“The Taco Window is open for business! We’ll be here until 10pm!”
H Street NE
On March 8th we learned about a stabbing inside Club XII:
“An altercation occurred inside the establishment that resulted in an individual being stabbed. He was transported to an area hospital and treated for non life threatening injuries. A suspect was arrested on the scene.”
ANC Commissioner @jaybeas updates:
“For anyone interested, XII has been allowed to open again, per ABC Board order. There is supposedly a revised security plan in place.”
600 block of H Street, NE looking east
@HStreetDC_ tweets the updates last night:
“Murray’s grocery should close this summer so Insight can break ground for project, 600blk HSt. Fall start. #HStDC
Insight looks for late 2016 project completion. And Whole Foods! #HStDC”
Rendering via Insight Property Group
They’ve also done videos on Columbia Heights, Shaw, Petworth, and Brookland.
From a press release:
“As part of the DC Streetcar Project, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) is advising the public of significant streetcar vehicle movements this week that may cause congestion along H Street NE and Benning Road, NE and near the DC Streetcar Testing and Commissioning Site on South Capitol Street.
On Tuesday, March 11, 2014, the DC Streetcar Operations and Maintenance Team will switch out the current streetcar vehicle parked on H Street N E for another one. First, a second Inekon streetcar vehicle will be delivered to the H/Benning corridor to begin its System Integration Testing. Then, the streetcar vehicle that has been undergoing testing on the H/Benning corridor since December will be transported back to the Testing and Commissioning Site on South Capitol Street SE to receive scheduled maintenance.
On Wednesday, March 12, one of the District’s United Streetcar vehicles manufactured by U.S.-based Oregon Iron Works (OIW), will be transported from the Testing and Commissioning Site to the H/Benning corridor. By the end of Wednesday, two streetcar vehicles will be undergoing System Integration Testing on the corridor.
Motorists are advised to take alternate routes if possible on Tuesday or Wednesday, as added congestion is expected on South Capitol Street SE, Firth Sterling Avenue SE, Howard Road SE, Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, Good Hope Road SE, Minnesota Avenue SE and NE, as well as H Street NE, Benning Road NE and Oklahoma Avenue NE.
Metrobus will maintain their regular bus routes this week, but riders traveling eastbound and westbound on the H/Benning corridor or along any of the above-mentioned streets should expect delays.”
From a press release:
“Star and Shamrock [1341 H Street, NE], DC’s only Irish-Jewish tavern and delicatessen, announced today that they will be hosting an entire weekend of shenanigans and simcha celebrating Purim and St Patrick’s Day, Saturday, March 15th through Monday, March 17th.
“Purim is a Jewish celebration, a day of feasting and good tidings. St. Patrick’s Day is the most festive of Irish holidays”, says owner Jay Feldman, “That’s too much to cram into one day–we need to make a grand celebratory weekend of it!”
Live, local entertainment will feature performances by The MollyHawks (themollyhawks.com), Klezcentricity (klezcentricity.com) and Shannon Dunne Dancers (shannondunnedance.com).
Performance schedule is as follows:
Saturday 11am – Shannon Dunne Dancers
Sunday 9pm – Klezcentricity
Monday 8pm – The MollyHawks
Star and Shamrock will open its doors early Saturday, Sunday and Monday at 10 am. Menu specials like corned beef and cabbage sliders and shepherd’s pie spring rolls pair with He’ Brew Hop Manna IPA and Guinness, the original craft beer from 1759! For dessert, try a Jameson Pickleback or Shamrock shooter!”
331 H Street, NE
Thanks to a reader for sending. Island Dyes Head Shop’s instagram post says:
“Washington DC watch out Island Dyes and Syn are comming April big grand opening be there!!!!!!! @islanddyeshstdc #syn #islanddyes #islanddyesheadshop #synglass #synovation #dc #dab #dablife #dabdaily #functionalart #glass #glassofig #glassthatlasts #headshop #headshoplife #boro #beach #710 #757 #804 #252″
Their Island Dyes website says:
“Our five retail locations have been serving the Outer Banks of NC and VA for the past 25 years. Here you can expect to see the best glass the market has to offer! From our in-house water pipe line SYN to our original tye dye shirts, there’s something here for everyone. So take a look and let us know what you’d like to see sold here.”
From MPD:
“An altercation occurred inside the establishment that resulted in an individual being stabbed. He was transported to an area hospital and treated for non life threatening injuries.
A suspect was arrested on the scene.”
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced that the overhead wires on the H Street/Benning Road line are now permanently energized. The electrical system that powers the streetcar, the Overhead Catenary System (OCS), will stay fully energized as it is tested as part of the safety- and system-integration phase of the project.
The public is reminded that streetcars on the H Street/Benning Road are powered by electricity. These streetcars will get their electricity from three substations along the line. Substations are safe, enclosed systems that send electricity to the streetcars. The western substation is located under the Hopscotch Bridge near Union Station, the midline substation is at the southwest corner of H and 12th Streets and the eastern substation is located on the grounds of the Car Barn Training Center at Benning Road and 26th Street NE.
While powered wires and substations are safe and pose no immediate safety hazards to people, please remember the following safety tips:
· The public, including all District service agencies and utility companies, should use caution around OCS wires and poles.
· The overhead wire or “catenary” is energized at 750v (volts) DC. Do not attempt to climb the poles or touch or through object at the wires.
· Remain 10’ away from live wires at all times.
· Streetcar power substations are prohibited from entry for the public’s protection. Do not attempt to enter a power substation.
The OCS system integration is one of many testing activities now underway as DDOT readies for passenger service. The completed portions of the constructed facility are in the acceptance test, system integration test and certification phase. This multi-step process started last month and will continue as the system achieves significant milestones. It is intended to ensure that the system meets DC Streetcar standards and is certified as safe to carry passengers in mixed use traffic. The system (that is, infrastructure and vehicles) must be certified by the District and accepted by the State Safety Oversight Agency (SOA) before passenger service can begin.”
1324 H Street, NW
The coming soon sign has been up for a few weeks but CityPaper now has the scoop:
“The restaurant will serve traditional Peruvian chicken, with a to-go option, for lunch and a more extensive menu heavy on ceviches for dinner. The 25-seat restaurant will have a 10-seat ceviche bar where guests can watch the fish being prepared from the open kitchen.”
This is the space that was supposed to become a Chicken Tortilla back in late 2011.
Standby for an April opening. Ocopa is located right next to Shawafel and the still shuttered Taylor Charles Steak & Ice:
