Author: Prince Of Petworth

PoP Pho Patrol – Pho 14 Delivery Coming Soon

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Can you confirm that Pho 14 will start offering delivery next month? This will ALMOST make up for moving outside the Tono Sushi delivery range.”

I stopped by Pho 14, located at 1436 Park Rd. NW, and sadly delivery will not be coming until November. It was supposed to come in October but there was some difficulty with staffing. They think they will hire someone start delivery sometime in November. And for the real question – what is the delivery radius? 3 miles! That should hook a lot of us up.

In other Pho news, the new spot, possibly to be names Pho Viet, opening up at 3515 14th Street, NW still looks a few weeks away from opening. Stay tuned on both fronts.

Dear PoP – Mysterious Building Features 16th and Florida Ave, NW – Henderson Manor Garden Columns

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Just west of Florida & 16th Street, on the south side of Florida Ave,
just beyond the end of the Washington House on 16th Street, this is
barely visible behind a fence. It doesn’t fit the front of the
building at all. Know anything about it?”

I absolutely love this yard and the columns. I posted about this back in August of ’08. At the time nobody could solve the mystery. I think I’ll have to swing by and try to knock on the door of the nearest rowhouse to see if they know anything. Of course it’s been a year, so maybe some new readers know what the deal is here?

Not Sure if This is a Tree House or Just a Wild Deck

By Prince Of Petworth

This is pretty wild. It looks like a tree house of sorts but there doesn’t seem to be any kid things adorning it. It’s got a couple of proper chairs. If it is a deck for the parents I got mad props for them building it around a tree.

Door of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

The door’s pretty cool but I thought it was particularly wild that there was a proper street lamp by the entrance. Wonder how you score one of those. Anyone know if it actually works?

House of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

I’ve always liked this house right in front of the LeDroit Park metal sign. I was first taken with the smiley face on the front door but crossing the street you tell the whole house is pretty amazing.

Look What Happened To Visions Movie Theater

By Prince Of Petworth

I thought I had read somewhere that a bar or restaurants was going to move into the old Visions Movie Theater space located at 1927 Florida Ave, NW. Am I imaging that? Anyway, it turns out that the Non Profit AED has moved into the space. From their Web site:

“AED is a nonprofit organization working globally to improve education, health, civil society and economic development–the foundation of thriving societies.

In collaboration with local and national partners, AED fosters sustainable results through practical, comprehensive approaches to social and economic challenges. AED implements more than 250 programs serving people in all 50 U.S. states and more than 150 countries.”

Sounds like a great organization.

Ellwood Thompson’s Grocery Store Not Looking Good For Columbia Heights At the Moment

By Prince Of Petworth

We’ve been wondering for months whether or not Ellwood Thompson’s was going to move into the space on Irving Street in the DC USA complex. As you probably surmised, it’s not looking good for a move any time soon. Thanks to a reader for sending an article from the Richmond Times Dispatch. While the Richmond Store is doing well the economy is going to have to improve for a DC expansion:

“In April, Ellwood Thomson’s scuttled plans to open a store in Washington. The 15,000-square-foot store would have been its second location.

Hood says the economy played a significant role in putting off the expansion.

“The timing just wasn’t right,” he said, though he hopes to open a store in the same D.C. location at some point.”

I wonder when all these vacant ground level retail spots in DC USA are going to fill in. Any guesses? One year, two years, longer?

Creative Genius Happy Hour will be on Thursday, Oct. 1

By Prince Of Petworth

From an email:

“The Creative Genius Happy Hour will be on Thursday, Oct. 1 at Gordon Biersch Brewery (900 F St, NW). The happy hour starts at 6 pm (GB has good happy hour deals until 630) and then if you want to stay for dinner, let’s eat at 7. Please RSVP for dinner.

GB has a large bar area, look for a creative genius sign and your host (African American, very short hair). Pass along the invite to anyone who might interested.

When: Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009 drinks @6; dinner @7.
Where: Gordon Biersch, 900 F Street NW, WDC
Why: To meet other creative geniuses and make some new friends!

Creative Genius DC is a happy hour for writers, poets, dancers, actors, artists, and the creatively curious! It’s a low-key networking event and all are welcome. For more info, email Willona at [email protected].”

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