3064 Mt Pleasant Street, NW

Thanks to all who sent emails about this unfortunate incident on Saturday. Fortunately, when I stopped by, the newly opened Beau Thai was already able to clean off the graffiti from their windows. Hopefully Flying Fish won’t have problems getting theirs removed either.

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From an email:

April 6 – Our 10th Season Begins! 3210 Mount Pleasant Street, NW

MARKET EVENTS:

Mt P Market Buskers: Fan of the hang drum? (if not here’s a preview) Come on down and relax to the hang drum tunes of Charlie Edelman.
Children’s Play Area: We love kids! Make your market trip a family affair. Shop with your young-ones and then relax and play in our kids space. We’ll bring the toys!

LOCAL FOODS:

New this season! Spring Gap Mountain Creamery: Penny will have four sensational cheeses this week: Jersey Gold – smooth and creamy gouda, perfect for snacking or for grilled cheese sandwiches; Shenandoah Sunrise – southern French-style farmstead cheese, great for a cheese plate with bread and fresh fruit; Sophie’s Select – medium-sharp cloth-wrapped cheddar; Farmhouse Feta – aged five months for a distinct tanginess.

People’s Bao: Peter has Chinese steamed edamame buns with tender, slow roasted free range pork. And new this season – baked taro chips with edamame purée and creme brûlée made with local farms’ eggs and creme.

Pleasant Pops: Ben will be serving up four terrific flavors to kick-off the season: Cookies and Cream, Honey Lavender Cream, Strawberry Ginger Lemonade, & Cranberry Apple. *New this season, Pleasant Pops is locally sourcing their lavender from Seven Oaks Lavender Farm of Virginia.

Quaker Valley Orchards: Apples – Honeycrisp, Fuji, Stayman, and Pink Ladies. Cider, apple chips, sauce and butter. Tomato sauce, jams in blueberry, strawberry, blackberry and peach. Honey and popcorn.

Atwater’s Bread: Naturally leavened, hand shaped loaves like Peasant Wheat, Caraway Rye, Cranberry Pecan, Kalamata Olive, traditional San Francisco Sourdough, Ciabatta, Country White, Chili Cheddar, Spelt, Sunflower Flax, more. Ned Atwater does slow fermentation with carefully tended starters and wild yeast, organic stone ground flour from a family mill in North Carolina. Also yeasted breads like the slightly sweet, traditional Irish Struan bread. Great scones, muffins, cookies, brownies, granola, bagels and delicious soups to take home!

…and don’t forget to visit our other vendors on your shopping trip – Reid Orchard, Truck Patch Farms & Meat Department, and Groff’s Content Farm – for their Spring time delights!

I love these zombies.

3068 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW

Back in early Jan. we learned that Nana would be closing brick and mortar operations at 3068 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW. Now comes exciting news of their replacement – Each Peach Market:

A community-oriented grocery store showcasing ingredients from local producers and beyond. Coming soon in 2013!

Jeanlouise Conaway and Emily Friedberg, proprietors of Each Peach Market, are working away to get our shop open soon to bring fresh and delicious food to you.

We will be carrying a diverse range of produce, dairy, farm fresh eggs, meat, beer and wine, prepared foods and house-made items, and other inspirational ingredients!

This house is located at 1759 Harvard Street, NW:

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The listing says:

“SO CLOSE TO THE ZOO YOU CAN HEAR THE LIONS ROAR. This MCM home is hidden behind trees set high on a ridge. It features sunny floor-to-ceiling windows in the LR/DR, HW fls, nice yard and carport. House is in very livable condition but hasn’t been updated in some time, However, with some TLC and a loving owner, it can sparkle. This is an estate sold “As Is.”

You can see a virtual tour here.

This 3 bed/2 bath is going for $615,000.

Photo sent by @MountPleasantDC

Update from MPD about seperate incident above:

“Units are conducting a death investigation. No criminal overtones at this time.”

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@DCPoliceDept tweeted around 9am:

“Pedestrian Struck: Mount Pleasant & Kenyon St, NW. adult Female conscious and breathing. Mt pleasant is CLOSED from Lamont to Irving St,NW”

and shortly after:

“Update: pedestrian struck @ Mount Pleasant & Kenyon Streets, NW. Mount Pleasant Street, NW is now OPEN”

3145 Mt Pleasant Street, NW

In Sept. 2012 we heard the former Deauville building gutted by fire back in 2008 would break ground in March 2013 and reopen as the Monsignor Romero building. CM Jim Graham updates:

Dear Friends: The attorney for this building at 3145 Mt Pleasant advises that —”groundbreaking for the new building will take place this spring, and that it will be open for move-ins/occupancy within 12-15 months after groundbreaking.”

Thus a new beginning is in sight for a building that was ravaged by a FIVE ALARM fire, one of the very few in DC history.

We have also kept the promise for an all affordable building in Mt. Pleasant, where housing values are escalating daily.

3162 Mt Pleasant Street, NW

Beau Thai updates on their Facebook page last week:

“Opening Update: We think next week is our week! We have a few more inspections to pass and some final projects to wrap up, but we’re getting very close. Stay tuned!”

This carriage house is located at 3324 18th Street, NW:

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The listing says:

“Own DC’s most unique residence at The beautiful Schafer Mansion- The Carriage House. Offers the utmost in privacy and comfort. Features a lower main level and an upper level with 1bed/1 bath and private yard. View by appointment only.”

You can see more photos here.

This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $459,900 ($285 monthly fee.)

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Yesterday @prestonrhea sent word via twitter:

“Today’s Mount Pleasant listserv: a potentially rabid fox seems to have wandered around NW MtP and bit a woman in the ankle.”

And this morning I received the following email:

Dear PoPville,

Just a word of caution to PoPville- watch out for foxes near rock creek park. My friend was walking with her baby yesterday on Tilden Rd in Mount Pleasant on her way towards Rock Creek and a fox attacked her. She said the lone fox came out of nowhere and went straight for her ankle. Her husband was with her and was able to beat it off and animal control eventually caught it in someone’s front yard. She ended up in urgent care receiving at least 20 injections, one for each bite wound and she’ll need to go back for at least 5 more follow up injections. Her leg is pretty messed up. Thankfully, the baby is fine.

From Radius:

“On V Day, all of our bottles of wine are 1/2 off all evening, which is our regular Thursday special. In addition, we will be making heart shaped pizzas for $12. To make everyone feel extra special, we will also be giving away delicious homemade cake pops to all who stop by on Thursday – couple of flavors will be available.”

3155 Mt Pleasant Street, NW

This rental is located at 1660 Irving Street, NW:

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The listing says:

“Freshly painted, charming rowhouse in hot neighborhood. Updated kitchen. Large rooms on main level are flooded with light. Addition of back created a wonderful master suite on the upper level. Hardwood floors throughout. Washer/Dryer in master suite. Expansive back yard with pation. Garage parking. Great storage. Steps to metro!”

This 3 bed/2 bath is going for $3,695/Mo.

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From MPD:

Robert Jeter, 19, and Davon Watkins, 18, both from Washington, D.C., were each sentenced today to 12 years in prison for carjacking one victim and committing an armed robbery against another victim within a matter of hours, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced.

Jeter and Watkins pled guilty in October 2012 in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. The Honorable Gerald I. Fisher sentenced them to seven years in prison on the carjacking charge and an additional five years for the armed robbery.

According to the government’s evidence, the defendants approached the carjacking victim at about 10:30 p.m. on June 21, 2012 as he was walking from his car in a parking lot behind 1400 block of Irving Street NW. Watkins put a gun to the victim’s head while Jeter took the victim’s wallet and cell phone. Watkins then demanded the victim’s car keys. Watkins and Jeter then got into the victim’s car and fled the scene.

About six hours later, at about 4:15 a.m. on June 22, 2012, Jeter and Watkins approached the armed robbery victim as he was walking on Mount Pleasant Street NW. They knocked the victim to the ground, put guns to his head, and took his wallet and cell phone.

About 15 minutes after the armed robbery, police spotted the car taken in the earlier carjacking. The defendants ultimately abandoned the car and fled on foot. They were apprehended in the 1100 block of Clifton Street NW. The armed robbery victim’s cell phone was found in the center console of the stolen car. Fingerprint and DNA evidence analyzed by the D.C. Forensics Laboratory tied Jeter and Watkins to the stolen car.

In announcing the sentences, U.S. Attorney Machen commended the efforts of the detectives, officers, crime scene technicians, and forensic analysts who investigated the case for the Metropolitan Police Department. He also acknowledged those who worked on the case from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, including Victim Witness Advocate Jennifer Clark, and Assistant U.S. Attorneys Allison Barlotta, Vivien Cockburn, Bridget Fitzpatrick, and Jonathan Kravis, who investigated and obtained the indictment in the case.

3162 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW

We first heard Beau Thai would be opening a second location in Mt. Pleasant back in July 2012. More recently in Sept. 2012 we saw they applied for a liquor license and sidewalk cafe. I was happy to see an update on their Facebook page:

Opening in the heart of the vibrant Mount Pleasant neighborhood in mid-February 2013!!

We’re making the final edits to our new Mt. Pleasant menu. With our expansive new kitchen, we’re excited to be able to serve a whole new category of offerings: Thai Noodle Bowls. Known as a quick, on-the-go meal in Thailand, Thai noodle bowls pack a lot of flavor and are great for a quick bite (or to relish alongside your friends in our beautiful new restaurant!).

Thanks to Jack for sending this great shot of another hawk sighting:

“Funny, when this fellow showed up on my back deck in Mount Pleasant, the finches patronizing my bird feeder nearby abruptly disappeared.”