Thanks to Kate for sending this cool shot from Shaw.
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Doug Robinson and Mia at 1331 14th Street, NW photos courtesy Drew Mitchell
The following was written by the building’s new owners, Drew Mitchell:
“Twenty years ago, my late husband, Bill Fischer, and I bought the “Jensen’s Brake Service” building at 1333 14th Street NW from Lee and Phyllis Jensen. They entrusted us to restore their large, mixed-use building so that we could have a home for my branding company, Fathom Creative, an event venue called Fathom Gallery, and our personal residence on the top. (Later, we invited Slipstream Coffee to utilize the front retail space, which as you know, moved up the street this past Fall). We made the facade come to life and we carefully incorporated a lot of the brake shop artifacts into the building’s interior. Our efforts earned a spread in the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s magazine, and much more importantly, high fives from Lee and Phyllis.
Our next-door neighbor was Monarch Novelties, a wholesale carnival supply store owned by another longstanding DC family, the Robinsons. They had 11 children, (more…)
300 Tingey Street, SE
Thanks to Nick for sending:
“Taqueria Xochi Mexican eatery with booze permits in the works; coming to Navy Yard between Nandos and Bluejacket.” (more…)
photo by Darsh Suresh
Thanks to Darsh for sharing with us at 6:51pm last night (Tues.):
“Someone drove in to the potomac off the GW Parkway. They’ve been rescued, 1 person in the car”
MPD reported: (more…)
Thanks to Kevin for sending from Capitol Hill.
It had been 33 days since our last stolen wheels report(s). You can see some MPD suggestions on ways to prevent a Helluva Way to Wake Up here. You can read a Witness Describing a Wheel Theft here.
801 H Street, NE
Thanks to AB for the Aldi update:
“According to a staffer at the 17th St store, the H St location will be opening at “the end of April,” and the 17th St location will be remaining open.” (more…)
photo by angela n.
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photo by Melpomene Wetzlar
From AlertDC:
“The US Military will conduct a flyover in the National Capital Region over Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, March 19th, 2025, at 11:55AM“
Thanks to TD for sending from Friendship Heights.
Oof.
Thanks to Sean LeDonne for sending/suggesting:
“I believe the stairwell that opened last year that connects the MBT almost directly to Florida should officially be called the PaNoMa Canal. (more…)