2420 18th Street, NW
Brief update from Zenebech in response to an inquiry on reopening:
“We’re aiming for August 15th. We will make an official announcement next week!”
Zenebech has been closed since December when a fire gutted next door neighbor #1 Juicy-Cajun Seafood, damaging Zenebech. Zenebech Injera had only recently reopened, after moving from Shaw, in August 2017. Fingers crossed for August 15th!!
Rendering for 16th St NW & Crescent Pl NW
From a press release:
“ANC 1C Commissioners Disappointed By BZA Decision on Meridian Development Project
Look to Office of Planning and Zoning Commission to Address Ongoing Concerns
The BZA voted on Wednesday, July 25th, to approve two special exceptions for the Meridian development project (BZA App. 19689). ANC1C has opposed this project seven times as it has worked its way through the review process, beginning in 2015. The community’s opposition rests on the size and scope of the project, which would bring 110 luxury residential units, a 9,600 square foot conference center, and underground parking to the currently tree-covered lot in the Meridian Hill Historic District.
ANC1C’s long-standing opposition has been driven by overwhelming community objections and concern’s about the project’s impacts. ANC1C is also concerned that Meridian International, a non-profit leadership organization that is headquartered in the adjacent historic John Russell Pope mansions, is not a private school – a key requirement they must satisfy in order to obtain the relief needed for the conference center. (more…)
2307 18th Street, NW
After 11 years and “91,253 Pisco Sours, 60,492 Lomo Saltados and 78,000 servings of Ceviche”Las Canteras Peruvian Restaurant closed here back in March. And now Peruvian Cuisine is coming back:
STAY TUNED.
Photo by PoPville flickr user StreetsofWashington
“Dear PoPville,
I dropped of my car today at Auto Tech Service in Adams Morgan only to learn that they were abruptly closing down today and moving to another location in NE near Ivy City. They are an amazing auto repair shop and I’m sad to see them leave. I thought it would be worth sharing since many locals use their service.”
Ed. Note: Let’s take this opportunity to make a best mechanics in town list? Thanks!
A reader reports:
“Every bus stop on 18th had a truck parked in it. Big traffic back up in Adam Morgan this morning behind busses needing to stop in the street.”
inside 1787 Columbia Road, NW courtesy Nicecream DC
From a press release:
“Nicecream freezes their ice cream in front of guests using liquid nitrogen, locally sourced ingredients and grass-fed cream. With their first and second stores in Arlington and Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, Nicecream is opening their first DC location this week in Adams Morgan at 1787 Columbia Rd NW, and their second DC location opening in Shaw in August. (more…)
1787 Columbia Road, NW
Following the opening of Mount Desert Island Ice Cream opening in Mount Pleasant earlier this month – comes ice cream news for Adams Morgan too! Thanks to a reader for letting us know who went to their friends and family opening last night:
“They hope to open to public this Saturday and have grand opening the following Saturday.”
2443 18th Street, NW
Following the opening Rosario’s Tacos & Tequila, comes word of more potential taco options for Adams Morgan. Almost exactly a year ago Rumba Cafe closed after almost 20 years in Adams Morgan. Now I hear that a “Mexican concept” is coming to the space. I give this scuttlebutt an 80% accuracy rating. STAY TUNED.
2427 18th Street, NW
From a press release:
“A year ago, plus a few months, a friend asked me if I would be interested in purchasing one of our favorite Adams Morgan watering holes, The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan. As a longtime patron and diehard fan of craft beer, I couldn’t resist. Now, as the neighborhood has changed, we feel it is time for us to make a change as well. On July 31st The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan will open its doors for the last time as preparation begins to remodel the space and release a new concept to the Adams Morgan Neighborhood, Seasons & Sessions, in early September. Seasons & Sessions builds on the legacy The Black Squirrel established in D.C., while upgrading our dining areas and kitchen, Seasons, and expanding our nightly entertainment Sessions.
For over a decade, The Black Squirrel in Adams Morgan has been a mainstay of craft beer; one of the first of its kind in the whole city and still the record holder for most tap lines in D.C. (more…)
