Adams Morgan

New Rules For Catching A Cab In Adams Morgan on 18th Street

By Prince Of Petworth

The Washington Post Going Out Gurus have the scoop:

“Between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, you will no longer be able to hail a taxi on 18th Street between Columbia Road and Wyoming Avenue. Instead, you’ll have to go to one of two officially approved taxi stands, either at 18th and Kalorama (on the west side of the street, in front of Awash restaurant), or in the alley behind the SunTrust Bank near 18th and Columbia. “The idea is to reduce congestion,” says Kristen Barden, executive director of the Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District, adding that door staff at all the bars and clubs are being briefed to tell customers where to go.”

So what do you think – is this a good idea? Do you think this will make it easier to catch a cab on Friday and Saturday nights? Or do you imagine brutal lines and fights given how wasted most people will be? I’m very curious to see how this turns out.

Judging Restaurants

By Prince Of Petworth

Last month I asked where was a good spot to get a crepe in the city? A friend of mine has recently been very supportive of L’Enfant located at 18th and Vernon. I still haven’t had a chance to check it out yet but it seems like it has a great outdoor eating area. So aside from the crepes, how’s the food, vibe etc.?

18th Street For Lease?

By Prince Of Petworth

I’ve noticed that 18th Street in Adams Morgan has tons of for lease signs up all up and down the block. Seems like a prime spot for business so I was surprised to see so many. Of course there’s the spot where Caribou coffee was that’s been closed since December. So why are there so many spots for lease? Are businesses moving to different sections of the city because the rent’s too high? Do you think this is a good thing because the strip is pretty congested anyway?

New Yoga Spot At Columbia and Ontario?

By Prince Of Petworth

I’m not sure if this is a new spot or just one that I never noticed before. I actually love the name Yoga Chai because it reminds of Cobra Kai, the baddest dojo in town.  Not sure if that’s the vibe that the yoga spot was looking for…

Bourbon Rocking An Incredible Chalk Drawing

By Prince Of Petworth

This is mad skill.

Lot’s of my friends are huge fans of Bourbon on 18th Street in Adams Morgan. The place has definitely been growing on me. But with this chalk masterpiece it has skyrocketed to top 10.

Any Bourbon fans out there?

Himalayan Heritage Opens

By Prince Of Petworth

Himalayan Heritage has opened in the old San Marco spot on 2305 18th Street in Adams Morgan. The inside looks fantastic. They’ve imported painting and crafts from Nepal which look terrific.

You can check out their menu here. And they have delivery within a 2 mile radius! Nice.

I’m also intrigued by the fact that they have a Sunday brunch. I’ve never had a Himalayan brunch before…

Anyone check them out yet?

Props to them for some sweet signage as well.

John Visits The Crafty Bastards Fair

By Prince Of Petworth

Crafty Bastards
Between the Fiesta DC festival in Mt. Pleasant and the Crafty Bastards event at the Marie Reed Community Center, the streets of Adams Morgan seemed unusually busy this past weekend.

Wall Street might be teetering on the brink of collapse but judging from the crowds at the annual Crafty Bastards event, investment bankers fallen on hard times might consider future careers as artisans.

The brilliantly named Crafty Bastards festival is now in its fifth year and seems to get bigger and better each time.

The Craft Fair
While many simply enjoy Crafty Bastards for bringing a lively festival atmosphere to the neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon, the craft fair itself is serious business with nearly 147 booths out to displaying and selling crafty-creations.

Some were full-time artists who make their living from this – a group of artists drove down from Brooklyn especially for the event. For others their craft is a hobby and the Crafty Bastards event offered a great opportunity to put their products out in front of the public and gauge the reaction – verbal in the form of discussion with potential customers and financial in the form of actual sales.

The scale of the event (it’s massive) means it’s hard to do a proper summary of the goods on offer – there was simply too much to take it all in.

In addition to the usual mix of t-shirts, knit-wear, hand-made note cards, jewelry and kids clothes and toys I spotted some pretty cool puppets of various descriptions, some saucy ladies undergarments, customized luggage and loads more. Post continues after the jump with more photos at the end. If anyone else attended – what was your favorite part of Crafty Bastards? Do you like it better than Adams Morgan Day? (more…)

John Talks History About The Area That Is Now Occupied by the Gym Mint

By Prince Of Petworth

Kilimanjaro Nightclub DC
The area around California/Florida and 18th Street has been transformed over the past couple of years.

Where once there was once just a dilapidated building on an oddly shaped lot, there is now Mint Fitness, street-wear retailers Stussy and partner-stores Commonwealth & For the Greater Good, home furnishings from And Beige, confectioners Locolat, Urban Escape Salon and the ever popular Rita’s Iced Custard.

A store-front over the road was also recently refurbished and is now home to a neighborhood grocery. Meanwhile, barbershop par excellence, the classic “Eddie’s Hair Creations” is still going strong. They have original barber chairs that swing back to a horizontal position – almost like those at the dentist and a vacuum cleaner contraption to suck up stray hairs from your scalp and the back of your neck.

Kilimanjaro: As It Used to Be
Although the building sat empty for many years, this now-revived space used to be home what Kinuthia Macharia, a Sociology professor at American University described as the “most famous African club in North America in the 1980s until the early 90s,” – the Kilimanjaro Club.  Story continues after the jump. (more…)

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