Update on Sweetpea’s Classic Soul Food from the owner:
“It was a very long process thanks to DCRA but we are finally opening on Tuesday April 10, 2018. Sweetpea’s is a small 12 seat restaurant at the corner of Georgia Ave NW and Harvard St NW offering southern cuisine, desserts and beverages.”
2851 Georgia Ave, NW
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue, Northwest.
On Thursday, April 5, 2018, at approximately 8:37 pm, members of the Fourth District responded to the report of an assault in progress at the listed location. Upon arrival, members located an adult male victim, inside of an establishment, who had been assaulted. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to an area hospital for treatment of life threatening injuries. On Friday, April 6, 2018, the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 33 year-old Yusef Turner, of Northwest, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.”
3400 Georgia Ave, NW between Park and Morton
What’s the fun in throwing axes without beer? Exactly. Kraken Axes‘ liquor license application says:
“New Tavern serving burgers, wings, and other bar fare. The Establishment will offer axe throwing leagues and competitions, along with a Live Entertainment Endorsement to include Dancing and Cover Charge. Total Occupancy Load is 1000, including an interior capacity of 500 and a Summer Garden with a capacity of 500.”
Anyone have a throw already? What’s the early word?
There is so much magnificence here I can hardly contain myself. From Timber’s Instagram:
“timberpizzaco#timberfam meet your new sister, @callyourmotherdeli. We have been working on opening a new bagel/sandwich shop at 3301 Georgia ave. We are not quite ready to open there, but we are ready to start bringing you bagels every weekend. This weekend and every following weekend we will be at @freshfarmdc Silver Spring on Saturday and DuPont on Sunday. #newbae #baegals #bootybybagels #bodybypizza #thatnewnew”
3301 Georgia Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I arrived at the dog run in Bruce Monroe Park today to find a shiny new padlock on the gate. There is no note to explain why the dog run is locked. Does anyone known anything about what is happening here?”
Ed. Note: The dog park faced a similar issue here back in 2015.
Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R) is a weekly post that reviews the settled sales data of a recent individual real estate transaction in the District of Columbia. Each post is intended as a case study and a snapshot of the real estate market at a particular moment in time. GDoN-R generally posts on Friday in the late morning.
GDoN-R has been written exclusively for PoPville since 2009 by Suzanne Des Marais. Suzanne is a practicing Realtor with Compass. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system and/or Smartcharts by Showingtime. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 777 Morton St NW #1A
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Bedrooms: 2 Baths: 2.5 Parking: Assigned Ownership: Condo
Living Square Footage per Listing: 1520 square feet
Original List Price: $899,000. List Price at Contract: $849,000.
List Date: 10/22/2017 Days on Market: 100
Settled Sales Price: $785,000.
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Settled Price per Square Foot (adjusted for parking): $503.
Settlement Date: 3/01/2018
Transaction type: Standard
Original GDoN post can be seen: here.
The original listing can be seen here: here.
PoPville reported on the plans to develop Morton Street Mews back in 2014. As commenters to that 2014 post mention, the original church was designed by architect William Sidney Pittman. The church and parking lot became the recent condo ownership development, of three buildings of 24 two and three level units, designed by GPS Designs and developed by OPaL LLC. (more…)
Wangari Gardens is located on a 2.7 acre space, bordered by Irving St. NW, Kenyon St. NW, and Park Pl. NW.
From a press release:
“Wangari Gardens , a nonprofit community garden located at Park Pl and Kenyon St NW in the Park View neighborhood of NW Washington DC, has a few private raised beds available at the garden. Neighbors are invited to apply now as plots are offered on a first come first served basis, with priority given to long term neighborhood residents, those with disabilities, and low income individuals. More details available at the link below:
If you would like to apply please fill out the simple form here.
The garden plots are approximately 8×3′ raised beds filled with high quality soil, perfect for growing tomatoes, peppers, or any other vegetable you like!
Ed. Note: And when your garden blossoms don’t forget to send photos of your great garden hauls to [email protected]
About the Garden (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to be sure to let you know about the upcoming Kick-Off Event this Saturday, 2-4pm as part of the traveling art exhibit that has landed (with the wind!) in Park View.
CulturalDC partnered with District Bridge’s Lower Georgia Ave Main Street to locate their prestigious mobile art gallery installation in the Bruce Monroe Community Park (3000 Georgia Ave NW) for the month of March. (more…)
2824 Georgia Ave, NW
Nice. Not far from Banneker rec center/pool either!
2851 Georgia Ave, NW
The evolution of 2851 Georgia continues with Sweetpea’s Classic Soul Food. Thanks to Mark for sending:
“I saw the post on Bun DC and decided to share my experience regarding Sweetpea’s on Georgia (a block away from Bun DC). I too spoke with the owners of Sweetpea’s (very nice people who’s names I wish I remembered) last week and they stated that they ALSO had been waiting months for DC inspection but were planning on opening very soon.”
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)