3125 Mt Pleasant St, NW
Arguably the best “dive bar” in the district now has wifi. The Raven has seen subtle and less subtle changes for a few years now.
What do you think – is adding wifi to the Raven a good idea? A necessary evil? Simply a sign of the times?
3064 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW
Looks like Each Peach won’t be the only place to grab some wine and beer on the 3000 block of Mt. Pleasant Street. Flying Fish has applied for a liquor license. They hope to be able to serve:
Sunday: 10:00 am – 9:00 pm; Monday through Thursday: 11:00 am – 9:00 p.m.; Friday: 11:00 am – 10:00 pm; Saturday: 10:00 am – 10:00 pm.
3068 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW
A few weeks ago we learned that Each Peach Market would be taking over the space formerly home to Nana in Mt. Pleasant. I stopped by earlier in the week to speak with owners Emily and Jeanlouise to learn a bit more about their plans for the space.
They see the market as a high quality neighborhood market that prides itself on exemplary customer service. They are bringing the type of grocery store that they would like to shop at. In addition to produce there will be a full service cheese and charcuterie counter, sandwiches, salads, soups, dips, and freshly prepared frozen foods as well. They also will be selling beer and wine. There will be a diverse product mix that will serve all members of the community (read – not a store only filled with $12 jars of pickles.)
Owners Emily Friedberg (left) and Jeanlouise Conaway
They hope the store will become a neighborhood hangout – where folks will swap recipes and cookbooks. And eventually they plan on hosting classes and practical workshops on things like backyard gardening, making your own cheese, jams etc. Stay tuned for a summer opening!
3064 Mt Pleasant Street, NW
Thanks to all who sent emails about this unfortunate incident on Saturday. Fortunately, when I stopped by, the newly opened Beau Thai was already able to clean off the graffiti from their windows. Hopefully Flying Fish won’t have problems getting theirs removed either.
Photo by PoPville flickr user ewilfong
From an email:
April 6 – Our 10th Season Begins! 3210 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
MARKET EVENTS:
Mt P Market Buskers: Fan of the hang drum? (if not here’s a preview) Come on down and relax to the hang drum tunes of Charlie Edelman.
Children’s Play Area: We love kids! Make your market trip a family affair. Shop with your young-ones and then relax and play in our kids space. We’ll bring the toys!LOCAL FOODS:
New this season! Spring Gap Mountain Creamery: Penny will have four sensational cheeses this week: Jersey Gold – smooth and creamy gouda, perfect for snacking or for grilled cheese sandwiches; Shenandoah Sunrise – southern French-style farmstead cheese, great for a cheese plate with bread and fresh fruit; Sophie’s Select – medium-sharp cloth-wrapped cheddar; Farmhouse Feta – aged five months for a distinct tanginess.
People’s Bao: Peter has Chinese steamed edamame buns with tender, slow roasted free range pork. And new this season – baked taro chips with edamame purée and creme brûlée made with local farms’ eggs and creme.
Pleasant Pops: Ben will be serving up four terrific flavors to kick-off the season: Cookies and Cream, Honey Lavender Cream, Strawberry Ginger Lemonade, & Cranberry Apple. *New this season, Pleasant Pops is locally sourcing their lavender from Seven Oaks Lavender Farm of Virginia.
Quaker Valley Orchards: Apples – Honeycrisp, Fuji, Stayman, and Pink Ladies. Cider, apple chips, sauce and butter. Tomato sauce, jams in blueberry, strawberry, blackberry and peach. Honey and popcorn.
Atwater’s Bread: Naturally leavened, hand shaped loaves like Peasant Wheat, Caraway Rye, Cranberry Pecan, Kalamata Olive, traditional San Francisco Sourdough, Ciabatta, Country White, Chili Cheddar, Spelt, Sunflower Flax, more. Ned Atwater does slow fermentation with carefully tended starters and wild yeast, organic stone ground flour from a family mill in North Carolina. Also yeasted breads like the slightly sweet, traditional Irish Struan bread. Great scones, muffins, cookies, brownies, granola, bagels and delicious soups to take home!
…and don’t forget to visit our other vendors on your shopping trip – Reid Orchard, Truck Patch Farms & Meat Department, and Groff’s Content Farm – for their Spring time delights!
I love these zombies.
3068 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW
Back in early Jan. we learned that Nana would be closing brick and mortar operations at 3068 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW. Now comes exciting news of their replacement – Each Peach Market:
A community-oriented grocery store showcasing ingredients from local producers and beyond. Coming soon in 2013!
Jeanlouise Conaway and Emily Friedberg, proprietors of Each Peach Market, are working away to get our shop open soon to bring fresh and delicious food to you.
We will be carrying a diverse range of produce, dairy, farm fresh eggs, meat, beer and wine, prepared foods and house-made items, and other inspirational ingredients!
Photo sent by @MountPleasantDC
Update from MPD about seperate incident above:
“Units are conducting a death investigation. No criminal overtones at this time.”
@DCPoliceDept tweeted around 9am:
“Pedestrian Struck: Mount Pleasant & Kenyon St, NW. adult Female conscious and breathing. Mt pleasant is CLOSED from Lamont to Irving St,NW”
and shortly after:
“Update: pedestrian struck @ Mount Pleasant & Kenyon Streets, NW. Mount Pleasant Street, NW is now OPEN”
3145 Mt Pleasant Street, NW
In Sept. 2012 we heard the former Deauville building gutted by fire back in 2008 would break ground in March 2013 and reopen as the Monsignor Romero building. CM Jim Graham updates:
Dear Friends: The attorney for this building at 3145 Mt Pleasant advises that —“groundbreaking for the new building will take place this spring, and that it will be open for move-ins/occupancy within 12-15 months after groundbreaking.”
Thus a new beginning is in sight for a building that was ravaged by a FIVE ALARM fire, one of the very few in DC history.
We have also kept the promise for an all affordable building in Mt. Pleasant, where housing values are escalating daily.
3162 Mt Pleasant Street, NW
Beau Thai updates on their Facebook page last week:
“Opening Update: We think next week is our week! We have a few more inspections to pass and some final projects to wrap up, but we’re getting very close. Stay tuned!”