NoMa (Near Northeast)

“he loved a good beer, was a connoisseur of great music, had a wry sense of humor, and an understanding shoulder”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Bekah Richards

From MPD:

“Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred on Friday, April 19, 2019, in the intersection of 12th Street and Florida Avenue, Northeast.

At approximately 10:00 a.m., an automated license plate reader alerted that there was a stolen white van in the area of Benning Road, NE. Metropolitan Police Department Fifth District officers saw the stolen van near the area of Benning Road and Florida Ave, NE and attempted to stop the vehicle. The driver refused to stop for the officers and fled the area. A short time later, officers from the Fifth District discovered the driver of the stolen van was involved in a traffic crash at the intersection of 12th Street and Florida Avenue, NE. The preliminary investigation into this crash revealed that the driver of the stolen van was speeding, while traveling westbound on Florida Avenue NE. (more…)

Whoa, Check Out the Great New NoMa Banners too

By Prince Of Petworth

We’ve been lauding the new Adams Morgan banners and it looks like NoMa has picked up their game too!

From a press release:

“The next time you’re walking around NoMa, look up! On primary corridors, you’ll see new street pole banners featuring a variety of historical images from the area’s past, the NoMa BID logo in both normal and abstracted configurations, and a dynamic CMYK (cyan, magenta, yellow, and key, or black) color scheme. The banners, 158 in all, are part of a multifaceted effort by the BID to celebrate the neighborhood’s history.

“The BID puts up street pole banners to let people know they are in NoMa, and also to tell a story,” says Robin-Eve Jasper, BID President. “Our last set, hung in 2012 and 2014, featured graphics pointing out great things about the growing neighborhood, such as bike lanes, transit options, and beautiful landscaping where there were once empty lots. With this banner refresh, we are looking back across 150 years and highlighting things that people might not know about the area. It’s an opportunity to reveal some of NoMa’s rich history and also have a little fun.”

Eight different photographs are used for the banners, with pairs of images united by one saturated CMYK color. Each color runs for several block lengths at various points around NoMa along major roadways: North Capitol Street NE, First Street NE, the nexus of New York and Florida avenues NE, Massachusetts Avenue NE, and K, L, M, and N streets NE. (more…)

NoMa’s Next Underpass Park/Art, Lightweave, Launches Tonight

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by flickr user airbus777

From a press release:

“On the evening of Tuesday, April 9, the NoMa Parks Foundation will turn on the power for Lightweave, a dynamic and compelling light installation in the L Street NE railway underpass. Comprising six spiraling lattices of stainless steel and bent LED tubing suspended above the underpass sidewalks — three above each passageway, hung from freestanding armatures — the artwork will light up the space 24 hours a day, with LED colors changing and moving in response to sound waves from the sidewalk spaces and vibrations from trains passing overhead. Lightweave is the second of the NoMa Parks Foundation’s planned underpass “art parks” to open and was designed by interdisciplinary San Francisco art and design firm FUTUREFORMS. The first art park — Rain, in the M Street NE underpass — opened in October 2018. (more…)

NPR’s Spring Shopping Happy Hour is Wednesday

By Prince Of Petworth

And sounds downright delightful.

From NPR:

“On Wednesday, April 3, from 5-7pm join the NPR Shop for a spring shopping happy hour event. Browse the shop for that perfect gift — from public radio t-shirts, mugs, and posters, to calendars, puzzles, books, and much more. Bring your friends, mingle with other public radio fans and enjoy games, activities, and a photo booth. (more…)

Loas in Town coming to NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth


3rd and K Street, NE by J.D. Buchanan

J.D. asks:

“Any word on this development at the old TD Burger at 3rd and K NE?”

Back in July 2018, my protege, Barred in DC tweeted:

“NoMa folks, looks like spot, Laos in Town, is replacing the now-apparently-closed TD Burger. No other details”

On March 13th of this year ABRA reinstated their liquor license.

Still not much info except: (more…)

Stellina Pizzeria Opens in NoMa Tuesday (April 2) All the details

By Prince Of Petworth


Inside 399 Morse Street, SE. Photo by Meaghan Webster

From a press release:

“D.C.-based restaurateur Antonio Matarazzo and chef Matteo Venini announce an April 2 opening of their upscale fast-casual pizza and street food concept, Stellina Pizzeria, in the growing Union Market District. The duo most recently worked together as managing partner and executive chef, respectively, of the city’s popular high-end Italian restaurants Lupo Verde, Lupo Verde Osteria and Lupo Marino. Their new venture – occupying a 2,000-square-foot, 88-seat footprint at 399 Morse Street NE – brings a contemporary spirit to the classic pizza counter, and taps into a new niche of fine-casual Italian dining. Meaning “little star” in Italian, Stellina has a logo of five circles representing the five points of a star, each signifying a different element of the dining experience: Italy, pizza, style, food and love. (more…)

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