Georgia and Upshur Street, NW
Slim’s saga continues. I’ve been getting tons of emails/tweets asking if they’ve permanently closed. On May 9th they tweeted:
Undergoing a management change and reducing hours for the time being. Open 8am to 3pm, 7 days per week.
— Slim's Diner (@slimsdiner) May 9, 2017
So much for late night eats. Stay tuned.
This rental is located at 829 Quincy Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1305 / 450ft2 – Don’t wait! These spacious apartment homes are going fast! (Seconds to Petworth Metro)
Pricing: $1305 / month*
Bedrooms: Efficiency Bathrooms: 1 Footage: 450 sq ft
Features in this apartment home:
+ Bike room
+ Walk Score: 93
+ Enormous walk-in closets
+ BBQ and Picnic Area
+ Finely crafted hardwood floors
+ Package receiving
+ All your utilities included
Amenities at our property: (more…)
3712 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
The owner of quincy liquor is the nicest man and last weekend when we went in he explained he’s going to start selling coffee.
Long story short the plan is for him to start selling Ethiopian coffee, as well as aged barrel coffee from Colorado. he seems really passionate about this venture- also mentioned they’d be doing some outdoor seating as well.
Would love to hear from readers if they would sit outside or even buy inside to go coffee at a liquor store, and in general what they’d like to see from local coffee in the area. he’s the nicest man and would love to support him and the improvement of this block!”
Ed. Note: Plans remind me a bit of Cafe Kaza in Logan, though they were more of a bodega originally. So would you buy coffee at a liquor store? If the coffee, and prices are good, I say why not?!?!??
3813 Georgia Avenue, NW
From a press release:
“Short Eats announces the launch of its pop-up breakfast café at Ten Tigers Parlour, located at 3813 Georgia Ave NW. The location is one block from the Petworth-Georgia Avenue Metro Station.
Starting Monday, May 8th and on weekdays 7:00-10:00AM, Short Eats is offering a breakfast version of its street food roti pockets in vegetarian and meat options with poached eggs. Local partner Compass Coffee will also be sold. Both carry-out and in-house eating are welcome.
“Short eats are an everyday staple in Sri Lanka. I’m excited to introduce DC communities to our culture’s food. My family has been cooking rotis, curries and diverse Sri Lankan dishes using our home-grown spices from the island for years,” stated Yohan Ferdinando, Co-Founder of Short Eats and former Operations Manager of food delivery startups Postmates and Favor.
Union Kitchen member Short Eats further plans to launch a full catering menu at the Petworth Community Farmers Market starting May 13 through November. Roti pockets and curries will be sold every Saturday 9:00AM-1:00PM at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street.
On Saturday May 6, Short Eats will also be at the Funk Parade offering Sri Lankan native-spice curries bowls and its signature pol sambol near Howard Theater throughout the day starting at 12p/noon.”
From an email:
“The lower Georgia Avenue businesses are launching First Friday on May 5th from 6-8pm. This will be a monthly recurring activity with a growing number of businesses offering specials, highlighting DC artists and musicians.
We are partnering with the Petworth Arts Collaborative on this with a vision for a vibrant First Friday from Upshur to Euclid in the hopefully not too distant future.
The spring just got more exciting! We are launching the first First Friday on lower Georgia Avenue on Cinco de Mayo. Join us this Friday, May 5th from 6-8pm for our monthly celebration of the Georgia Avenue community with specials and live events at our local businesses, see list below. More to join in the future!
The participating businesses are: (more…)
3655 Georgia Ave, NW
From a press release:
“Reliable Tavern, a collaboration between longtime barmen Joe Englert and Kyle Remissong as well as Langdon Hample, a local commercial real estate broker/investor, will be opening to the public on Friday, May 5, 2017 in Petworth.
Englert and Remissong, long time partners in The Big Hunt, Rock and Roll Hotel and DC 9, teamed up with Hample — who is a partner in other Englert-affiliated establishments, including Dupont’s McClellan’s Retreat and the newly opened Truxton Inn in Bloomingdale — to open this neighborhood tavern, situated at 3655 Georgia Avenue, NW, directly south of the Petworth Metro Station. (more…)
From an email:
“Spring Fling! This fifth annual daytime event will be held the first Saturday in May under a big tent on the driving range of the Soldiers Home. Come out and see your neighbors and visit with a veteran. Food trucks, beer, kids activities, carnival games and live music with performances by Suspicious Package!
For those of you who can volunteer to help with this wonderful event. Use this link and you will see opportunities to sign up for set up, takedown, games and other activities.”
From an email:
“We are hosting our annual kickoff fundraiser at Ten Tigers Parlour on Monday, May 1st from 6:30-9:30 pm (3813 Georgia Avenue, NW). The weekly Saturday market will begin again on May 6.
We will have a silent auction, drink specials and a great gathering of neighbors. Funds raised will enable the market to enhance our existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants and Children (WIC) bonus/match program, host special events to promote community engagement and attract more neighbors, and support part-time market staff to coordinate operations and programming.
Tickets are $15, or 2 for $25 and can be purchased here.”
Upshur and Georgia Ave, NW
Got a lot of emails about Slim’s Diner being closed by the Department of Health. One reader reports:
“Do you have any info on what happened to Slim’s? They’ve been closed at least since Friday due to some sort of health inspection violation. Their twitter just says something about needing to fix their grease trap…”
Closed for repairs – we have to repair our grease trap. :(
— Slim's Diner (@slimsdiner) April 14, 2017
Well this is an awful thing that happened at beloved Fish in the Hood while I was gone last week. Thanks to all who emailed and tweeted.
Update 3600 blk Ga. Ave NW. Fire 1st floor store extended into ductwork. Active fire attack in progress. No injuries pic.twitter.com/98qZtksfCx
— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 14, 2017
I stopped by yesterday and repairs had already begun so stay tuned for a reopening date hopefully soon!
Georgia and Otis Pl, NW
