Located on Irving Street just west of 14th Street. A reader asked in an earlier post – does anyone know if they deliver?
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Columbia Heights
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From an email:
“Join us at BloomBars on October 24 for the inaugural Ten Miles Square photography exhibit, “Move Along,” featuring work from four talented emerging photographers:
Tracy Clayton
Katy Ray
Matt Smith
Pat Padua
BloomBars is located at 3222 11th St NW, in a converted garage next to Wonderland Ballroom. From their site: “BloomBars is Columbia Heights’ new decidedly underground, spontaneous and inspirational space for local and global art, music and film you haven’t seen or heard. It’s raw. It’s organic, and slowly rising from a seed—offering an opportunity for early guests to say, ‘I watched it grow when it looked like it might be a weed.'”
Opening is Friday, October 24 at 8 – 11 p.m., featuring various local acts on the stage throughout the night. On Saturday the venue is open 4 to 11 p.m., with a BloomBars film screening of “So Goes the Nation” at 8 p.m. Sunday, roll up between noon and 4 p.m. for the last day of the show.
Suggested $5 donation goes to keep the lights on in the wholly volunteer driven BloomBars.”
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That could be converted into a pretty sick house, yeah? It’s located at 3100 13th Street, NW on the corner of 13th and Irving. Sadly, I couldn’t find how much it was going for.If anyone finds it can you post the price in the comments section?
And it can be yours for $2.5 million. For some reason that doesn’t sound outrageous to me…
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The spot where Mayorga Lounge sat on the corner of 14th and Park has reopened. Anyone check them out yet? How’s the sushi?
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Ah, these guys were preaching something or other outside the Columbia Heights metro Saturday afternoon. I’m fairly certain that they are insane. I don’t know that 100% but there was some definite jibberish going on. I remember there was some city council laws being debated about how loud they could amplify their preachings. I hope that law passed. I find these folks can be intimidating to random folks. Me, I think they’re harmless but irritating and I’m happy to tell them as such. But I saw other folks that felt very uncomfortable and I think it is unpleasant to have such folks preaching on public property. So what do you think – is this simply a case of free speech? Are they harmless or a menace?
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A whole apartment building is for sale on Park Road just west of 13th Street. Prime, prime location. Do you think they’ll become condos? High end rentals? Low end rentals?
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I’m super curious to know what you guys think about this fixer upper located at 1207 Kenyon Street, NW. This is one of the first total fixer uppers I’ve been able to find. The flier says:
“In “hot” Columbia Heights. Less than 2 blocks from Metro/Kenyon Square & Tivoli w/ movies restaurants, shopping, gallerys, Giant, Target, Best Buy etc. Use your creative senses to bring this old beauty to life. Hi ceilings and large pic windows, hardwood floors, molding, exposed brick, and HUGE! Have permits that are valid until June 2009 for demo and front yard. Have preliminary plans available.”
More details can be found here.
I don’t know how much a gut renovation costs but the “bones” of this home certainly seems nice and of course the location is killer. But given the needed rehab is $569,000 a good deal or not?
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In the most anti-climactic news of the week, the Ellwood Thompson deal was finally signed bringing the grocery to the DC USA Complex in Columbia Heights. Don’t get me wrong, I think this is great news. It was simply known for quite a while. I guess I’m a little disappointed because I and a number of local bloggers had recieved an email tip saying “Heads up // big DC culinary news coming this week…”. So I guess I was hoping that a Peter Lugar’s Steakhouse was going to open up in DC. Anyway, I think the drawing looks great. And from what I hear the store will be a great addition to the neighborhood.
They did produce a great video about the store:
From the press release:
“The local, organic and natural market is slated to open in fall/winter of 2009 and will be nearly 15,000 square feet. In addition, this growth will bring 90-110 new jobs to the area, everything from managerial to general positions, with great benefits and a unique and meaningful working environment.
Like the Richmond store, each department of the Columbia Heights market will emphasize local products found within a 100-mile radius. Offerings will include naturopathic vitamins, supplements and personal care, local produce, bulk, meat and seafood, wine, cheeses and fresh baked goods. Prepared foods from Ellwood’s Kitchen will be led by award-winning chef and vegan cookbook author, Jannequin Bennett. It will cater to intentional eaters as well as provide a variety of natural, organic, and ethnically diverse dishes. Those who elect to eat vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and/or raw foods will find plenty of options in all departments. There will be inside and outside community seating with wireless internet available.
Ellwood Thompson’s will also offer incentives for conservation and recycling in the form of monetary envirocredits for walking, biking and mass transit and reusing shopping bags, water and food containers.”
So I guess the question is will you shop at Harris Teeter in Adams Morgan, the Giant on Park Road or the upcoming Ellwood Thompson’s?
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Columbia Heights Day was super fun this year. The weather was perfect and the good vibes were plentiful. Like last year there was lots of good music but unlike last year there was a popular petting zoo and a phenomenal cup cake eating contest. Honestly I think I had more fun watching the cup cake eating contest than I did at all the Nats games I attended. Certainly the crowd was more lively.
Sadly, Council Member Graham didn’t participate but he was a judge. Council Member Carol Schwartz also looked on and one of her opponent’s in the upcoming election, Patrick Mara, did participate.
Graham and Schwartz in background, Mara participating in green shirt.
As you can tell from the photos, what made the contest so much fun was the no hands rule.
If you attended what was your favorite part? Lots more photos, including many more hilarious photos from the cup cake eating contest, after the jump. (more…)
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It seems like such a prime spot on 14th Street. Why do you think it’s been vacant for so long? Rent simply too high?