A couple weeks ago, I mentioned that the Eagle restaurant was coming back to the former Vegetate space at 1414 9th St, NW. Earlier this week I walked past the space and it looked totally revamped. They’re also branding themselves as a sports bar – when I walked by there was a soccer game on the tv. Looks like it could be a chill space. Anyone stop by yet?
Photo by PoPville flickr user dullshick
From an email:
“The Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library will be closed Sunday, Feb. 26 – Wednesday, Feb. 29 to improve the sewage equipment in order to handle more capacity. The Library will re-open on Thursday, March 1. Library users are encouraged to use and can pick up holds at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
Thanks to a reader for sending this note from the Shaw’s Tavern Facebook page:
“Dear Friends,
As we are patiently waiting for our liquor license to be issued we have decided to open our doors for business. Shaw’s Tavern will serve a light breakfast and lunch menu for weekdays from 7am to 6pm and a brunch menu on weekends from 9am to 4pm. Please stop by as we would love the opportunity to meet our neighbors.”
Shaw’s Tavern is located at 520 Florida Ave, NW.
After the jump see their Brunch and Lunch Menus (more…)
It’s been fun watching the progress of the Howard Theatre renovations at 7th and T St, NW. Now comes even more exciting news from EastShawDC:
“ Wanda Sykes is scheduled to perform at the Howard Theatre from April 13 through April 15, 2012″
Any Wanda Sykes fans?
Dear PoPville,
Italy Pizza at 634 Florida Ave, NW in Shaw/Ledroit Park is excited to begin serving coffee in the mornings and throughout the day. The pizza shop will continue to serve their regular menu. You might have seen some signs go up and we are displaying coffee bags in the window.
The week of Feb 12th will be our soft opening. We will be serving coffee and espresso beverages starting at 7am including regular drip coffee, lattes, cappuccinos, and mochas.
We are planning to sell bagels and other breakfast items starting next week.
We are proud to feature Gimme! Coffee, a small-batch roasting company with locations in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and upstate NY. To our knowledge no other place in DC carries their coffee. We’ll be using their “Leftist Espresso” and are in the process of sampling their single origin coffees.
We are committed to providing high quality, well-prepared drinks and will be keeping prices very reasonable– less than $2 for a 12 oz drip coffee and less than $3 for a 12 oz latte.
From an email:
“This event is entirely open to the public and features the culinary stylings of chefs James Claudio [Executive Chef at Restaurant Marvin] and Thang Le [Chef Toki Underground]! All the fun starts Thursday night, February 16th and goes on every night until Saturday night the 18th. Dinner is first-come first served and begins at 7:30 pm and goes until late night!”
See the menu here.
Montserrat House is located at 2016 9th St, NW.
UPDATE: Unfortunately this event has been cancelled.
944 Florida Ave, NW, (at W Street by 9:30 Club) home to Darnell’s Bar in the evenings, is getting a pop up coffee house called The Blind Dog Cafe. They have soft opened this week but officially open Feb. 12th at 2pm.
Co-Owner Noah Karesh (other partners are Jonas Singer and Cullen Gilchrist) tells me:
The Blind Dog is a pop-up cafe located in the heart of Washington DC. We love espresso, good conversations, and building a community. We will be serving great coffee, delicious sandwiches and salads, and an assortment of other homemade goodies.
Our standard hours are from 7AM-4PM 7 days a week. In the evening the place turns back to Darnell’s Bar
In general our menu is focused on simple ingredients prepared in a delicious and authentic manner. Most of our food is either local and or home made. Some highlight from the food side are the fresh baked Croissant and other assorted backed goods which come from Black Strap Bakery (@BlackStrapCo) (a local startup bakery, who bake out of our kitchen). We are making our own roast beef and turkey for the sandwiches as well as all of our finishing salts, aiolis , pickles, granola. The list can go on. On the drink side beside one of a small few places in DC serving PTs Coffee, we are doing a pour over bar ( i think the only one in DC). We are serving the amazing Rishi teas and finally we are making our own home-sodas (flavors include Vanilla, Lemon, Lime, Blood Orange, Passion Fruit).
Check out the menu after the jump. (more…)
From an email:
Mark your calendar: On the evening of February 8, 2012, six notable Shaw galleries are staying open late and the Walter E. Washington Convention is opening its doors for a rare evening tour of its extensive art collection.
The Convention Center tour will start from the Mount Vernon Square entrance to the Convention Center and will last approximately one hour. The tour will start promptly at 6:30 p.m., and participants are encouraged to arrive at the Convention Center at 6:15 p.m.
Participating galleries include Civilian Art Projects (1019 7th St., NW), Contemporary Wing (1250 9th St., NW), Lamont Bishop Gallery (1314 9th St., NW), Long View Gallery (1234 9th St., NW), Maruka Gallery and Boutique (1300 9th St., NW), and Touchstone Gallery (901 New York Ave., NW). Galleries will remain open until 9 p.m. for the Shaw Art Walk. Maps and descriptions of the galleries’ shows will be available at each gallery and at the conclusion of the Convention Center tour.
Following the art walk at 9 p.m., participants are encouraged to enjoy the art of the cocktail at The Passenger which is located at 1021 7th St., NW.
For more information and to view the press release, visit the Shaw Main Streets website:http://www.shawmainstreets.org/events/shaw_art_walk
To RSVP to the Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/events/176021592502645/
This rental is located at 1532 Marion St, NW:
The listing says:
“Sensational location for this charming home on lovely 2-block of Marion Street. Featuring 2BR 1.5BA with open floor plan. Stainless Steel Appliances, HW floors on main level. Large fenced private and cozy rear yard. Central HVAC, Gas FP, 2 blocks to Metro. You are in the center of the city, walking distance to tennis & basket courts, shopping, parks & nightlife. Community garden on the same block.”
This 2 bed/1.5 bath is going for $2,475/Mo.
Back in Oct. 2011 we spoke about El Sol Mexican restaurant closing at 1930 9th St, NW (just south of U St.) I had noticed construction for the last few months but they’ve recently applied for a liquor license which says it’ll become a:
“New Tavern with an occupancy load of 122. Requesting an Entertainment Endorsement to include dancing and cover charge.”
More info as it becomes available.