Dear PoPville,
I was walking on the south side of Irving St NW between Sherman and Georgia Ave NW on Tuesday morning at about 7:30am. A black man, who I’d guess to be about 25 years old, stepped out in front of me with his penis exposed and asked me if I “like black d***.” We had both been waiting to cross Sherman at the light and he had run up the street in front of me, clearly planning to expose himself. I figured it was a weird freak thing, but Thursday morning I was in the same place walking home at the same time and he stepped out in front of me from behind a tree with his penis exposed again.
Since he seems to be making this a regular morning thing, I wanted to make sure people in the neighborhood know. Both times I saw him he was wearing black pants and a black jacket. On Tuesday morning he had a black and white head scarf on, but not this morning. I’ve contacted the police. I suggest if anyone else sees him, they do the same. He wasn’t aggressive toward me either time, but who knows what he might do next time.
Park View
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3013 Georgia Avenue, NW
Kokeb Ethiopian restaurant opened up at 3013 Georgia Ave, NW back in April 2012. Soon you’ll be able to have a glass of wine or cocktail with dinner.
From a reader:
Approximately close to 3 AM Sunday, I heard multiple gun shots when I was in my room and about ready to go to bed. I lost count but there was definitely a series of gun shots and my guess would be around 6 shots or more. It sounded to good to be true for something else but gun shots with regular interval in between shots. I went outside and saw police immediately came by the bunch and block Georgia Avenue between Park Rd NW and Newton PL NW. The crime victim was seen on the ground few feet away from the Laundromat on Georgia Avenue and Park Road.
From MPD:
Units received a call for sounds of gunshots shortly after 3 am and during the canvass located an unconscious adult male suffering from an apparent gunshot wound at Ga Ave and Park Road, NW. The male is deceased. The 3400-3500 blks of Ga Ave are temporarily closed while the investigation continues. This case is being investigated by the Homicide Branch. Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.
This rental is located at 701 Lamont Street, NW:
The listing says:
“GREAT sun-filled loft w/ Amazing DC views of the Washington Monument and more! Right around 1103 sqft. RENOVATED / Converted in 2005. Washer/Dryer in Unit. Spacious, rooftop terrace for entertaining including use of common hot tub. Features SS appl & open floor plan. Storage avail. Close to Columbia Heights AND Georgia Ave metrorails & Metrobus. Near stores, shops and minutes to downtown DC.”
This 2 bed/2 bath is going for $2,800/Mo.
3113 Georgia Ave, NW
Ma Ma’s Southern Cuisine opened up in the former Hadiyah Cafe space at 3118 Georgia Ave, NW in Nov. 2010. The sign’s down so we’ll see if they reopen as Ma Ma’s or something new. Stay tuned.
A commenter writes this morning:
This past Saturday at about 2:30 pm I was sunning on my back deck on the 600 block of Kenyon St, when my computer was stolen from me. I was working on my computer and listening to music (headphones, which of course I really regret). A few minutes after flipping onto my back I felt my deck shake a bit, when I turn to look I see arms grabbing my computer and it disappearing over the side of the deck. I was feet from the railing and my computer was under a table to shade it. There was even an adirondak chair between my computer and the railing. Previously, I saw a group of guys looking up at me, but I didn’t think too much of it. I am 100% confident it was them. They saw me as an easy target went and got a chair and a towel to cover his face and grabbed my computer by leaning over the railing, grabbing the monitor, and then bailing down the alley. Looking back at it, I am so mad at myself for so many reasons, but as having never been robbed before I didn’t really have my guards up. I had my roommates call 911 and I chased after him in my car, but obviously lost him. My deck backs up to the alley between Kenyon and Luray/Lamont st and I wanted to send this out to warn people that thieves are extremely desperate and ballsy. My computer was inches from my head and connected to the headphones I was wearing and he just grabbed it. I am extremely happy that he didn’t do anything to me, but I wish I didn’t have to lose all of my music and photos either. I filed a police report but as computer thefts are so common, I do not expect much to come of it.
I also had a friend recently robbed and the guy took all of their computers from their house. I want to remind everyone to download a program to be able to track your valuable devices after a theft and to back up your files onto an external hard drive frequently. Before its too late!
And if you find a 2011 white Macbook for resale let me know!
El Floridano Food Truck at 3301 Georgia Ave, NW
Mothership will be moving into the former Brown’s Caribbean Bakery at 3301 Georgia Ave, NW.
From kickstarter:
Mothership will be a restaurant and bakery in what was formerly a carry-out space on Georgia Avenue. With community tables, weekend brunch and family-friendly BBQs, we hope Mothership will be a community cornerstone and meeting place. Chef/Owner Stephan Boillon will offer delicious baked goods & pastries, gourmet pizzas, small plates and seasonal tasting menus, designed to showcase great ingredients.
By preparing farm-to-table, seasonal ingredients, sustainable seafood, and pastured meats, we will provide good wholesome food to upper Georgia Avenue in an inviting neighborhood space. Our goal is to give our patrons tasty and unique food options, whether they are eating a vegan, vegetarian, pescaterian or omnivorous diet.
With funds raised on Kickstarter, Mothership will
Create handcrafted, custom bar & dining tables using reclaimed materials
Design and build ADA accessible bathrooms using reclaimed fixtures
Install a 10 ton Energy Efficient HVAC system
Wow, lots of progress at The Avenue coming to Georgia and Newton Pl, NW. Do you like the way it’s turning out? You can see what the 83 unit apartment building looked like in April here.
Planting Community from Still Life Projects on Vimeo.
Awesome. Read more about the film and Wangari Gardens here.
This rental is located at 766 Quebec Place, NW:
The listing says:
“Renovated row house in popular Columbia Heights/Petworth neighborhood; just blocks from Petworth Metro! Light-filled rooms w/open flr.plan.Living rm.w/decorative FP; separate dining rm.; refinished hardwood floors, new A/C; new kitchen & main lvl 1/2 bath. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms & 1 bath and new washer & dryer. Parking for 2 cars.”
This 3 bed/1.5 bath is going for $2,800/Mo.