U Street
Photo by PoPville flickr user pablo.raw
From Change.org:
“Last May’s inaugural Funk Parade was a huge success. It brought together 30,000 people in the U Street neighborhood, showcased nearly 100 hours of music and dance performances, and generated an estimated $1 million in sales for local businesses.
Unfortunately, city officials refused to permit the parade to pass down U Street. The avenue has been a hub of live music and celebration for decades. It has hosted dozens of parades. Marion Barry’s first inaugural parade passed down U Street. But officials refused to close it briefly for Funk Parade, a celebration of the heart and soul of the city.
Instead, city officials forced the parade to use a narrow, inconvenient route down V Street and ending in an alley. The popularity of the event easily overwhelmed the route, and when the parade concluded crowds swarmed onto U Street anyway, forcing an impromptu closure. This petition is to ask the city, let us do it right this year!
The neighborhood supports this request: local ANC 1B has unanimously endorsed closing U Street for the parade. Its transportation committee has carefully reviewed the proposed U Street route, weighed community concerns, and unanimously voted to approve the request. But it needs your voice alongside it.
The Funk Parade is a true community event, supported by more than 100 local businesses and clubs, all the local neighborhood associations, and dozens of arts and culture groups from the Kennedy Center and Cultural DC to dance, music and urban art collectives. But it needs your help to call on DC officials to close U Street!
Missed Funk Parade last year? You missed live go-go, jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, reggae, hip-hop, afrobeat, capoeira, drumming, funk, soul, and samba. Other performances included magic, juggling, flash mobs, gypsy swing, and breakdancing. Basically, everything great about the city rolled into one giant event, and delivered — free! — to your doorstep.
Please sign this petition and help convince city officials that THE FUNK PARADE MUST BE ON U STREET IN 2015!”
11th and U Street, NW
Solly’s and Sloppy Mama’s present Pig, Beer and Bourbon:
“Saturday, January 24, 2015 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM
A full carolina pig pickin’, plus smoked brisket, mac n cheese, slaw, collards and cornbread. Tickets are $49.99 and that includes a full buffet of smoked meat goodness, and all you care to drink PBR and Jim Beam. Only 70 will be sold so get yours before they’re gone.”
New Year’s Social Hour with Generation Conservation:
“You are invited to The Nature Conservancy’s Generation Conservation New Year’s social hour!
On January 27, please join Conservancy staff, supporters, and friends at Eatonville Restaurant. Learn more about the Conservancy’s global fisheries work from Jeremy Rude, who is a Fisheries Specialist with the Conservancy. Mix and mingle with friends and colleagues, all for a good cause!
The suggested donation for this event is $10. Your gift will help support the MD/DC Chapter’s conservation work in the Mid-Atlantic region, protecting iconic natural areas like the Appalachians and the Chesapeake Bay. From our mountains to marshes, your donation will allow the Conservancy to continue protecting the lands and waters that we all love and cherish.
*The Nature Conservancy’s Generation Conservation (“Gen C”) is a local group of Conservancy supporters who plan events several times a year to help raise awareness for the Conservancy and its conservation projects. To learn more about what the Conservancy is doing in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, please visit www.nature.org/MarylandDC and www.nature.org/Virginia.
RECAP
When: January 27, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Where: Eatonville Restaurant (2121 14th St. NW, closest to the U Street Metro stop)
What: Happy Hour in support of The Nature Conservancy
VIP: Jeremy Rude, Fisheries Specialist at The Nature Conservancy”
Thanks to a reader for sending from 14th and U St, NW:
“Interesting lost wallet strategy…”
If you didn’t pick some up Whole Foods or Atlas Brew Works tasting room – have a taste at Solly’s starting at 6pm tonight.
11th and U Street, NW
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Photos used with permission by @TonyTGoodman
Earlier today @TonyTGoodman tweeted:
“Temporary Rite Aid on former sidewalk at 13th & U to make way for new apartment building.”
In early December the Washington Business Journal reported:
“A 1,400-square-foot prefabricated modular construction trailer will be placed on the sidewalk adjacent to the existing, soon-to-be-razed Rite Aid, for use as a temporary pharmacy. The JBG Cos. plans to knock down much of the block — five buildings totaling 19,000 square feet — to clear the way for an eight-story mixed-use project. The new building will include space for a new Rite Aid and roughly 165 multifamily units.”
We’ve previously spoken about the development here.
13th and U Street, NW
Photo by PoPville flickr user StreetsofWashington
“U Street NW (c. 1925)
A rare postcard view of U Street NW facing east from approximately 13th Street.”
South side of the street today:
1916 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Back in April, when it opened, I asked about the hours of the Trader Joe’s on 14th and T. It has opened at 9am rather than 8am. As someone who lives near by I like to hop into a grocery store on my way to work for fruit, lunch, etc. Walking to work today I notice that the Trader Joe’s looked open and the sign on the door had the 9 removed but no new time list.
Sure enough I just looked at the website and it lists the hours as 8AM – 10PM. I spoke with a staffer; he said they started opening at 8am on January 2nd.”
This rental is located at 1426 Florida Ave, Northwest. The listing says:
“Renovated English basement 1 bedroom apartment with all utilities included and Direct TV (Sports Package). This beautiful home features a renovated kitchen, fireplace, wood grain tile, and recessed lighting. Lots of light into this basement apartment through front, side and back windows. Just one block from the U St and 14th St Corridors. Only 5 mins from Metro, Trader Joes, and Yes Organic”
You can see more photos here.
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $1,850/Mo.