NoMa (Near Northeast)

Secret Monkey Social Club debuts at Lab 1270 in The Beasts of England on April 25th

By Prince Of Petworth

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From an email:

“Shayna Blass & Lukas B. Smith’s Secret Monkey Social Club debuts at Lab 1270 in The Beasts of England on April 25th, 2016 with guest bartenders and food

What: Secret Monkey Social Club, the brainchild of Lukas B. Smith (currently of Dram & Grain and Jack Rose Dining Saloon, formerly beverage director of Daikaya) and Shayna Blass (actress and lead singer of Shay & The Boys, currently in The Mystery of Love & Sex @Signature Theatre) aims to pay homage to the cabarets of decades past with a lounge environment full of drinks and jazz.

When: Monday, April 25th, 2016

7:00 p.m – 1:00am.

Where: **NEW SPOT** LAB 1270, 1276 5th St NE, Washington DC, 20002 (next to Union Market)

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“I get that the city involves some noise, but it’s not supposed to involve a 4 deep line of dump trucks all using a small neighborhood road as their parking/idling zone”

By Prince Of Petworth

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3rd and L Street, NE

“Dear PoPville,

I’m having a problem with construction crews at 3rd and L St NE. This intersection is being illegally used as a staging area for dump trucks hauling away dirt from the new construction at 2nd and L (they’re finally putting in a building in the empty lot next to the Loree Grand building, where the old NoMa bootleg dog park used to be).

Literally dozens of trucks all start showing up around 6:45-7:15am for the first shift, and there’s simply too many of them for these small neighborhood roads to handle. The drivers are using the intersection at 3rd and L as their waiting zone by rolling up to the stop signs, and then not proceeding (pics attached). The dump truck drivers aren’t only illegally parking, but they’re also idling for extended periods (DC has a no-idling law and that’s supposed to be a $1000 infraction) but they’re also blocking the crosswalk. The worst is the the car traffic starts to back up behind them, not understanding the trucks consider themselves parked, so they all start honking at each other trying to get things moving. (more…)

About that Big Fight by the NoMa Metro Monday Afternoon “It was madness”

By Prince Of Petworth

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Amanda shares some more details about yesterday afternoon’s big fight outside the NoMa Metro:

“I spoke with a McKinley student… That school and Dunbar High schedule a fight about 2x a year bc they are rivals. It was madness.

the student said, “nobody wants to make peace” and that a student from 1 school will text another to set the time to fight.

the picture you see has less people than originally. They started near 1st and NY Ave NE as far as I saw. Two ambulances came late.”

NoMa Summer Screen 2016 Approaches – Vote for the Films You Want to See

By Prince Of Petworth

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Photo by PoPville flickr user evegophotos

From the NoMa BID:

“NoMa Summer Screen is a free, 13-week outdoor film series in NoMa, Washington, D.C.’s most connected neighborhood. Every Wednesday from June 1 to August 24, bring your friends, family and neighbors for music, giveaways, food trucks, picnicking, and of course, great films under the stars.

The theme of this year’s NoMa Summer Screen is ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’! Please select your top 10 favorite adventure movies from the list below. (more…)

Bikestation Burglarized outside Union Station – New Hours Posted

By Prince Of Petworth

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Thanks to a reader for passing on from Bikestation:

“Bikestation DC members: the Bike and Roll mechanics report that some of their fleet bikes were stolen this week overnight when their cable lock(s) were cut.

The parking room will now only be open during staffed hours M-Sa (7AM – 7PM) and Su (8Am – 7PM) until further notice.

Please report if you saw any suspicious activities inside such as loitering to us or the onsite staff.

All member bikes parked must be:
– securely locked to the rack with a u-lock or better. AND

– must have a current Bikestation parking sticker on the frame.

Double check your records to make sure you have a photo of your bike and your bike data: make, model, year and frame number on your smart phone.

The Bike and Roll staff (BnR) have given us an update on what they found today when the Bikestation DC opened.

The BnR fleet bikes were taken again. And other bikes [not locked to racks?] were moved around and onto other bikes.

We need ALL members to visit the Bikestation during shop hours to check on their bike.

BnR staff will also be physically locking the doors at night until this is resolved.

Bikestation will not be able to over ride this lock down remotely. So you MUST remove any bike that you need to ride when the shop is closed.”

Amtrak’s 2nd Century Plan Adding “20,000 square feet of new passenger space” at Union Station

By Prince Of Petworth

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Future Concept: View from Au Bon Pain looking East.

From Amtrak:

“Amtrak is advancing a near-term comprehensive renovation of Washington Union Station’s intercity and commuter rail concourse, which will add approximately 20,000 square feet of new passenger space – nearly doubling the concourse’s current capacity.

Design is underway to upgrade passenger amenities including new restrooms, boarding gates, seating and a ClubAcela lounge. The design will also include new architectural features and natural light elements to enliven the space for travelers. The result will be a vastly reconfigured, modernized and unified concourse that will improve the passenger experience by providing better accessibility, circulation, wayfinding and multimodal connectivity. Amtrak today unveiled two conceptual renderings of the renovation.

While Union Station has served the region well for over a century, it is now operating beyond its capacity, particularly during rush hours and peak travel times. As such, implementing near-term solutions to gain capacity and alleviate congestion is imperative to maintaining safe and efficient station operations. (more…)

The Lexicon Condos coming to NoMa

By Prince Of Petworth

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50 Florida Avenue, NE

The Lexicon’s website says:

“One bedroom, one bedroom with den, two bedroom, two bedroom with den residences from the high $300s. Sales begin this Spring.

Welcome to your own world-class address surrounded by the city’s best and brightest highlights, with state-of-the-art amenities and easy access to anywhere you want to go. Nothing was lost in translation when designing this new standard of NoMa excellence.

It doesn’t matter where you come from or how you say it; there’s no mistaking Washington, D.C. Whether you call it The District, The Nation’s Capital, Cap City or any other name, you’ll love calling it “home” when you own at The Lexicon.”

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