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This Year’s NSO (National Symphony Orchestra) In Your Neighborhood Kicks Off this Week

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

“The National Symphony Orchestra will make Capitol Hill and H Street, NE, the focus of its free community engagement activities in January 2014. Between January 7 and 13, members of the NSO will break into small ensembles to perform chamber music and educational activities as requested by more than 20 community organizations. The events will include three free orchestral concerts, one at Atlas Performing Arts Center, and two at Union Station.

The first orchestral event will be a performance at Atlas Performing Arts Center on January 8. Built in 1938, in the area then known as Swampoodle, this recently renovated art-deco cinema has been key to the revitalization of the Near Northeast portion of DC. Assistant Conductor Ankush Kumar Bahl will lead this performance and the two at Union Station.

Two performances will take place in the East Hall of Union Station on January 11, one at 3 p.m. aimed for children and families, and a second at 7 p.m. Works by John Adams (A Short Ride in a Fast Machine), Aaron Copland (John Henry – A Railroad Ballad), and more round out this travel-themed program. The Women’s Committee for the National Symphony Orchestra will present the ever-popular “Instrument Petting Zoo” at 1:30 p.m. outside the East Hall.

All NSO events are free, but not all events are open to the public. Events at schools, for example, may be closed except to the students and faculty. Some venues may have a cover charge or service charge. Please check with the venue in advance.

A complete schedule of the week’s events can be found here“.

 

Taylor Charles Steak & Ice Closed (temporarily?) on H Street – “All we can say right now are cheesesteaks are not dead”

By Prince Of Petworth

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1320 H Street, NE

“Dear PoPville,

It appears that Taylor Gourmet’s foray into Philly Cheesesteaks – Taylor Charles Steak and Ice on H Street – has gone belly up. The windows are papered over and it’s clearly closed. Not hugely surprising, as it never seemed to do much business. I also found it a tremendously disappointing place – really bad, overpriced cheesesteaks.”

A friend of mine checked it out this morning and sends word that a permit has been posted for “alteration/repair”. Strangely there is no mention on Taylor Charles’ twitter and they haven’t sent a tweet since Dec. 21st. Their website is still active though.

A rep. for the restaurant tells me via email:

“All we can say right now are cheesesteaks are not dead.”

Will update when more info becomes available.

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Dear PoPville – Is Newsom Ever Going to Open on H Street?

By Prince Of Petworth

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1110 H Street, NE during H Street festival in 2012

“Dear PoPville,

Any idea what happened to this place? It never did open! And still looks almost ready to go, with chalk on the chalkboards, etc.”

Newsom opened briefly during the H Street festival in 2012 and ever since has been a complete mystery. Back in 2012 the normally accurate @HStreetDC_ said they would open in October of that year. Last night I spoke to a few folks from H Street and nobody had a clue what was going on. Late Monday night Newsom’s window was damaged by a car running into it. Updates when more info is known about their plans.

New Restaurant, D.C. Harvest, Coming to 5th and H Street, NE this Spring

By Prince Of Petworth

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Good news for the western end of H Street – a new restaurant, D.C. Harvest, is coming to 517 H Street, NE across the street from Yoga District. Washington Business Journal got the scoop:

“The Ringel brothers plan to open D.C. Harvest at 517 H St. NE this spring, a neighborhood, farm-to-table restaurant in the ever-growing Atlas District. Arthur most recently served as executive chef at Hank’s Oyster Bar in Dupont Circle after stints at Vidalia, Vermillion and Todd English’s Olives.”

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Like Foie Gras? Head to H Street

By Prince Of Petworth

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From a press release:

“The holidays are a time to celebrate and indulge in a few of the finer things – damn the consequences. Seven restaurants along the H Street corridor in NE Washington feel that a feast is in order, celebrating one of the finest ingredients in life – FOIE GRAS! Starting on Monday, December 16th, continuing through December 30th, restaurants participating in Foie La La La H Street will offer a foie gras special on their menus.”

Wild Scene at 11th and H Street, NE around 11:30pm Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth

@_christopher took video and tweeted the scene:

“Car hit gas line/entrance of @ThDailyRiderDC – posted video of weird situation after, but honesty have no details.

gas line break/evacuation/road closure at 12:11am, 12/17/13 from H & 10th NE”

“Crash was on 1100 block of #HStNE and occurred around 11:30pm. Roads reopened about 1-1:30a. Car hit Newsom gas line.”

H Street, NE Closed Tonight between North Capitol and 5th St. for first Streetcar Delivery

By Prince Of Petworth

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First Streetcar enroute via @DDOTDC

Ed. Note: Additional closures are to be expected through December 19th.

From a press release:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced it will close the eastbound and westbound lanes of H Street NE, between North Capitol Street and 5th Street NE, from Friday, December 13 at 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2013. The closure is to allow for the delivery of the first streetcar from the testing facility in Anacostia to H Street NE to begin the functional testing process.

The streetcar will be delivered on a flatbed truck from the Testing and Commissioning Site on South Capitol Street SE to H Street NE. Once on the corridor, the vehicle will be unloaded between 3rd Street NE and 5th Street NE and pushed into the tuck track on the Hopscotch Bridge. Unloading the streetcar will take approximately three hours.

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Photo by @spruzin around 6:30pm

For any combination of closures, local traffic will be permitted access to/from the Union Station garage and the Kaiser Permanente loading dock entrance. Traffic Control Officers (TCO) will be present to assist with pedestrian movements, to direct vehicles in and out of the Union Station garage and to control traffic at H Street NE and North Capitol Street NE.

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