From the 18th and U Diner in Adams Morgan.
Adams Morgan
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2473 18th Street, NW
From MPD:
“At approximately 330 this morning, members from the Metropolitan Police Department were summoned to the “District” nightclub at 2473 18th Street, N.W., for the report of an aggravated assault involving multiple victims. Once on the scene, police units located four adult males and one adult female suffering from various stab wounds/ lacerations. A male victim with a stab wound to his right side was located in front of 2471 18th Street, N.W. A female victim with a laceration to her right hand and right chest was located at the intersection of 18th Street and Columbia Road, N.W. Two additional male victims were located in the rear of 1820 Adams Mill Road, N.W. One of these male victims had a stab wound to his forehead. The other male victim had stab wounds to both legs. A final male victim was found in front of 2351 Champlain Street, N.W, suffering from stab wounds to both hips. Further information indicated that four of the victims had been assaulted inside of the “District” nightclub (2473 18th Street, N.W.). The last victim was stabbed on the sidewalk in front of the nightclub. It appears these assaults may have occurred as a result of a large fight that had erupted on the second floor of the establishment. None of the injuries appear to be life threatening. We are asking anyone with information relating to this incident to contact us at (202)727-9099 or email me directly at [email protected].”
2473 18th Street, NW
A few weeks ago some some confusing signage was posted outside Caliyogurt in Adams Morgan. Turns out it is becoming Spoon “Frozen Yogurt Spot”. The Adams Morgan BID also reports:
“Spoon Me offers frozen yogurt, smoothies, juices, waffles and oatmeal. The company serves over 30 flavours of frozen yogurt, with at least 10 flavors available at each location. All flavors are fat-free, gluten free, and refined sugar-free. The yogurt contains very few calories, and has no artificial flavors, sweeteners, or colors. Customers can choose their own yogurt flavor at self-serve stations, and mix in their own toppings. There are 40 toppings to choose from, ranging from candies and cookies to fruit. Spoon Me frozen yogurt is priced by weight, at 30 to 40 cents per ounce.
Spoon Me offers about 15 kinds of smoothies. The smoothies have a frozen yogurt base, using either natural, green tea, or açaí yogurt.Customers can also add soy protein, multivitamins, energy, vitamin C, smart blend and many other nutritional supplements to their smoothie.
All of Spoon Me’s bowls and spoons are biodegradable and edible, made from corn starch. They hope to be open in the next few weeks and their hours will be Monday-Thursday from 11 am to 12 midnight and Friday/Saturday 11 am to 1 am, Sundays from 11 am to 9 pm.”
2006 18th Street, NW
Sugar Daddy’s bakery is now open in the former Bobby Lew’s space in Adams Morgan.
Their facebook page says:
“Sugar Daddy’s is a sensorial experience you will never forget, from the moment you step foot into our stores to the second you bite into one of our sinfully rich desserts.
Upon entering, our signature pistachio and cream color scheme gives the feeling of stepping into a bowl of vanilla frosting. The aroma of freshly-baked desserts crowding the plush marble counter tops, shabby-chic style furniture, and vintage dessert prints cluttering the walls create for an inviting atmosphere that not only encourage the palate, but make you feel right at home. Our desserts are decorated in that rudimentary fashion that only moms are known for and are thus approachable yet enticing. Even more, our desserts are made with the best ingredients – dark chocolate of the highest quality, local produce – and we bake them fresh every day. It is no surprise that the actual taste of our moist and decadent desserts will make you come back for more. In no time, you’ll be an addict, not only to our products but the brand as a whole.”
Their menu is divided into four sections – cakes, cupcakes, cheesecakes & pies, and cookies, bars and squares.
More photos after the jump. (more…)
“At the Crossroad: a topography of space, time and memory”
An exhibit of images by Michael Horsley
DC Arts Center 2438 18th Street NW Washington DC 202.462.7833
January 10 to February 10, 2014
Opening Reception Friday Jan 10 7-9pm
Curated by Mark Power
Landscape is itself reflection; the reciprocal process whereby we map the world, physically, intellectually, and imaginatively. It is our way of .. interpreting what lies outside us. The drawing of this boundary between ourselves and the world, between what we know and what we imagine, what we control and what controls us, is not simple. Like all frontiers it is a potential battle-line.
Rosemary Hill, English critic and historian.
Michael Horsley took us to the city first, and with his street photography a decade or more ago, it was obvious the document was his entrance point. But even back then his exit point seemed a remove from documentation. The gritty city streets, the buildings that always seemed nocturnal even when they were photographed in broad daylight. At the same time, Horsley was broadening his art. In his day job at the National Archives, he had access to the original prints of many of the great 19th century American landscape photographers such as Timothy O’Sullivan and John Hillers and their landscapes exerted a powerful pull, so much so that eventually he decided to see for himself the actual sites. It didn’t take long for his Western landscapes, taken while standing in the footprints of the 19th century masters, to take on the characteristics of his urban work; these desert sites dark, brooding, and laden with layers of art, history and myth became in Michael’s words “ more like imagined locations or dreamscapes … than documents of specific time and place.”
In making the juxtapositions and associations seen in this exhibition, Michael seems to be interrogating the work to see what unconsciously motivated him to take the streets of an earlier time and combine them with the bleak desert vistas his mentors had documented a century earlier. Just as the city streets depicted in this show have been subject to the ravages of urban development so too has the American West been transformed by human settlement and the slow grinding of the geological clock. That remove, the blending of past and present, allows time and myth to creep into images of street and desert, giving them poignancy and depth.
Excerpt from Curator’s Statement by Mark Power.”
1772 Columbia Road, NW
Menu looks good:
This rental is located at 2032 Belmont Road, Northwest:
The listing says:
“Wonderful efficiency at the sought after and superbly located Valley Vista condominium. Renovated table space kitchen w/window & French door features gas cooking, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances & built-in microwave. Renovated BA w/window, lge walk-in closet, ceilg fan, wood floors thruout & tree views. 24-hr front desk, Requires 24-hr notice to show. Bring yr license & pic ID.”
You can see more photos here.
This efficiency is going for $1,495/Mo.
From an email:
“Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe (1781 Florida Ave NW) is hosting a Holiday Baazar this Saturday, 11am – 3pm with local gifts, drinks, samples, and holiday tunes to enjoy outside in the fluke 60 degree weather we’re going to be getting.
Local gifts will include jewelry from Rachel Pfeffer Designs, pies and cookies from Whisked! Bakery, prints from Cherry Blossom Creative, coffee from Ceremony Coffee Roasters, knit clothing and accessories from Annie Grace Knits, Pleasant Pops hot chocolate pops, local cards from Grey Moggie Press & more. Swing by the shop to sample the new holiday coffee blend, grab lunch, and do your holiday shopping locally.
Pleasant Pops is a DC small business, owned by college friends from University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Pleasant Pops, in business since 2009, sells fresh fruit paleta-style pops at farmers markets, from their food truck, and at their brick-and-mortar, Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market & Cafe.”
“Dear PoPville,
At around 6:30, heading west on Columbia Road NW from Adams Morgan toward Mt. Pleasant, a combination DCPD and EMS low-speed convoy was wishing rush hour motorists, bikers, and pedestrians to have, as the robotic voice repeating every 15 or so seconds shouted, a happy holiday. The strange parade consisted of a classic DCPD cruiser, a motorcycle with sidecar, an SUV, an ambulance — all with lights and sirens blazing — and a bicyclist dressed as an elf.
Needless to say, with vehicles (including a Circulator bus) pulling over — as they are trained to do — to avoid emergency vehicles displaying lights and sounding alarms, this gesture caused more trouble than cheer.
If any readers might know more about this, I would love to hear whether this poorly-planned convoy visited other parts of the city? Was it also during rush hour? And, though I’ve worked in the city for years, I’ve only recently just moved here. Is this a regular tradition in this part of town?”
2475 18th Street, NW
We’ve been on Snap death watch in Adams Morgan since January 2011. A reader sends word:
“Looks like Snap in Adams Morgan (next to Federal) might actually be closed for good (not just it’s typical never open mode). Nothing in the refrigerated cases, pictures down off the walls, tables stacked up.”
And the mail is starting to pile up:
