrestler, coming out to grandma, hating your roommate, meeting an Olympic champion, coming in 13th place, and more. Samples can be heard on the SpeakeasyDC website.
In the nine years since its inception - in venues such as the Black Cat club, HR-57, and Cada Vez - SpeakeasyDC has become a vital part of the cultural landscape of the U Street area and of the city as a whole. Its monthly open mic series is virtually unrecognizable from its modest beginnings of 20 audience members and a few regulars on the open mic, Currently, the Speakeasy can hardly find a venue large enough to accommodate the 200+ people that attend the show regularly and who have fallen in love with the experience of watching and listening to the performance of a well-told story. The waiting list to get up on the open mic continues to grow as well, as people catch the storytelling bug.
The CD and SpeakeasyDC's upcoming podcast series are a way to make it possible for more people to enjoy the art of live story performance.
SpeakeasyDC's CD Release Party
June 1, 6:00–9:00pm
Local 16 Bar & Restaurant 1602 U St, NW
FREE (special $10 price on CDs)
www.speakeasydc.org | email
CONTACT: Amy Saidman, 240-888-9751
April 27, 2007
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Dupont Straightens While Shaw Springs a Rainbow
by Marc Fisher
March 31, 2007
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According to an article in The Hill, the Rock and Roll Hotel bar over on H Street is haunted.
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