courtesy Charcoal Town
Charcoal Town’s second location in Georgetown is having their grand opening on Saturday and they’re giving away free Shawarma from 6pm to midnight. Mark it!! (more…)
Georgetown
1351 Wisconsin Ave, NW courtesy Compass Coffee
Not too shabby! Compass Coffee opened their 10th spot today, open 6am – 7pm every day.
I knew it’d be nice, didn’t realize it was going to be this nice: (more…)
Thanks to Chris for sending:
“I’m not affiliated with the DC Preservation league but saw the link to the petition. I added some additional context.
Need your help to save the Foundry Branch Trestle Bridge. It’s a really cool historic trolley bridge near our apartment that will hopefully get re-purposed for a multi-use trail. I already signed it and you should too. At the very least it’s a cool video. (more…)
Thanks to a reader for sending yesterday: “he took selfies with everyone and then left.” (more…)
1027 31st Street, NW
A reader reports:
“Charcoal Town is opening a second location in Georgetown, its gonna be Charcoal Town Hookah and Shawarma.
Ed. Note: This was formerly the Choco Shawarma, Crêperie/Hookah Lounge space. Charcoal Town opened their first location in Shaw in the former Chix space back in 2017. Stay tuned for an opening date in Georgetown.
Thanks to Dave for sending:
“did we know we were getting a Compass in old Georgetown theater on Wisconsin?!”
Stay tuned for an opening date.
1351 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
30th and M Street, NW
This is the former Latham Hotel space.
Check out some renderings here from Thor Equities though it’s not clear if construction is actually progressing according to this Washington Business Journal story from August: “Construction at the site of the former Latham Hotel in Georgetown has stalled. The developer is holding off until it sells part or all of the property, or lands retail tenants and a hotel operator.”
Thor’s website says: (more…)
This rental is located at 3064 M Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1550 / 550ft2 – STUDIO APT IN GEORGETOWN (more…)
via MPD
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announced an arrest has been made in reference to a Kidnapping offense that occurred on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in the 2800 block of Dumbarton Street, Northwest.
At approximately 4:55 pm, the suspect grabbed a juvenile victim and attempted to lure them away from the listed location. The suspect then fled the scene on foot.
On Friday, January 18, 2019, 37-year-old Susanne Purdy, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged with Kidnapping.”
person of interest via MPD
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Special Investigations Branch seek the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in reference to a Kidnapping offense that occurred on Tuesday, January 15, 2019, in the 2800 block of Dumbarton Street, Northwest.
At approximately 4:55 pm, the suspect grabbed a juvenile victim and attempted to lure them away from the listed location. The suspect then fled the scene on foot. (more…)