U Street

“Car crashed into the front of the Bemmi Hardware building 8am Sunday”

By Prince Of Petworth

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A reader reports:

“You’ve posted a few times about Bemmi Hardware — that always closed hardware store on the corner of 12th and Florida NW. We might be seeing some changes there soon — this morning around 8am a car jumped the curb and crashed into the front of the building. Or at least there didn’t seem to be any commotion when I left the house for a bagel run at 8am and the accident had happened by the time I rolled by at 8:23. The storefront looks pretty badly damaged — they will at least need to do a repair job. The good news is people who looked like the owners were there so it isn’t as abandoned as it seems.”

Exiles Bar now open in former Stetson’s space on U Street – Check Out the Menu; Brunch Coming Soon

By Prince Of Petworth

exiles
1610 U Street, NW

Exiles soft opened over the weekend, “grand opening slated for the end of June”, from an email:

“We plan to roll out a brunch service in the next few weeks, at the moment we are open at 4:30 Monday to Friday and 3:00 Saturday and Sunday. We will also be open until 2am Sunday-Thursday and 3am Saturday and Sunday.”

Check out the menus after the jump. (more…)

Bistro on U space to become “Service Bar”

By Prince Of Petworth

bistro
926 U Street, NW

A liquor license placard for Service Bar at 926 U Street, NW says:

“New Tavern. Live Entertainment, dancing, cover charge. Total Occupancy Load is 99. Summer Garden with 40 seats.”

Stay tuned because last week, I also saw this posted on the window…:

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Maybe the Frozen Yogurt Fad isn’t Over After All

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in identifying two persons of interest in reference to a Burglary II incident which occurred in the 1900 block of 12th Street, NW, on Monday, May 23, 2016, at approximately 4:40 AM. The subjects were captured by the establishment’s surveillance camera.

Anyone who can identify these individuals or who has knowledge of this incident should take no action but call police at (202) 727-9099 or text your tip to the Department’s TEXT TIP LINE to 50411.”

Bakehouse Closes Retail Bakery at 14th and T “we have arranged for another local business to take over the storefront”

By Prince Of Petworth

bakehouse
1407 T Street, NW

Ed. Note: Bakehouse opened back in May 2013.

“Sunday May, 22nd will be our last day of operation as a retail bakery.

Our wholesale business has taken off, so we are going to focus on this in order to allow for future growth.

We will continue to operate out of our kitchen at 1407 T Street NW, and we have arranged for another local business to take over the storefront. (We’re not yet able to announce who’ll be moving in, but – for now – suffice it to say that we’re thrilled to be working with them, and we think they’ll be a great addition to the neighborhood!) (more…)

“Anyone who’d like to appear before the board to protest the request must file a petition or request to appear before May 31”

By Prince Of Petworth

mulebone
2121 14th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

FYI, Eatonville Inc. (owner of Mulebone at Union Row, 2121 14th St NW) is seeking to terminate the Settlement Agreement it signed with a former Union Row resident in 2009. Eatonville Inc. claims that because the former resident was the “sole beneficiary” of the agreement, and the resident has since moved away, the restaurant should be able to terminate the agreement.

The Settlement Agreement requires: (1) emphasis on food with limited live entertainment, (2) any live music must only be audible inside the restaurant and must end by 10pm, (3) maintenance of a security plan, (4) outdoor patio must close by midnight, (5) reasonable efforts to eliminate rat infestation, (6) signs advising patrons of capacity limits and the residential nature of the neighborhood, and (7) encouragement for patrons to use public transit or park in public garages rather than on residential streets. Mulebone’s current liquor license class is C-Restaurant.

There is a hearing on Eatonville Inc.’s request for termination of the Settlement Agreement on June 13, 2016. Anyone who’d like to appear before the board to protest the request must file a petition or request to appear before May 31, 2016. Notice of the hearing, and a copy of Eatonville Inc’s request, are attached. (more…)

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