Thanks to a reader for sending word about Sneakertropolis (what an awesome name!) coming to Kennedy Street between 5th and 7th Street, NW.
Petworth
1353 Randolph Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I stopped by the Washington Pizza on Randolph and 14 last night. Its under new ownership and they have an incredible deal of $5 for a large one topping pizza and a soda. The new owners are a little depressed about how slow business is. The pizza was great. Also, they will be opening the other side of it in a couple of weeks and will be selling the Indian food.”
829 Upshur Street, NW
From Paul Ruppert:
“We are going to extend our preview (1017 7th Street, NW) one more week at Hogo. So Makoto will be cooking in there through August 3.
“Petworth Citizen” is inspired by the community newspaper of the same name that chronicled Petworth neighborhood happenings from 1916 – 1951. “Petworth Citizen” will be a neighborhood bar (829 Upshur St, NW) with great bar food and a literary focus. The name also points to our intention to become a gathering place, welcoming neighbors from near and far.”
This house is located at 1317 Shepherd Street Northwest. The listing says:
“Totally renovated all new upscale construction Parking Private Patios Modern open floor plans with large living areas Original brick exterior New roof, plumbing, electric, framing and HVAC equipment Blocks from Petworth and Columbia Heights Metro stops, restaurants, shops Stainless steel appliances Granite counter tops Keyless entry W/D in unit COME SEE AND RENT! $45 App Fee per Adult.”
You can see more photos here. Ed. Note: This is the building that was recently converted from a school that we looked at a couple of weeks ago.
This 2 bed/1.5 bath is going for $2,850/Mo.
A couple weeks ago we noted that Hogo (1017 7th Street, NW) would be previewing the menu of the new restaurant (still to be named) from Paul Ruppert (Room 11 etc.):
The project is coming into focus as a neighborhood bar with great bar food and a literary focus. Our back room will host literary events – author readings, book launches, poetry slams, fundraisers for literacy programs, and a Free Book library. Our chef, Makoto Hamamura, was the Sous Chef at Cityzen and we will offer elevated bar food plus a beverage program similar in quality to Room 11 and the Passenger. We hope to open around Labor Day.
Did anyone try out the menu?
4809 Georgia Avenue, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending the photo of the new Sandovan signage at 4809 Georgia Ave, NW. Back in June we learned RAS would be reopening under new management after abruptly closing in Dec. 2012. Stay tuned for Sandovan Restaurant and Lounge.
Not just tomatoes – I always like finding rows of corn among row houses.
A reader sends word from Petworth:
“The house flippers are having a bad day. A full dumpster just flipped while it was being loaded onto a truck. It doesn’t seem that anyone was hurt, but a formerly full dumpster is now half empty and on the sidewalk.”
8th and Webster St, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending the update. Back in March the old house on this lot collapsed and a reader nominated it for a Horse’s Ass Award. This is one hell of a turn around.
Collapsed in March 2013
For Sale in 2011
“Dear PoPville,
Someone attempted to break into our house yesterday. They tried to kick open the door that leads to our basement in the back of our house. The alarm went off and they left without being able to get in, thankfully. We don’t have a camera in the back of our house but our neighbor does; we were not able to see faces but saw a white pick-up truck with red interior. We have information from our neighbors that the white pick up was driving slowly around the neighborhood, and one of the individuals actually got out of the car to walk up to our house in the front and was using an interest in providing landscaping services as a cover. We are passing this information to the police, but wanted to share with neighbors as well as a public safety issue. We are on 4th Street near the Soldiers’ Home.”