Now, I know many people have either heard of this joint or visited it on 14th St. just north of T St., NW. But I was speaking to a friend the other day who hadn’t heard of it so I thought it deserved a mention for those new to the neighborhood or even DC. It certainly doesn’t look like much on the outside, and I’m always amazed it is still standing every time I walk by, but on the inside it is jam packed with super cool household items. And these items are amazingly eclectic. You can find paintings, tables, mirrors, salt and pepper shakers, sculptures and the list goes on and on. It is like a gigantic flee market crammed into a row house. The coolest thing I saw was a bust of Abraham Lincoln but it’s price of $200 was a little more than I was willing to spend. Sadly, my Lincoln tschoke budget is firmly set at $150. But don’t let that price scare you off there are tons of great finds here. Check out some more photos after the jump. (more…)


So I was all ready to write about what a tease this plaque was because it only said “This Site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.” But it doesn’t say what the national significance is. So as I’m closely examining the plaque the owner of the home walks out wondering, naturally, what the hell I am doing. So I ask him if he can explain the plaque to me. He happily told me that the first minister of education lived in this house from around the 1860s in the Grant Administration. I was grateful to learn this so I followed up with what I thought to be a natural question “But yeah, what was the guy’s name?” The owner calmly replies, “Zalmon Richards”. Ah that makes sense. And there is the confirmation that, I am indeed, a jackass.


Located at 1722 14th Street, Big Monkey Comics is located on the second floor and seems pretty cool if you are into that sort of thing. The store has been open for 9 months or so and before that they were located in Georgetown. Most Saturdays they have some events going on. This past Saturday there were some folks playing Hero Clix which they described as Chess with super heroes.  I think this store would make the Simpson’s Comic Book Guy proud. More photos after the jump. (more…)


All you chocolate lovers out there are going to be super psyched. Located at 1529 14th Street, ACKC is going to rock your world. As you can see the place is just stacked with chocolate everywhere. They even have a chocolate beverage station and a nice seating area. They offer premium truffles, creams, caramels, nutclusters, fudge and lots more. Prices vary but a single truffle goes for $1.95 so I imagine we are talking about very high quality here. Let me know what you think when you check it out. See more photos after the jump. (more…)


It was bright out, sorry for the bad photo. But this is the front of Artfully Chocolate located at 1529 14th Street in the new Matrix building. I’m not sure when it opens but I remember people were very eager to have a chocolate shop…

Also a new clothing store is going in right next door I think it will be called Universal.


The fantastic blog Metrocurean reports that a wine bar will be opening up in the place of the coffee shop Sparky’s on 14th St. So, is this good news or bad news? What were your thoughts on Sparky’s? What the hell is a wine bar anyway? I’ve always been preferential to proper bars. Now, don’t get me wrong I’m siked for a wine store like D’vines to open but a wine bar…


Again, not exactly in Petworth but close enough. There is a fantastic independent bookstore on 14th and Q near the Bike Rack. Until we get one of our own this great bookstore is well worth visiting especially if you like international travel.


Well, not exactly Petworth but as I always say, if I can walk to it, I can blog about it. At any rate people seem to love bicycles in Petworth. And we have already seen the coolest bike in Petworth. So I thought people would like this neat find on Q Street just off of 14th Street: A sweet neighborhood bike shop.


Furniture store. Not very creative if you ask me. Storehouse furniture went out of business on 14th Street and another furniture store opens in its place. Do you think that is a good idea or would you have preferred to see something else open up?


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