Koffee’s Lounge is located above the Salt and Pepper Grill Indian and Pakistani Cuisine (formerly GII) located at 2632 Georgia Avenue, NW.
The application says:
“New Tavern. Neighborhood lounge offering finger foods, live entertainment, dancing, cover charge. Occasional acoustic jazz bands, karaoke, open mic and DJ. Dance floor is 15ft x 20ft. A total of 86 seats and an occupancy load of 100.”
2818 Georgia Ave, NW
Dear PoPville,
It looks like the weird discount clothing store at 2818 Georgia Ave packed up and it’s now going to be a Boost Mobile. Little step back for the neighborhood in my opinion.
Dear PoPville,
A Hate Crime Robbery, Force & Violence that occurred Monday evening in Columbia Heights / Park View. There are no suspects, and no witnesses have come forward.
My partner was assaulted twice in succession at 9:15 PM Monday, on Georgia Ave near Irving Street. The first assailants used homophobic language and violently assaulted and robbed him, dragged him down the sidewalk, and shattered his jaw in two places. Immediately afterward, another person or persons took advantage of the situation and robbed him further.
He is currently in ICU at a local hospital.
If anyone has any information regarding the assaults and/or his stolen iPad, iPhone, ID, and credit/debit cards, they should contact the police.
This rental is located at 771 Harvard St, NW:
The listing says:
“Renovated home with a one car driveway at rear. Very rare to have a car parking space in this area. New granite counter tops, updated windows, updated kitchen cabinets, new washer/dryer, new carpet, newer central HVAC/AC system, basement rear with walk out entrance, freshly painted in this open floorplan. THIS ONE WONT LAST LONG!”
This 3 bed/2 bath is going for $2,400/Mo.
Well this is freaking awesome.
From an email:
We are really excited to tell you about Wangari Gardens, a new garden park that is being established in Washington, DC, on a 2.7 acre space of land that is bursting with creative potential! With a mission inspired by the legacy that Professor Wangari Maathai left behind, we are in the brainstorming, planning, and outreach stages of things right now, trying to get as much input as possible from the community about how the space can best be used to benefit everyone. Some of the main ideas include a community garden, a playground, a fruit tree orchard, a butterfly/sensory garden, a walking/wheelchair trail, a rain garden, an outdoor classroom, and a dog park.
The most immediate plans are to begin constructing raised beds for the community garden on March 18th, with a park opening date set for April 1st. In order for this to happen, we need your help! There are endless opportunities for volunteering your time and skills, whether it be through fundraising, planning, building, planting, teaching, etc. Check out the attached flier for upcoming volunteer dates!
If you are interested in being a plot-holder in the community garden, please see the attached application.
If you would like to donate to the Wangari Gardens project, you can do so through a tax-deductible donation on Paypal, accessed through our website (this should be working in the next day or two). Your donation goes straight to the project through Groundwork Anacostia, an amazing environmental justice organization in DC who has agreed to be our fiscal agent.
We are so excited to get this project going, but understand and wish for it to be a fluid creative process, involving as many people and opinions as possible. All input is much appreciated. Feel free to use this flier to spread the word about Wangari Gardens, especially to those who live nearby the park site. We have some upcoming outreach days to make sure that all of the neighbors know what is going on, but the more people talking about it, the better.
Find out more information: www.facebook.com/wangarigardens
www.wangarigardens.wordpress.com (under construction)
Find the site!!
Wangari Gardens is located on a 2.7 acre space, bordered by Irving St. NW, Kenyon St. NW, and Park Pl. NW. It is north of Howard University, west of the Washington Hospital Center/Children’s Medical Center, south of the US Soldiers’ Home, and east of the Parkview and Pleasant Plains neighborhoods. The site is in Ward 5, but borders Ward 1.
Wangari Gardens Garden Plot-holder Application
Back in mid-Jan. we learned that Dulcinea Bar and Grill was coming to Pleasant Plains at 2618 Georgia Ave, NW. I’m happy to report that they’ve soft opened. There is a small seating area on the first floor and a much bigger area upstairs. Unfortunately upstairs wasn’t set up when I stopped by but you can get an idea from this photo:
More importantly is the menu:
Ed. Note. This is only a rough draft soft opening menu it will be expanded
Photo by PoPville flickr user Edward Hoover
From an email:
The next Georgia Avenue Business Association (GABA) meeting will be on Tuesday, February 21, from 6:30 -8:30pm. A networking period will take place from 6:00 – 6:30pm.The meeting location is at the Roosevelt High School Library. Please enter the school from the Iowa Avenue and Georgia Avenue side.
The focus of this meeting:
1. Getting organized
2. Becoming a legal entity
3. Our first projectHere are the notes from our first few meetings.
A few weeks ago a reader wrote in about a new coffee shop coming to 2904 Georgia Ave, NW. I’m happy to report it is def. true! While still not open yet but we now know the name – Harrar Coffee & Roastery. As soon as I find out when they open, I’ll let you know.
2632 Georgia Ave, NW is starting to change names almost as much as 2450 18th St, NW. Nevertheless, I’m intrigued by the Salt and Pepper Grill Indian Hilal Food.
Thanks to a reader for sending word of a “new coffee roaster/cafe” coming to 2904 Georgia Ave, NW. He writes:
“The owner was one of those typical super nice, optimistic Ethiopian guys and stressed that they would have their own coffee roaster. They have the tables and a coffee bar already set up, so it looks like they should be open any day now. I also heard that the same builder of the new nearby Condo, is now going to build a twin condo building on the same block where the auto mechanic currently is located. All this with the Jazz club across the street should make the tiny 2900 Blk of Georgia Ave quite the happening place!”
The Enterprise Theater and Jazz Lounge’s website says:
“Grand Opening. Event consists of 3 days of Music, Theater and Art. Official Kick off is Thursday February 2nd, 3rd and 4th. All events start at 4pm.”
2917 Georgia Ave. NW
