“Dear PoP,
He still hasn’t turned up, though I got plenty of late night phone calls from drunk fuckers who saw my posters and decided it would be fun to make a cruel prank. I’m starting the reward at $500.”
Obviously the owner really loves their pet and while it is easy to joke this is pretty sad. So if you live in Adams Morgan/Mt. Pleasant look around a bit on your walk home and around the neighborhood. If you see the ferret email me directly and I’ll hook you up with the owner.
This condo is located at 1816 Kalorama Road, NW:
The flier says:
“AN OUTSTANDING LOCATION IN THE HEART OF THE ADAMS MORGAN COMMUNITY, CONVENIENT TO DUPONT, METRO, U ST CORRIDOR, & THE AMENITIES OF ROCK CREEK PARK. GORGEOUS AND EXTENSIVELY RENOVATED EFFICIENCY WITH GRANITE-ALL NEW APPLIANCES-CERAMIC TILE IN KT AND BATH-HARDWOOD FLOORS-LOW CONDO FEE-PET FRIENDLY BLDG-REPLACED WINDOWS-ELEGANT LOBBY-LAUNDRY IN BLDG TOO-AN INCREDIBLE VALUE”
You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.
The owner writes:
“The whole building was upgraded 3 years ago and has lots of high end finishes including a huge walk in closet with custom Elfa shelving and a floor to ceiling bookshelf. The condo fees are $162.77 and cover everything except electric (ie- building maintenance, gas, water, trash). It is steps from the L2 and all the 90 buses, as well as equidistant from U Street, Dupont Circle, and Woodley Park Metros.”
I do like the location. What do you guys think – does $224,500 sound reasonable?
Holy cow, I can’t believe people were lining up at Pasta Mia, 1790 Columbia Rd NW, a full hour before they open up. There were a lot of fans when we spoke about the restaurant a couple of years ago. But is it worth waiting on line for an hour?
I saw this sign which really made me laugh:
Thanks to a reader for sending word and snapping a few photos of this great development. The reader writes:
“I saw a Permit sign in the small retail space on Columbia Road right by the BB&T at 18th Street, NW – it used to be a locksmith shop. Well, the sign shows it be slated to become a garden supply shop. That would be pretty sweet. The C of O sign lists the operating name as Urban Sustainable and the retail type as Garden retail.”
Looks like this is 1787 Columbia Road, NW. I remember the locksmith because they used to have a sweet Dean Martin bobble head in the window. I look forward to checking out the garden store when they open!
UPDATE From their Web site:
“Urban Sustainable Supply is your one-stop shop for hydroponic and urban organic gardening. We carry complete hydroponic kits, hydroponic components, nutrients, gardening tools, High Intensity Dicharge lighting (high pressure sodium, metal halide), fluorescent grow lights, grow medias (soil, rockwool, hydroton, perlite, vermiculite, coco coir, etc) various diagnostic meters, home composting systems, 100% organic seed… virtually everything you need to turn your home, garden, or rooftop into a paradise urban sustainable gardening.”
Ever since CVS closed its store on Columbia Road and opened a new one next to the Safeway (also on Columbia Road) I’ve noticed something peculiar. The lights are always on in the old store. The store’s been closed for weeks!
This rental is located at Calvert Street at Cliffbourne, NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“Beautiful penthouse apartment on Calvert street in Adams Morgan. This apartment features a large private roof deck off the bedroom and surrounded by trees for unbeatable privacy and relaxation. This one bedroom apartment is the entire top floor of a row house on beautiful, tree-lined, quiet and convenient Calvert street. The apartment has exposed brick, multiple windows for plenty of sunlight, claw-foot tub, and all the charm and character one would expect from an Adams Morgan rowhouse, but at the very low price of just $1900/month. Water is included in the rent, and the heat is furnace powered so it is included in the rent as well. The utilities are always under $50/month in the winter and up to $90 at most in the summer.”
Ooh these roofdecks are killing me. Sweet. But does $1900 sound reasonable?
Wow, I had high hopes when I wrote the post Formerly Angry Inch, Formerly True Story, Formerly Morgan’s – Now “Draft Pix” Sport Bar back in July ’09. I’ve seen a lot of businesses change over the years but this particular property may have the record. While I wish the Leaky Faucet the best of luck, what’s the over/under?
The Leaky Faucet is located at 2450 18th St, NW.
Earlier this week I wrote that Leftbank had become a new Eastern European restaurant, Slaviya on 18th St, NW in Adams Morgan. At the time I only saw a brunch menu which didn’t have too many eastern European selections. The folks from Slaviya were kind enough to send me over their dinner menus which have lots of good looking eastern European fare.
You can see their Facebook page here.
Note: 2 Daily Specials are offered each week.
Full Menu continues after the jump. (more…)
I’m not sure what’s going on here but this sign didn’t look good:
Someone’s getting sued but I suppose there may be some tenants in the building as well? Any fans of this place? Anyone know if it’s still open?
Back in early March we learned that Leftbank was closing its doors at 2424 18th St., NW. We knew that a restaurant was going to take its place but we now know that Slaviya, an Eastern European restaurant has opened up in the space.
I had a chance to chat with one of the new owners over the weekend. In addition to an Eastern European restaurant there will also be live music and DJs. Last night they featured a Bulgarian Folk Singer ($10 cover charge). Next Sat. they will be featuring the uber popular Romanian duo, Morandi, who is regularly #1 on MTV Europe according to co-owner Irena. If you want to see Morandi, it will be $30 in advance and $35 at the door and Morandi will go on at midnight (though you can always just go to the restaurant if you are not interested in the music).
Much of the space looks the same though there have been some slight changes. More photos after the jump including photos of the brunch menu. (more…)