Thanks to the many readers writing me about the opening of Pitango Gelato located at 1451 P Street, NW. Anyone check them out yet? Worth $4.77?
And going is Eco Green Living located at 1469 Church Street, NW. This is the place where I was impressed by their dual flush toilets…
Well this one has me stumped. As one originally from New York, when I think of New York foods I think of Pizza and bagels. And potato knishes. Mmmm, potato knishes… But I gotta say, I have no idea what a New York Salad bar is. Any ideas?
The Old Post Office Pavilion is located at 1100 Pennsylvania Ave, NW. I think this is one great looking building. You can read about its history here. Do you dig the style?
I thought this was a great shot from quigley_brown who writes:
“Waiting for my Takoma Red Line ride this morning. I just wanted to get a shot of the vandalized advertisement, but got an added bonus of this guy doing some sort of Eastern religion exercises.”
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This home is located at 1224 W Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Great townhouse in the Harrison Square Development. Has a lovely foyer and a bedroom on the main level with access to the one car garage. The upper level has a very open floor plan that includes the living room w/ fireplace and built-ins off the large balcony, a formal dining area and the new gourmet kitchen and powder room. The upper level has two wonderful bedrooms with full baths and laundry.”
More info and a virtual tour found here.
I’m interested to hear what you think about this one as it is a “newer” construction. Does $709,000 seem reasonable?
Photo from PoPville flickr pool user scottahb
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday. So anything good happen to you this (long) weekend? Traveled or stayed in DC?
OjO Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features “The return of water at Malcolm X / Meridian Hill Park … and some broken noses as well”. Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light…”
Broken noses after the jump. (more…)
U Street Cafe, formerly Mocha Hut, located on U Street between 13th and 14th will have its grand opening Tuesday, May 26th. I had a chance to talk with some of the folks behind the new cafe and I think you’ll be pretty happy. One of the the VP for Operations, Elise, told me that waffles will continue to be offered! The menu will also be expanded. In addition to the waffles there will also be 4-5 fresh soups, quiches, salads, pulled pork sandwiches and more. If you really like the food there will be a grab and go option of freshly made sandwiches. Their bread will be provided by Firehook bakery and the bagels will be provided by Bethesda Bagel.
There will be plenty of coffee options as well as a bigger selection of loose teas. Their coffee roaster is Orinoca located in Columbia, MD. In addition to tea and coffee there will also be a limited selection of beer and wine.
Occupancy inside will be 50 while there will also be four tables located on the patio.
They will still be offering free wifi and the space will be children/family friendly.
Grand opening is Tuesday May 26th at 6:30 am. Regular hours will be 6:30am – 8pm Mon. – Thurs, 6:30 – 11pm Fri., 7am – 11pm Sat., and 8am – 9pm on Sun.
As many folks know these are the same folks opening up a spot in Columbia Heights on Irving Street. That space is slated to open in late July/early August.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
Last week we discussed the benefits of straw for growing grass on your lawn. I’m not sure what this material is but it seemed to have worked spectacularly. This grass is very thick and it came up rather quickly. Anyone know what the material is?
Metrocurean has the scoop:
“The first floor will hold about 60 percent wine, with the remaining space devoted to a small selection of beer, food and specialty items, including cheese, charcuterie, jams, oils, vinegars, pasta, bread and baked goods. An open kitchen in the back will turn out sandwiches and salads to carry out, as well as some favorites off Cork’s menu — chicken liver pâté, oil-cured roma tomatoes, olives, nuts. “I like to say everything you’d need for a picnic,” says Gross.”
More info at Metrocurean.
I think this is a really interesting development as last we heard back in March this space, at 1805 14th Street NW, was slated to become Blu Lounge & Grill. Does a wine store and market sound good to you?