I could only go so long before featuring this house. This of course is on Logan Circle and was built in 1877 by Ulysses Grant Jr.
Mint.
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I’ve seen lots of fake ones before but this is the first real ones I’ve seen in DC. Pretty fresh, yeah?
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Gallery Plan B, located at 1530 14th Street, is hosting a new exhibit starting today. Sounds really interesting. If anyone checks it out before I post be sure to tell me your thoughts in an email.
Remember the discussion we had about the church parking in the middle of New Hampshire Ave.? Well it is going to be addressed next Wed. So if you feel strongly about it this is your chance to be heard. I also thought I’d keep in the section mentioning the discussion of the CVS slated to be built on the empty lot on Georgia near Looking Glass Lounge.
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 4C
202-723-6670 [email protected] www.anc4c.org
A G E N D A
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
NEW BUSINESS
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Revisit the median strip (pedestrian safety) issue on New Hampshire Avenue NW between Randolph and Shepherd Streets NW. (Mr. Muhammed Khalid, DDOT Ward 4 Project Manager, or his designee.) (Comm. Jones and Martin)
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CVS Pharmacy (Robb Lakritz of Lakritz-Adler)
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The Hyena
For me, it was a golden age at the restaurant. I had become an integral part of the staff. Performance review was coming up, and the only thing I was really worried about was my tendency to stray from the protocol we were taught to use on every table. I had my own system, and thought that it suited my tables and I very well.
One evening, the main owner, “Damien,” came into the restaurant to dine with a few friends. Damien was feared at the chain of restaurants he owned, mostly because he was curt and had the intimidating presence of an unfed hyena. However, Damien had always been nothing but nice to me, and often gave me the impression that he may have even been interested. Once, when food was on the line for one of my tables, he proceeded to gently jab me in the side and whisper, “Julian, your food is up.”
This particular evening, his party sat outside, and they drank a bottle of wine and some cocktails, chatting about the things that gay men on patios drinking wine talk about. None of the owners at the restaurant ever get checks at the end of the night, and only really need to tip. The owners all usually leave a twenty-dollar bill. Damien left me two, and something rather interesting – a discount card for a gym membership.
It would have been offensive if it had not been amusing. Yeah, I put on some weight since starting at the restaurant, where the prerequisite for anything on the menu was to bread it and fry it at least once, but come on – an extra juicy tip and monetary help getting me onto a treadmill? Of course, it could have been entirely coincidental, but I was not convinced.
“Christina,” the general manager, did my performance review the next day, and gave me two pieces of advice, via Damien, about how I could improve my service. Of course, like an expert critic, she gave me the good news first – I was well-liked, I was funny, and I had quickly become one of the strongest servers at the restaurant. Damien, however, felt that I needed to clean up my appearance, and that I could stand to up-sell the menu a bit more. Actually, his exact words were “You sometimes look a little sloppy.” Story continues after the jump. (more…)
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Well, I was a little too slow on this house at 1029 Kenyon Street. It is already under contract. The Web site says:
“Leave the car and the condo fees behind & be ready to enjoy the luxury of having everything at your doorstep in a stunning town home renovation. With convenience, location and accessibility where else would you go other than Columbia Heights. Within 2 blocks you are in the heart of shopping, cafes, restaurants, Metro and much more. This home has gleaming hardwood floors extending throughout the first floor a modern kitchen, the perfect back yard to hold all those backyard parties you have been thinking about, 2 nicely sized bedrooms and a stunning full size bathroom with separate tub and shower.”
It’s a pretty small house but the location is pretty killer. So for a two bedroom, one bathroom was $380,000 a good deal?
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Hey PoP:
I’ve been living in the columbia heights/petworth area for about 6 months now and I always pass the Nation house located at Sherman and Park. Does anyone know what it is? There are always kids hanging around outside it and I just wanted to see if anyone knew anything about it.
Peace,
Curious
Dear Curious,
I wondered the same thing back in April. I learned they have a great Web site that says:
“NationHouse was founded in July 1974 in Washington, D. C. NationHouse grew out of the student activism of Howard University community in the late 1960s.
We are one of the oldest independent Afrikan centered schools in the United States and in the DC metropolitan area serving the specific needs of children of Afrikan heritage from pre-school to twelfth grade. Today, NationHouse continues to serve families in the development and enculturation of responsible youth who are committed to their families, their community and their Afrikan culture/heritage.
Currently, NationHouse maintains three fully functioning programs. Watoto School, serving pre-kindergarten through fourth grade students and Sankofa Institute, for fifth through twelfth grade students, are the major programs. The Afrikan Youth Organization (AYO) provides after school activities for students.
Our graduates from Sankofa Institute, eighth grade and twelfth grade have gone on to be successful students at their matriculating high schools and colleges respectively. Amongst our alumni, we have, successful mothers, fathers, husbands, wives, doctors, future lawyers, teachers, musicians who have graduated at the top of their class…. Our graduates have attended B. Banneker H.S., Howard University, U.D.C., Hampton University, Spelman, Morgan State University, Coppin State, Cheney State University, etc…
True to its dedication to the preservation and transfer of Afrikan heritage, NationHouse has counted within its community families from all over Afrika and the diaspora; from Ethiopia, Azania, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Mali, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Liberia and Gambia; the Virgin Islands, Trinidad and Jamaica; from Los Angeles to Miami, New Haven to Chicago and back again; from Anacostia and the Gold Coast, suburban Maryland and Northern Virginia; and from all economic strata – professionals, students, and the unemployed. The common thread has been conscious will to protect, preserve and transmit our unique cultural heritage to our children and the broader world community.”
Cheers,
PoP
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Recently we had a rather lengthy discussion about whether or not our community needs more community centers. Over the course of 2 days and 160-some comments we heard (or read) many different opinions – some a bit stronger than others. I can’t say that I know enough about the presence or use of existing community centers to really choose a side in that debate, but I will say that I think what Sylvia Robinson has done with the Emergence Community Arts Collective, in Pleasant Plains, will bring nothing but cultural, spiritual, emotional, and historical wealth to the community.
The Emergence Community Arts Collective is located at 733 Euclid Street and housed in a building that has a great deal of historic importance. Since 1863 the building has been owned by the National Association for the Relief of Destitute Colored Women and Children. Over the course of many years it’s function evolved, and up until 1999 it was operating under the name of Key Day Care Center. Due to a number of setbacks, the day care center ultimately wound up abandoning the building and it sat – empty – for a number of years.
Enter Sylvia Robinson, a DC native who grew up on Quincy Street. Eventually, she moved out of the city, but stayed nearby, in Wheaton MD. After a few years in a technical career, in a move that I’m sure sparks envy in many, Sylvia made the bold decision to abandon her desk job and take some time to travel, learn and “do what called her.” Among those activities, were teaching Tai Chi in Takoma, taking lessons in Capoeira, working as a drug and alcohol counselor. Sylvia felt a true passion for what she was doing and a desire to bring it all together in one space – to build community through cultural arts, education and positive social interaction. Story continues after the jump. (more…)
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My question is – do people really shave their backs? How is that even physically possible?
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Join Washington National Opera for the 2008-2009 Season Opening with a FREE live simulcast of Marta Domingo’s production of La Traviata featuring Elizabeth Futral. Saturday, September 13, 2008, 7:00 p.m at Nationals Park. Sounds awesome!
Find more information here.