1827 M Street, NW
Eater DC reports via Don Rockwell that Malaysia Kopitiam‘s last day on M Street is Friday.
Were there any fans?
1819 M Street, NW
Back in June we learned that even Strip Clubs were getting in on the small plates game. Urban Daddy reports:
“Come up with a handy alibi while you hang out at MPire Club in the space that once housed the similarly inclined Joanna’s 1819 Club, soft-opening later this week.”
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced today that the death of former Presidential Press Secretary 73-year-old James Brady has been ruled a homicide related to the 1981 shooting.
On Monday, March 30, 1981, at approximately 2:25 pm, while President Ronald Reagan was exiting the Washington Hilton Hotel, a gunman fired multiple shots. President Reagan was struck by a bullet that ricocheted off his limousine. Press Secretary Brady was also struck by a bullet. Additionally, a United States Secret Service agent and an MPD officer were also shot.
The suspect, John Hinckley Jr., was immediately subdued by additional MPD officers and members of the United States Secret Service. Hinckley was charged with the attempted assassination of the President of the United States, in addition to other charges related to the shooting.
On Monday, August 4, 2014, at approximately 10:40 am, at his residence in Alexandria, Virginia, Mr. James Brady succumbed to his injuries sustained in the 1981 shooting and was pronounced dead.
His remains were transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Northern District of Virginia. An autopsy was conducted and revealed the cause of death to be a gunshot wound and consequences thereof, and the manner of death was ruled a homicide.
Mr. Brady’s death brings the number of criminal homicides for 2014 to 71.
Members of Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation are reviewing this case.”
This rental is located at 1806 Riggs Pl, NW. The listing says:
“Generous 2 Bedrooms
2 Full Bath
Original hardwood Floors throughout 2nd and 3rd floor!
Full kitchen w/Dishwasher and large dining area!
Spacious living room
High ceilings!
Lots of storage/closet space
Tons of natural sunlight!
Washer/Dryer in unit
Central HVAC”
You can see more photos here.
This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $3,200/Mo.
This rental is located at 1319 21st Street, Northwest. The listing says:
“RENOVATED WEST END DUPONT CIRCLE 1st FLOOR WALKOUT 3 Bedroom | 2 Bath | Living & Dining Areas – 1,100 s.f. WD DW Cent Air/Heat. Quiet tree lined street in the heart of the city. Close to shops, restaurants, grocery and nightlife. Blocks to DC Metro and GWU. Steps to tennis & basketball courts, community pool, dog park, jogging. Must use CBRB application”
You can see more photos here.
This 3 bed/2 bath is going for $4,000/Mo.
1637 R Street, NW
Huge news from Barred in DC via Townhouse Tavern’s facebook page:
“Townhouse Tavern has closed. Cheers to the years.”
Short and sweet.
Thanks to a reader for passing on from CBS Washington:
“A leader of the District’s Dupont Circle neighborhood allegedly used a racial slur, threw personal items belonging to homeless people, and attacked his neighbor with a chemical substance during a bizarre early-morning rampage this week.
Witnesses say Robert Leo Dwyer, who was elected as an Advisory Neighborhood Commission representative in 2012, was “acting crazy” on the corner of 17th Street and Corcoran Street NW shortly before 3 a.m. on July 28.”
You can read the rest of this bizarre story and see the court papers here.
1915 18th Street, NW
That was fast. Thanks to all who sent emails about Plum Blossom’s brief change to Mimosa restaurant has already come to an end. One reader writes: ” I wonder if the name conflicted with the Mimosa Nail Salon?”
At least it looks like they’re keeping the $2 beer happy hour special:
1317 Connecticut Avenue, NW
From an email:
“On Thursday, July 31st, DGS will celebrate its fifth monthly installment of Delicatessen After Dark and host DC’s very own Three Stars Brewery for a special tap takeover. Try their Citra Lemon Saison, Samsquanch White IPA or Ebony & Ivory Brown Ale straight out of the cask. DGS will be offering a special Meat + Three for $19.95: 12 hour smoked brisket, beer can chicken, grilled corn and pastrami butter, schmaltz braised greens and more. The event kicks off at 5pm.
Make reservations for both events online at dgsdelicatessen.com or by calling 202.293.4400.”
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been concerned about the National Park Service’s apparent disregard for D.C. residents — reflected in stories about Fort Reno and Carter Barron concert issues, inadequate trash management, etc. So, nearly three weeks ago, when Shevchenko Park — an NPS site at 22nd and P in Dupont — was suddenly enclosed in barbed-wire fencing, I was eager to know what was going on. Demolition of the plaza began the next day, and my inquiry about the nature of the work and its completion date, submitted through nps.gov, went unanswered for more than a week. After getting a vague email from the communications office with few details and no completion date, but encouraging me to contact them with any follow-up questions, I responded with a second request for the completion date, but heard nothing back. I then contacted an NPS superintendent for D.C. and heard nothing.
So I emailed the acting regional director, who told me someone would get back to me, at which point – more than two weeks after raising the simple question – a deputy superintendent told me that the work (basically redoing the entire area except for the statue of Shevchenko himself) wasn’t scheduled for completion until the end of October. That makes it a disruptive four-month project in a residential neighborhood, with no public notice other than signs that just went up yesterday but seem inadequate, since they provide no completion date or contact info.
I am looking forward to improvements at Shevchenko Park, which many Dupont residents see and use every day, but why should it be so difficult to find out what the National Park Service is doing in your neighborhood?”
Photo by PoPville flickr user NCinDC
From the MPD-2D Listserv:
“It would be great to see more of a police presence around Dupont Circle Park, just to patrol the area for public safety issues. Today [Sunday] alone I saw a group of people openly smoking pot, a man from that group later masturbated while watching my friends and I, and after we moved to another spot two men came over and loudly harassed and threatened us until we left the park. This was in the space of 2 hours and not at all out of the ordinary, frankly. I don’t feel safe in the park in broad daylight and I’m sure I’m not the only one.”
MPD responded:
“Thank you for sharing and we will assist. In instances as described please call 911 for an immediate police response. I will also pass this information along to the United States Park Police.”