It was pretty timely having the discussion yesterday about our favorite Mexican/Latino Restaurants. I’m super happy to hear this news. And who doesn’t love a mariachi band?
Friday, August 1, 2008
Taqueria D.F. is opening a new location in the Petworth neighborhood!
Join us from 3pm- 8pm for live mariachi music and great food!
Taqueria D.F. Niorth: [Map]
805 Kennedy St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
202) 276-7331
Catering • Take-out • Free Local Delivery (2 mile radius)
I swore I’d never move to the suburbs. Oh well…
Thanks to a reader for sending this super cool article she “found by accident on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling Americas project. All about Petworth circa 1907.”
Dear PoP…
I’m half-Latvian and was raised bi-lingually and sort of multi-culturally. Well, it turns out that there is a sizable portion of Rock Creek Cemetery that is “the Latvian section.” It’s where a lot of the WWII-era Latvians who settled in the DC area are buried. From time to time a group of us Latvians get together and do a little maintenance of the graves in the Latvian section.
Anyway, so we’re out there working on Saturday and one of the men working with us feels something heavy under some leaves that are under a bush. It’s in a black bag and would have never been seen if it wasn’t for us cutting down the bush. He picks the bag up and finds a black Berretta handgun loaded with a full clip and the hammer cocked back ready to go.
The gun had a bit of fresh rust, due to the fact that the bag was broken and all of the rain we’ve had lately. Considering those factors, we deduced that the gun couldn’t have been hidden there for more than a few months. Likely someone either hid it there and lost it, or intended for it to never be found. The guy who found the gun, using the plastic bag and not touching the actual gun, placed it on top of a gravestone.
So, being a good citizen, I call 911 to report what we had found. And then, not surprisingly, things went downhill. Continues after the jump. (more…)
Looks like I should take the old schwinn out of storage. Would you be more likely to bike if there were more designated bike lanes in town?
Remember when the trucks came in April? A neighbor told me he thinks one sold for around $400k. Wild. So what do you think – thumbs up or down?
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the wall falling down on this building. Well they fixed it. The thing is the bricks don’t match the other bricks? Is that weird? Do you think it looks ok with mismatched bricks?
I thought it was a wedding. It turns out Saturday was St. Gabriel’s birthday and apparently that is a pretty huge deal in the Ethiopian Orthodox church. I’ll tell you what though. Despite the huge party and food I didn’t see one paper plate littering the street. These are some great neighbors.
And Happy St. Gabriel’s Birthday to you all.
Columbia Heights Coffee has recieved its first round of permits to expand its store on 11th Street. That’s the good news the bad news is that they still need another set of permits before demolition can begin. Still positive news.
By this time next year it is likely that Red Derby will have a roof deck. Unbelievably cool.
The building housing Looking Glass Lounge and the Yoga House upstairs has been sold for nearly $1.5 million. Both LGL and Yoga House have leases for the next two years so there is not likely to be any changes. However when the leases run out I am very fearful for the future. If that building was bought for nearly $1.5 mil then I’d have to assume that rents will sky rocket. In my opinion I don’t think this bodes well. My guess is we’ll be seeing more condos up top with, God willing, some type of retail in LGL’s space (and of course hopefully LGL will remain).
The house pictured above at 4108 4th Street was on the market for a whole 2 days before selling. The flier said, “This beautiful bungalow style home in the quiet Petworth neighborhood features a large living room and formal dining room, 3 bedrooms, a beautifully renovated eat-in kitchen, remodeled bathrooms, gleaming hardwood floors, and a private back yard…” Apparently it sold for the asking price of $449,000. Do you think it sold so quickly because it is a detached house? Was it a good deal or not?
Thanks to a reader for sending the news from the Washington Business Journal. Apparently Donatelli Development Inc. and the Neighborhood Development Corp. have bid on “The 5,700-square-foot lot at 3825-3829 Georgia Ave. NW and 3,700 square feet in two vacant storefronts at 3813 and 3815 Georgia Ave.” WBJ reports, “Both teams suggested retail and housing, and one of them suggested offices…the teams will present their ideas to the community by Sept. 1 and the District hopes to make a decision by early November.”
Awesome!