You can see the Floor plans here and a promising rendering from their website:
Shaw
From an email:
“Please join us for Oxfam America’s Hunger Banquet on Wednesday, November 18, 2015.
As the holiday season begins with the consumerism and overeating of Thanksgiving, we invite you to an alternative dining event to help you see hunger and inequality in a whole new way. The Oxfam America Hunger Banquet is nothing like your typical banquet dinner; it is an experiential event where your meal will be determined by the luck of the draw. Are you feeling lucky?
The Banquet will take place between 6 and 8pm on November 18th at the Wonder Bread Factory in Shaw (641 S St NW) and WUSA9’s Delia Gonçalves and WAMU’s Pat Brogan will lead the participants through the program.
Oxfam America is a global organization working to right the wrongs of poverty, hunger, and injustice around the world. For more than 40 years, Oxfam America Hunger Banquets have been changing the way people think about global hunger, one plate at a time. As we prepare to celebrate the abundance of food this holiday season, join us and spend an evening in someone else’s shoes. You may never see things the same way. Note that the Hunger Banquet is free and we expect it to fill up fast, so please RSVP!
Event website: www.greenvelope.com/event/HungerBanquetDC
Oxfam America website: http://www.oxfamamerica.org/“
Located right near the new Warby Park at 8th and Florida Ave, NW on Florida.
Chrome’s website says:
“For over a decade, the creative communities throughout every major city have used Chrome bags, footwear and outerwear to help them survive the demands of the city. Wrenched is a tribute to these people and the cities in which they live and create in. Through each of their own unique perspectives, we’re given an insight to the best of everything their neighborhoods have to offer. This isn’t a guide to the same old played out tourist traps that you’ve already heard about a million times over. This is a glimpse into each city that we feature as told by its locals. This is the real-real … For tourists and lifers, alike.”
1537 7th Street, NW
Ivy and Coney’s new retractable roof deck is almost done. It took a little longer than expected (and obviously finishing touches are ongoing) but it turned pretty damn nice. There’s a pool table under this tarp:
6 tvs:
Separate outdoor bar (not to mention new kitchen.) Pardon the language but Bull Durham fans will be happy:
Stay tuned for an exact opening date very soon.
1547 7th Street, NW
Looks like Ambar is coming to the beat up building catercorner to Dacha after all. The placard says:
“New Restaurant serving Balkan food. Total Occupancy Load is 250. Sidewalk Café with 34 seats.”
Obviously a ways to go before they open. You can see their menu from their Capitol Hill location here.
From a press release:
“Top DC independent and minority-owned women’s apparel boutique Lettie Gooch announced that it will open its doors in The Shay in early November, joining an impressive line-up of retailers, including Warby Parker, Kit and Ace, and Compass Coffee.
Lettie Gooch, which operated on the U Street corridor for the past 6 years, will return to its home in Shaw, where it got its start in 2006.”
formerly at 1517 U Street, NW
Compass Coffee regularly has lines out the door at their 1535 7th Street, NW location. The new location is on 8th Street just south of Florida Ave (north of T and All Souls Bar.) This is the second super popular coffee shop to open their 2nd location recently – last week The Coffee Bar opened their 2nd spot on 17th Street. Good news for coffee lovers around town.
2014 9th Street, NW
Massive news from a New York Times profile about Eric Hilton:
“Next, he gestured to No. 2014 next door, a shuttered rowhouse where Mr. Hilton plans to open a Korean barbecue restaurant with Erik Bruner-Yang, known for his ramen shop Toki Underground on H Street. It is one of four restaurant projects Mr. Hilton has underway.”
Stay tuned for more info on this and the other three projects underway.
9th Street looking north towards 9:30 club
9th Street looking south towards U Street/Florida Ave
“This is where we will drink Mezcal” Finally saw it in person – can’t wait for this Mezcaleria.
9th and N Street, NW
Been meaning to post this one for a while (thanks to all who emailed). DC Postal was located in the former Capoeira Spot space and was only open for a few months.