These are on 8th St, SE just south of Barracks Row heading towards Navy Yard.
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Capitol Hill
Sapore Oil & Vinegar is coming to 660 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE in the former Quinzos space in March 2012. Their Facebook page says:
Welcome to Sapore Oil & Vinegar, Washington DC’s first gourmet Oil & Vinegar shop to offer over 24 premium Extra Virgin Olive oils and Balsamic Vinegars, single sourced and flavor infused, plus Sea & Mineral Salts, hand crafted Spice Blends and Pastas. We are located in Historic Capitol Hill, around the corner from Eastern Market. Sapore means “taste, or flavor” in Italian, and we encourage you to taste any of our products before you buy. From the most passionate foodie to the reluctant cook, we have something to make your next dish delicious!
Our mission is to offer the public the freshest, most high quality oils and vinegars at a reasonable price, while providing education and cooking ideas to make their purchase most enjoyable.
Sounds like this could be very cool.
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I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I never know what I’m gonna encounter when I roam DC’s alleys. Seriously. But last weekend marked a very happy encounter. I was wondering what was going on with this structure in an alley on Capitol Hill near the Hill East border:
One of the owners came out and asked me if I’d like a tour. Hell yes I would. Some times I get a bit jaded and forget how nice people can be. Mrs. Nash took me around the property telling me about the history – originally built in 1921 to store coal, ice, vending machines and more. The structure now has been combined into one huge home plus a separate in-law suit.
The main house was still being worked on but you can get an idea of how incredibly it will be:
Oh, and did I mention how high tech it is? It has a room that looks like it’s from NASA. It controls all the plumbing, heating, cooling, (radiant floors) etc. I hope to come back and show more pictures when construction is totally finished. Thanks Mrs. Nash!
Pizza-Iole is located at 1123 Pennsylvania Ave, SE underneath B Spot near Fragers. They opened up about three months ago. Anyone check them out yet?
A few weeks ago a reader wrote in about the Roti coming to Union Station. It will be on the west side of the main floor across from Potbelly. Passing through this past weekend I also saw the retail space where the Yo Sushi will be coming. It’ll be right next to the Roti on the main floor closest to the western entrance in the former comic book store space. Like Roti, Yo Sushi will also take two retail spaces. You can see their menu here.
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From an email:
WARHOL: Opening Night Art Exhibit at the Fridge
Saturday, February 25, 2012
5:00pm until 9:00pm
More info here.The students of Perry Center’s Albus Cavus arts program will show off their Warhol-inspired artwork at The Fridge this Saturday. Meet the young artists at this off-the-beaten path gallery, located in the alleyway behind Barracks Row on Capitol Hill.
The event is free and open to the public. All the artwork will be auctioned off and donated. The fundraiser supports the work of Albus Cavus, bringing arts and learning opportunities to students in Washington. If you can’t make it on Saturday, be sure to check out the exhibit running until March 1st.
Acqua al 2 is located at 212 7th St, SE by Eastern Market. We judged them back in Sept. 2010. A recent liquor license amendment says they hope for an:
“Expansion to 2nd floor with additional 26 seats and change of hours of Operation and Sales.”
Currently they close at 1am and now they are hoping for the following new hours:
“Sunday through Thursday 10am-2am, and Friday through Saturday 10am-3am”
You can see their menus here.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Mr. T in DC
From an email:
Master Class with Master Baker Mark Furstenberg March 10 at 11AM
Cost: $85
921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SEBread impresario and two-time James Beard Foundation nominee for Best Chef in the Mid-Atlantic Mark Furstenberg will conduct a basic bread baking workshop March 10 at 11AM in the demonstration kitchen at the recently opened Hill Center on Capitol Hill. Class size is limited to 14. Furstenburg is a baker, chef, and the former owner of Marvelous Market and The BreadLine. He has helped Thomas Keller (The French Laundry) open his bakeries and developed the bread program for the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. Register for the class at www.hillcenterdc.org.
Sounds pretty cool but damn that’s a lot of bread to bake some bread. Ach, sorry, I just punched myself in the head for that one…
Rendering via The Maples Capitol Hill
Back in Sept. 2010 I nominated this property for a historical horse’s ass award. Last weekend I saw a rough rendering and a website posted out front:
Historic renovation and newly constructed homes
Direct entry elevator access from underground parking garage into select homes
Flats, Duplexes & Townhomes
Historic residences featuring high end finishes
Interior demolition is complete
Occupancy Fall 2012
The Maples is located at 619 D Street, SE also listed as 630 South Carolina Avenue SE. You can see some historical photos from the Library of Congress here. Here’s some background info from an Office of Planning Report:
The original main house and stable (which later acquired the current brick façade) were designed by William Lovering for owner William Mayne Duncanson and were built circa 1795-1796. Designed in the Georgian style, the two-story plus attic main house is five bays wide and rectangular in footprint. The gabled roof of the main house includes chimneys at the east and west ends. The front porch, which had been removed as of photographs taken in the 1940s, spanned three bays of the front façade and featured a pediment.
After a long period of vacancy, the house was used as a hospital for wounded soldiers during the War of 1812 and was purchased by Francis Scott Key in 1815. Key’s ownership was followed by that of Major Augustus A. Nicholson, Quarter Master of the Marines, in 1838, and then by Senator John M. Clayton starting in 1856. Clayton, who served as Secretary of State under President Zachary Taylor, added a ballroom addition immediately to the east of the main block (later replaced during the 1930s with a new east wing) and may also have added the north wing behind the main house. Owner Emily Edson Briggs, the first woman admitted to the White House Press Room, expanded the north wing during her ownership of the property beginning in 1871, and the Briggs family subsequently sold the site to the Friendship House Association in 1936.
Full report below:
