This is from a garbage can on Florida Ave. I like how they took the effort to paint suns on the sign.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I’m really just a sucker for banana plants. I’ve had a mini one for three years and it’s yet to produce a banana. How long does it take before they start producing fruit?
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I thought this was a cool little corner house near H Street, NE.
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Finally some movement at that old 14U coffee shop located at 1939 14th St., NW. Back in May we learned it was going to become a cheese steak place. Now we know the name. Anyone ever hear of JJ’s? Is it an independent or a chain?
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This looks like it could be fun. Allez les bleus! I was wondering why L’enfant Cafe had added a gigantic absolute bottle…
Anyone know of better celebrations? More info on Adams Morgan Bastille celebrations after the jump. (more…)
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We’ve judged the Moderno located at 12th just south of U St, NW. We’ve even discussed what they mean by European style residences. I swear I’m not picking on them, I actually think the building looks pretty cool, but what’s up with their Remy Martin ads on the first floor? Are they just waiting to get retail in? I actually thought the first floor was just the lobby. If you lived in the building would you be upset at having a huge ad like this on your building?
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This super cool shot was taken by Rukasu1 and titled, “Silver Kiepenkerl”. The silver against the sky looks great. Anyone know where this is from?
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This home is located at 1923 12th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“MAJESTIC WONDER ON THE AVENUE! Older rehab of large home only steps to U St. Large & one of a kind! Definite fixer upper but worth it! Large rooms with open flr plan, sizable expandable yard with parking! this is the opportunity to own unique property for homeowner! Acquistion/Rehab money available! Property sold “as is” and seller may refuse all offers.”
More info found here.
Normally I don’t like to post homes without pictures but I think this one deserves an exception. It is a really unusual home in a great location. Obviously, it’s going to need a lot of work but I’m curious what you think about the price. It says it was assessed for $917,000 in 2008. The asking price is $775,000. Do you think that seems like a good deal given all the work it likely needs? Think it will be bought and divided into condos?
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Mixtec is located at 1792 Columbia Rd, NW in Adams Morgan. I always thought folks went here only if the Italian place (pasta mia) next door was too crowded. Now I see they got pretty good reviews on Yelp. So what’s the word? Any fans here?
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Ashley runs the Web site, From Komi to Marvin which she describes: “After living in D.C. my entire life, I realized that I had only eaten at a third of the restaurants on the Washingtonian 100 Best list. So I decided to take a year, and eat at every single one–no matter how geographically far away, or culinarily unappealing. I’m not a reviewer, just a gal who loves to eat.” In this guest post Ashley covers some of the food trends she has encountered along the way.
First there were charcuterie plates and sweet potato fries. Then came the juggernaut known as cupcakes. Then frozen yogurt “restaurants” and sliders came on the scene. Food fads are nothing new, but it seems lately that restaurants in D.C. have been forced to take sides in the trendy foods versus classic menus. Those restaurants that have stayed true to their roots have either flourished (like Kinkeads, which still puts out solid if not a little predictable seafood), or failed (such as La Paradou, which closed this spring after many years as the go-to French restaurant in Washington). For the most part though, the restaurants that hop on the trendy cuisine gravy train are the ones Washingtonians are talking about.
And what are the trends? Well, last year it was undoubtedly wine and cupcakes. It seemed like within months, wine bars were popping up all over the city. Cork, Mendocino Grille, Vinotecca, and Veritas were the pioneers with Enology, Inox and Room 11 joining the party later in the game. To follow a boozy night out, along came the cupcake bakeries—because the cure for a tannin hangover is no doubt sugar and food coloring. Georgetown Cupcake paved the way, with their too-cute Range Rover parked outside and their inexplicable long line of size zero girls wrapping around Georgetown. Smelling a sugary gold mine, bakeries like Hello Cupcake and Lavender Moon in Alexandria opened up. Counter service places weren’t the only ones in love with adorable baked goods—well respected, expensive, can’t-wear-jeans restaurants join in on the fun. Art & Soul, an expense account friendly restaurant on the Hill, has them on their menu, as well as Bar Pilar and Clyde’s. Continues after the jump. (more…)