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And in Other Big Grocery Store News – Scuttlebutt Confirmed – Whole Foods Coming to H Street in Late 2016!

Published November 6, 2013 at 12:30PM

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600 Block of H Street, NE

It’s a big day for grocery store news. Back in February of this year we first heard the scuttlebutt about a Whole Foods coming to Street. From a press release:

“Whole Foods Market, in partnership with Insight Property Group and The Lionstone Group, has signed a lease for a new store location at 600 H Street NE in Washington, D.C. This is the second lease signed in two weeks, most recently 800 New Jersey Avenue SE, furthering Whole Foods Market’s commitment to the District.

The H Street store will be approximately 38,000 square feet with a target opening date of late 2016. There are currently four stores in Washington, D.C. and one in development in the Capitol Riverfront neighborhood.

Rendering and more info after the jump. (more…)

Mon. Afternoon Rental Option – Capitol Hill/H Street

By Prince Of Petworth

Published November 4, 2013 at 3:00PM

637 Morris Place Northeast

This rental is located at 637 Morris Place, Northeast:

The listing says:

“All NEW renovation. Stylish 1 bedroom/1 bath English basement on Capitol Hill. Open floor plan. Luxury bath. Beautiful wood floors throughout. Granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, full size washer & dryer. Few blocks from UNion Station Metro, vibrant H St corridor,Cafes & Restaurants on Mass Ave & National Mall”

You can see more photos here.

This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,750/Mo.

To The Good Samaritan Who Witnessed the Hit and Run on the 1200 block of I St, NE

By Prince Of Petworth

Published November 4, 2013 at 12:45PM

“Dear PoPville,

My car was involved in a hit and run this weekend (Friday night) when it was parked in front of my house. Luckily a Good Samaritan witnessed the incident and left me a note with the make, model, color, and 2 variations of spelling of the license plate. I’ve filed a police report and notified my insurance; however, it would be helpful if I had the name and contact info for the Good Samaritan / witness in order to strengthen my claim against the person who hit my car.

The incident occurred in the 1200 block of I St NE, and the car that hit mine was a Cadillac. Can you contact me at finjess06(at)yahoo[dot]com if you witnessed this? Thanks!”

New Giant on H Street, NE Reducing Hours Starting November 9th

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 30, 2013 at 4:30PM

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Speaking of Giant grocery stores, thanks to a reader for sending:

“I was at the Giant on H street last night and saw this as I was exiting. Too bad they decided to cut back from the 24 hours but I guess there just weren’t that many people stopping in at 3am.”

We recently judged the Giant at 3rd and H St, NE which opened up 24 hours/day back in May.

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3rd and H St, NE

Rendering for The Maryland Coming to 14th and Maryland Ave, NE

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 25, 2013 at 1:30PM

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14th and Maryland Ave, NE

I was excited to see a rendering posted for the new condos coming to 14th and Maryland Ave, NE

Rendering via 1350Maryland.com

Their website says it will be delivering in December 2014 “From the $300’s to the $500’s 1 & 2 Bedrooms”.

This is the corner that used to be home to an old boarded up church.

Here’s what it looked like in 2011:

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Final Streetcar Construction Underway on H Street – Passenger Service will not Begin until 2014

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 24, 2013 at 4:00PM

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Photo by PoPville flickr user philliefan99

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) has announced that it has approached the final stage of construction of the H Street/Benning Road Streetcar line—and that it anticipates testing of streetcars in the corridor will begin in December. Citizens can expect to see streetcars along H Street/Benning Road during this process, although passenger service will not begin until 2014.

The streetcar system safety work in December will require the integration of power, communications, and traffic signal controls to ensure that all components are safe and working properly. The streetcar system work must perform under several traffic scenarios, and emergency drills will be performed before safety certification can begin by local and federal safety officials. (more…)

Trouble for Ben’s Chili Bowl Coming to H Street?

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 23, 2013 at 1:15PM | Updated October 23, 2013 at 4:58PM

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10th and H Street, NE

On Monday we noted that the building that was to have been the future home a Ben’s Chili Bowl had been torn down. Today @codykrice tweets:

“Per [ANC] 6A chair, ZA says Ben’s Chili on #HStNE razed bldg w/o permit, approved plans depended on incentives for preserving facade.

May take a while to sort out. New construction would have different reqs than adaptive reuse or facade preservation.”

Judging New Grocery Stores – H Street’s Giant

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 23, 2013 at 12:00PM

3rd and H St, NE

H Street’s new Giant opened up at 3rd and H St, NE back in May. I’ve been hearing lots of mixed experiences so I thought I’d throw it out for a proper judging. What’s the word on H Street’s new Giant?

Building at 10th and H St, NE (Future Home of Ben’s Chili Bowl) Torn Down

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 21, 2013 at 4:00PM

10th and H Street, NE

I was surprised to see the building at 10th and H Street, NE torn down. When Ben’s applied for a liquor license in September it looked like this:

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Here’s how it looked in February of this year:

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Sticky Rice’s Liquor License Suspended November 13-27 on H Street

By Prince Of Petworth

Published October 21, 2013 at 10:30AM | Updated November 13, 2013 at 12:12PM

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Photo by PoPville flickr user ampenagos

More big news from Barred in DC:

“The hipster sushi/dance party H Street spot Sticky Rice has been severely punished by the Alcohol Beverage Control Board for ejecting two Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) investigators last New Year’s Eve. The bar cannot serve booze for a 15 day period next month and must pay a $4,000 fine; another 10 days of the liquor license suspension will be served if any violations occur in the next year.”

They report the penalty will be served Nov. 13th-27th. You can see the full ABRA report here – Sticky Rice – 13-CMP-00012 – 10 16 2013

Sticky Rice is located at 1224 H St, NE.

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