Thanks to Wendy for sending: “Seats are coming out of the Uptown Theater!
“It’s gonna be nice in there” said one of the worker guys.
This is good news, yes?” (more…)
Cleveland Park
Thanks to Rob for sending “this juvenile Cooper’s Hawk in the community garden on Sedgwick St. in Cleveland Park.”
If you spot a hawk or any interesting wildlife and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
3426 Connecticut Ave, NW
March 13, 2020 was a terrible day for movie fans. But just as the Post Pub got a second lease on life, so too it appears does the Uptown!! Thanks to Owen for sending from an upcoming ANC meeting:
“some progress with the Uptown Theater. It seems they applied for a liquor license.”
Consideration of a Resolution Regarding Request for a Stipulated License for Uptown Theater at 3426 Connecticut Ave NW (more…)
3420 Connecticut Ave, NW
From Cracked Eggery:
“The full menu of egg sandwiches are available for dinner. The team has added the Hamilton Porter: bbq pulled pork, fried egg, creamy slaw, pickles and crispy fried onions and the Bittersweet Symphony Bowl: (more…)
8th and Florida Ave, NW photo by Eli
Thanks to all who sent word about Cleveland Park’s Cracked Eggery soft opening yesterday. Today it’s official: “Cleveland Park OPENING on Friday 9/10 // 7am – 3pm”
And thanks to Eli for sending the new signage going up at the Shaw location. I’m told they should be opening late Fall/early Winter. (more…)
This rental is located at 3105 34th Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1,800 / 1br – 874ft2 – 3105 34TH ST NW – FOR RENT (Cleveland Park) (more…)
3420 Connecticut Ave, NW
A couple weeks ago we learned it was really happening in the former home to Starbucks, Cereal Bowl, Chipotle and most recently Tino’s Pizzeria. Check out how awesome it looks inside: (more…)
3420 Connecticut Ave, NW Photo by Meghan Kowalski
Ed. Note: This is the former home of Starbucks, Cereal Bowl, Chipotle and most recently Tino’s Pizzeria.
Thanks to Meghan for sending the update on the Cracked Eggery coming to Cleveland Park next to the Uptown (RIP). A peek at the menu (more…)
Thanks to a neighbor for passing on from nextdoor about a parking space in the alley between Rodman and Porter Street, NW:
“He tried to block the corner with a cone but the cone didn’t stay in place – now he has glued down small nails. Where kids ride bikes. Watch your tires, watch your kids.”
From Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s office:
“Last Monday, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) sent a letter giving the National Park Service (NPS) until August 31, 2021, to make a final decision on whether it will change the name of Melvin Hazen Park in the District of Columbia and informing NPS she will consider introducing legislation to change the name if NPS has not made a final decision by then. In February, Norton asked NPS to change the name of the park because Hazen helped demolish the African-American community in the D.C. neighborhood then known as Reno City. In response, NPS said that it needed to take more time to examine whether it has the authority to change the name, and if does have such authority, whether it should change the name.
Norton’s letter to NPS follows. (more…)