2016 9th Street, NW photo by Mykl Wu

From an email:

“Pierre Ajaj and Philip Stone, two chefs of the popular Just Jerk in Lanham MD have opened up the new falafel joint at the busy 9th & U area.

Located directly across from Atlantis and 9:30 Club (the old Andy’s Pizza spot), Falafel Brothers features their take on the popular wrap. The menu is simple, with four separate falafel choices plus the “create your own option.”

photo by Mykl Wu

In addition to falafels, the menu features manakishes. The dough for this flatbread is made in house comes in four choices: zaatar spice, toum, sesame seed, and a special one with babaganoush and topped with crispy falafel balls.” Read More

via google maps

A few folks have written asking about: “Someone was shot and killed inside the Atlantic Plumbing parking garage in Shaw last night.”

MPD just issued their report:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a shooting that killed a man in Northwest, DC.

On Sunday, November 19, 2023, at approximately 3:08 a.m., Third District officers responded to the 2100 block of 8th Street, Northwest, for the report of an unconscious person inside of a parking garage. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. Read More

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Thanks to Halim for sending the good word: “Falafel Brothers Now Open in Shaw” Read More

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Sad news from Buttercream Bakeshop via IG: Read More

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Thanks to J. for sending news about Your Only Friend:

“A forthcoming sandwich bar (the unification of a cocktail bar and sandwich shop) envisioned by Paul Taylor and Sherra Kurtz. Read More

This rental is located at 10th near Westminster. The Craigslist ad says: Read More

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From a press release:

“One year after launching his hit Ethiopian-soul food spot, Doro Soul Food, Chef Elias Taddesse is popping up a new burger concept in the same space in DCs Shaw neighborhood. Mélange Burger brings Chef Taddesse’s beloved burgers back to DC diners with some new twists–and smashes.

Mélange Burger, which opens October 31st at 11 AM, will offer Taddesse’s take on smash burgers, served on fluffy house-baked French milk bread buns. The patties, with names like Le Royale, The Oklahoma, and the McDowell, are made from locally sourced dry-aged beef from Maryland’s Sassafras Farm, which Taddesse grinds and blends in-house.

The burgers are topped with the Michelin-starred chef’s homemade condiments like jalapeño bacon jam, roasted garlic aioli, and butter chive Dijonnaise. Read More

Thanks to Joe for sending: “Any idea what this is in the bike lane on Florida Ave NW near the new Whole Foods? It’s on both sides of the street in the bike lanes on Florida Ave NW between the Rhapsody and the Floridian, one block south of the new Whole Foods.”

Update: “It’s a bus island. Allows the bus to stop in the lane instead of pulling to the curb and reduces mixing of buses and bikes.”

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The liquor license placard for Baan Mae says: Read More

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From MPD (sent 2:22am): “Shooting in the 2000 block of Florida Avenue, NW. Lookout for B/M, gray hoodie, black jeans.”

Thanks to all who passed on the tweet from Lukas Pietrzak around 10pm:

“Another night of semiautomatic rifles and shootings in Shaw – four shattered windows on Giant.” Read More