Cleveland Park

The 5pm Post – Cleveland Park Day and Crafty Bastards

By Prince Of Petworth

From Facebook:

“Cleveland Park (Connecticut Ave between Porter and Macomb St)
Saturday, October 2 · 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Enjoy the moon bounces and dunking booth
Listen to great music
Sample delicious food
Meet McGruff the Crime Dog
Take Fire Truck tours
Check out the discounts and specials at participating shops and restaurants
Meet President and Mrs. Grover Cleveland
Clowns, magic tricks, balloons and more!

People can leisurely stroll on Connecticut Avenue between Macomb Street and Porter Street between 1:00 and 5:00 since the service road will be closed to traffic.”

From Facebook:

“Crafty Bastards Arts and Craft Fair
Sat. Oct. 2, 2010
Adams Morgan 18th & Wyoming (Marie Reed)

Now in its 7th year, Crafty Bastards(sm) Arts & Crafts Fair is an exhibition and sale of handmade alternative arts and crafts from independent artists presented by the Washington City Paper. The fair is all-day, outdoors, free to attend, and will offer goods for sale, food, entertainment, prizes, and more! Crafty Bastards will take place Saturday, October 2, 2010 in Washington, DC.”

Here’s a quick look from last year.

Judging Buildings – Porter Street Residences

By Prince Of Petworth

Looks like the Porter Street Residences are 99% completed (from the outside at least). It is located on located on Porter St, NW east of Connecticut toward Rock Creek Park and Mt. Pleasant. We last checked in on them back in July. I know some folks will disagree with me, but overall I think they came out looking pretty good.

Pesto Closes in Woodley/Cleveland Park

By Prince Of Petworth

Pesto was located at 2915 Connecticut Ave, NW right near the National Zoo. We judged it here. I’ve always thought this location had lots of potential. I’ll def. be keeping an eye on this space to see who moves in.

Alliance Tavern to become District 2 Bar & Grille

By Prince Of Petworth

A couple of weeks ago Alliance Tavern closed their doors at 3238 Wisconsin Avenue, NW. Thanks to a reader for the heads up on the coming soon sign recently posted. It says that the new spot will be called District 2 Bar & Grille and comes from the owners of The Ugly Mug on Barrack’s Row and Maddy’s Bar and Grille in Dupont.

Their Web site says:

“District 2 Bar & Grille comes to the Cathedral Heights neighborhood with a mouth-watering formula of consistently great food combined with a casual and inviting dining ambiance. Located at the corners of Wisconsin and Macomb, NW, District 2 is the neighborhood’s only sports bar & grille.

The atmosphere is all about welcoming community dwellers and serving up quality food and drink, including more than a dozen domestic and imported brews. The delectable menu, created by accomplished Executive Chef J. Scott Webster, formerly of the Clyde’s Restaurant Group, combines the gourmet flavors of fine dining with the unique flare of your favorite bar, including their irresistible mini burgers and crowd favorites, sweet potato fries. ”

You can see their proposed menu here.

Before Alliance Tavern, this space was the home to Enology wine bar, and prior to that it was a coffee lounge under a few names including the Zebra room. For those familiar with the Ugly Mug and Maddy’s, do you think a similar spot will be a good fit here?

Good Deal or Not? Weekly Wed. House Porn Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This home is located at 3140 Highland Pl, NW:


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The flier says:

“Immaculate and enchanting renovated 1901 Victorian on quiet country lane. High ceilings, lg windows, gleaming floors & architectural detailing thruout. Spacious living & dining rooms; cheerful gourmet kitchen. Lg master suite + 2 generous bedrooms on 2nd level; Charming top floor BR. LL family/rec room, home office & full BA. Metro!”

You can find more info here and a virtual tour here.

For those who never stumbled upon Highland Place it seriously is amazing. It’s interesting to see the price drop on this house though. It started out at $2,295,000 but is now yours for $1,950,000. How do you think this house ranks in the house porn category?

The Windows of Cleveland Park!

By Prince Of Petworth

I know some folks have been going through ‘door of the day’ withdrawal (since I do gardens this time of year) but fear not, I became obsessed with windows this weekend. And yes I’m aware I’m not completely normal… But check out these phenomenal ones:

More after the jump. (more…)

Alliance Tavern Papered Over at 3238 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

It seems this is another location that is tough to pick a winner. The former location of Enology Wine Bar became Alliance Tavern back in January. A reader noticed that the storefront had been recently papered over. A neighbor thinks that they’ve closed but I called their phone (and left a message) which is still connected as is their Web site.

Were there any fans of Allicance Tavern? Anyone hear any rumors of what’s going on here? I’ll be sure to update when more info becomes available.

Fri. Afternoon Rental Option and Reader Query – Pet Friendly Buildings

By Prince Of Petworth

This pet friendly rental option is located at 30th and Ordway St, NW:


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The Craigslist ad says:

”
Large (700 sq.ft!) 1 Bedroom Plus Den – Cleveland Park Near Metro – PETS OK !

APARTMENT is in private home in appealing and safe neighborhood and has:
– – – Private entrance
– – – Living Room — exposed brick plus walk-in closet
– – – Bedroom — with tall windows. wide sliding glass door, and wall-length closet
– – – Sunroom/Den — with exposed brick, wide sliding glass door, redwood walls, brick floor
– – – Bath — with ceramic tile shower, exposed brick and cedar walls
– – – Kitchen area — with 2-burner gas cooktop, new refrigerator
– – – Washer/Dryer exclusively for use by apartment tenant
– – – All natural materials – exposed brick, natural wood, parquet floor, brick floor, etc.
– – – Patio and deep wooded yard (great for dogs).

Apartment is entirely above ground with very large windows.”

Does $1925 sound reasonable for this 1 bedroom plus den?

The reader is looking for a pet friendly building closer to Mt. Pleasant and writes:

“I am hoping you and your wonderful readers can help me out with something. My 40 lb. dog and I need a new home, but I’ve been having a really hard time finding affordable dog-friendly buildings (or condos) in the Mt. Pleasant/ColHeights/U Street/Adams Morgan area. Do you have any tips for places I may have overlooked?”

Anyone have any good advice for finding a place that takes pets in that area?

Sabores Temporarily Closes in Cleveland Park

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Maybe you’d be interested to know that Sabores has “unexpectedly closed” (Groupon had emailed everyone who had bought a Groupon for Sabores about receiving a refund). I have no idea why but it has been closed for quite a while. The rumor on the CP listserve was that is was due to “electrical problems” and that they were working it out with the landlords. The sign said that it was closed due to “complications”.”


And by today they also mean tomorrow

I’ve been getting a few emails about the closure of Sabores. This comes on the heels of last Sunday’s closure of the great Yanni’s Greek restaurant located across the street from Sabores. Sabores was located at 3433 Connecticut Ave, NW.

Were there any fans?

Update: Sept. 10 – a reader reports that Sabores has re-opened.

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