1939 14th Street, NW
J’s Steaks closed back in November. The space is going to become a Capital One Bank according to a building permit posted out front.
Ed. Note: The address also included 1947 14th so maybe it’s taking over the whole corner (that is also vacant?):
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a person of interest in an Armed Robbery of an Establishment (Gun) offense that occurred in the 1200 block of U Street, Northwest, on Sunday, January 29, 2017, at approximately 10:30 pm.
The suspect entered the establishment, brandished a handgun, and demanded money. The suspect took US currency then fled the scene.
Anyone who has information regarding these cases should call police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, information may be submitted to the TEXT TIP LINE by text messaging 50411.”
14th and T Street, NW
From an email:
“Cafe Saint-Ex on 14th Street NW is now offering a new Chef’s Pick 3-Course Menu option that will be available Thursday – Sunday nights.
For $45, the guest receives a glass of sparkling wine to start and choice of the following:
Starter
– Shaved Apple & Bacon Salad with Red Leaf Lettuce, Blue Cheese Dressing, & Roasted Walnuts
– Butternut Squash Soup with Almond Creme Fraiche
Entree
– New York Strip Steak Frites with Charred Spring Onion, Herb & Garlic Fries, & Demi Glace
– Pork Chop with Whipped Potatoes, Bok Choy, & Apple Relish
Choice of Dessert”
Photo by PoPville flickr user Clif Burns
Ed. Note: Back in 2012 we had a report of a meth lab fire in Dupont.
“Dear PoPville,
This was certainly the news today [Wednesday] in my apartment building (13 and U Street, NW)! Law enforcement (police? DEA? Homeland Security?) raided his apartment early this morning. Innocent until proven guilty, but – dude has degrees from 2 of 5 top law schools in country, was apparently an adjunct professor at Georgetown law, is a government lawyer at IRS – and was busted for meth distribution? Huge police/federal agent presence, so doesn’t seem like they are thinking just some poor schmuck with small amount for personal use. Yikes.”
CNBC reported yesterday:
“Jack Vitayanon, a Washington, D.C., resident who is an attorney in the IRS’s Office of Professional Responsibility, allegedly conspired with others in Arizona and Long Island, New York, “to distribute methamphetamine” since mid-2014, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn.
Vitayanon’s LinkedIn page says that he is also an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington.”
1405 T Street, NW. Photo by Rey Lopez
At long last the Colada Shop opens at 14th and T tomorrow and I’m happy to report it is awesome. Only thing is, it’s a bit smaller than I realized, fortunately they fill the space nicely. And more importantly the food was absolutely delicious. Every single thing I tried, I immediately wanted another one. Check the full menus below.
“To celebrate the opening of the DC location, on opening day – Wednesday, February 1st – Colada Shop will have surprise giveaways to the first 100 guests to walk through the door. Doors will open at 10:00AM.”
You can read the full press release here.
Photo by Rey Lopez
Couple more photos and menus after the jump. (more…)
Photo by Jonathan Pinkerton
This is not a drill. Hopefully the bilge pumps are in full effect.
hahaha amazing suggestion from Save Church Road:
“How ’bout something more like this? (JK. All our votes–like 3M–will be write-ins for Lt. K. McRae. #DCFD)”
Yesterday morning we woke up to the happy news that the Bill Cosby mural had finally been removed from the Ben’s Chili Bowl mural on U Street. Alas the sad news was that President Obama, Chuck Brown and Donnie Simpson went down too. And this morning the wall quickly went from white to worse:
Photo by Owen Comstock
So a replacement is needed post haste! We mentioned yesterday that Ben’s was taking a poll to see who the replacements will be this year. There were 56 options, with some uh interesting choices, with many very good ones. Another option was to write-in your choice. Yesterday DC Fireman commented that Lt. Kevin McRae would be an excellent selection to honor his memory. Lt. McRae perished fighting a fire in Shaw in 2015. This movement to vote Lt. McRae is starting to gain steam and I wholeheartedly endorse it. So if you are going to vote – please do include Lt. McRae of blessed memory. Thank you.
Had I known I woulda taken a few more.
