1537 7th Street, NW courtesy Ivy and Coney
We took a very early look at Ivy and Coney’s new retractable roof deck last week. I’m happy to report they’re now open:
Shaw
1917 9th Street, NW
The liquor license placard says:
“A Retailer Class ‘C’ Restaurant serving American, Mediterranean and vegetarian dishes with soft music or live jazz.”
1924 8th Street, NW
Glen’s Garden Market has also applied for a liquor license that says:
“New cafe will be a communal eating space. Market and café will sell locally made beer and wine for on and off premise consumption. Total Occupancy Load is 86. Sidewalk Café with 51 seats.”
With hours listed as Sunday through and Saturday 8 am – 10 pm.
T-26 days as they say.
looking north to Florida Ave
1924 8th Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the Steven Alan has opened.
925 Rhode Island Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if anyone can explain why the defunct Shaw Junior High (Garnet-patterson) building recently received a pretty good sized (and very loud) diesel generator? The school has been closed for years. Maybe it’s pumping power into the grid at a weak spot, but I’m certainly not an electric grid expert. (Frankly, I don’t even know if grids have weak spots) I have no idea why it’s there and I’m not sure anyone else is as curious as me.
Sincerely,
Curious Shaw dog park enthusiast”
The liquor license placard for Half Smoke says:
“A Retailer’s Class ‘C’ Restaurant serving sausages and other fast, casual menu items. Entertainment may include a DJ or live entertainment up to a 5 piece band. Total Occupancy Load of restaurant is 199 with 104 seats inside and 24 seats in Summer Garden area.”
This is the former MyTaxi space in the 800 block of Florida Ave, NW:
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a fatal shooting that took place on Saturday, November 7, 2015 in the 1700 block of 8th Street, Northwest.
At approximately 2:21 am, members of the Third District heard sounds of gunshots in the area. While investigating, they received information that an adult male victim had arrived at an area hospital suffering from a gunshot wound. Lifesaving efforts failed, and the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 28-year-old Reginald Perry of Northwest, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at (202) 727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
“Dear PoPville,
There is a rubber gasket and significant gap running down 9th street next to the convention center. I believe it extends from N to New York Ave. What is this and why is it here? My best guess is that rather than digging a tunnel for the metro here they essentially built a big platform on top of it for the road and the convention center, so this functions as an expansion joint like you’d see on a bridge. The gap is wide enough for a bike tire to slip into it, which I was unfortunate enough to experience while changing lanes recently.”
Been a while since we’ve talked about these:
“They are expansion joints. Due to changes in weather, hot and cold, materials expand or contract. You will most commonly see these on bridges. The reason why the convention center has these is because of the sky walks over the streets. The expansion joints allow the entire building to move together and prevents cracking.”