1815 M Street, NW
Surrounded by “We Got Beer” banners, Bub and Pops aims high on service:
Dupont Circle
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2031 Florida Avenue, NW
@EdwardGarnett tweets us the photo above:
“@PoPville looks like McClellan’s Retreat is happening in the old Veritas space. Any details?”
I took a peek on my Sunday walkabout and was told then that they about 2 weeks from opening (close to 1 week out now). The women I spoke to said they’d be focusing on wine and cocktails. This is the former Veritas Wine Bar that closed back in August.
looking east towards Connecticut Ave
1635 Connecticut Ave, NW
From an email:
“Wednesday, October 1, 2014
Lunch and Dinner, 12-2, 6-8
Free pizza for everyone, no purchase or signup necessary!
Custom Fuel Pizza, Dupont Circle Location”
1205 19th Street, NW
Last week I noted a new restaurant possibly called Yaffa’s was coming to the former Poboy shop on 19th St just north of M. I was close – the owners email me and say Yāfa Grille is coming towards the end of October:
“Yāfa Grille Shawarma•Falafal•pita
We are five brothers and We freshly make pita in shop with fresh vegetables and ingredients every day. Placed on a service line where you can top off your pita, bowl, salad or entrée. Our shawarma and Falafals are made fresh everyday with a touch of classic and traditional middles eastern technics and ingredients to give you the taste of the middle east cuisine.”
1821 18th Street, NW
Back in August we learned that there could be trouble for Saloon 45 (to be renamed Swann Dive) after:
“Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans has submitted a letter supporting the protest and asking the Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Board to full-out deny the new license application.”
Well, on Wed. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board denied Saloon 45 their liquor license in the former Sandy’s Flower Shop on 18th Street near Bar Charley and Lauriol Plaza. ABC wrote in part:
“Specifically, the Board finds the Application inappropriate, because the establishment’s intention of having its entrance on Swann Street, N.W., along with outdoor seating, will bring loitering and other patron-related disturbances to a residential area.”
You can read the full ruling below:
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“Dear PoPville,
Head’s up about a potentially dangerous runner in Dupont – Today (9/21) I was walking around 17 and S St. NW at 11 AM when I was assaulted by a jogger. A woman running quickly towards looked me in the face, said “head’s up”, then purposely body slammed me in the shoulder with a lot of force. I yelled loudly but she continued and was gone before we figured out what just happened. It was clearly intentional and she really hurt my shoulder. She was about 5’4″, Caucasian, athletic, mid-30s, with mid length brown hair. The whole experience was bizarre, but clearly an unprovoked assault on a stranger that she will probably repeat.”
All photos by James Calder
Thanks to James Calder for sharing these great photos:
“The Washington Hilton had Florida Avenue blocked off all weekend so that one massive, mobile crane could install another massive, fixed one on the hotel grounds. (Photos taken on the roof deck of my apartment building in the 1800 block of T St NW.)”
Previously the Washington Business Journal has reported that the planned condos from Lowe Enterprises:
“could include between 200 and 230 residential units.”
Updates of the project at 1919 Connecticut Ave, NW as construction progresses.
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Photo via google street view
@dcjpad tweets us
“No more @Bertuccis on Connecticut Ave. in Dupont. I’d be sad if I’d ever eaten there. (Maybe once?) @PoPville”
Another reader emailed that they were closed yesterday too at 1218-1220 Connecticut Ave NW near the Shake Shack. Where there any fans?
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1205 19th Street, NW
Finally some movement at the former New Orleans Po Boy space that closed back in December of last year. I hear it’s going to be something called Yaffa or Yaffa’s – I’m guessing Middle Eastern/Falafel? Anyone else hear this? Sounds like it won’t be a major renovation so we’ll update as soon as they open:
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“Keegan Theatre just started a $4 million renovation project on their Church Street venue. The general contractor, ThinkMakeBuild, provided this cover for the porta-potty to help give the construction project a little class and to make it more aesthetically appealing for neighbors.”