@reallyfarrah tweets us around 2:30pm:
“Fire crews on 11th street apartment block. 11th street NW closed from V St to U St.”
U Street
Update on the proposed soccer stadium/Reeves Center swap, thanks to all who sent links, the Washington Post reports:
“Bowser, who chairs the council’s economic development committee, said she would rather see the city’s capital dollars go to improving the city’s middle schools.
Under Gray’s plan, the city would put up about half the cost of the $300 million project through tax incentives and land swaps, including one in which D.C. would trade the Reeves Center, on U Street, to developer Akridge for a piece of Buzzard Point.”
1914 14th Street, NW
@LouisAt14 tweets us this morning:
“Noticed a new sign at 14th & U? ;) Trader Joe’s is now hiring! Stop by and apply. Opening 3/21. Excited?”
F*ck yes I’m excited. June 2010 was a long time ago!!
1940 11th Street, NW
Vinoteca’s Facebook page says:
“We’ll be getting a little “facelift” next week and will be closed for 10 days. Nothing major, just a little revamping of the bar area. As much as we love you, we can’t really get anything done with you around all the time… And we’ll be back open before you know it, on Feb. 28th.”
Eater DC notes some of the work:
“The bar area will feature a concrete bar top and go back to the space’s original exposed brick. The owners also brought in wood from a Michigan Ash tree which they’ll use for a rustic slab on top of one of the bars, and use for flooring.”
9th and U St, NW from 2009 – I’m always blown away when I remember what the Brixton space used to look like.
From an email:
“Next Saturday (Feb. 22) join us at The Brixton for Pie Fest – a pie tasting extravaganza that promises lots of pie, drinks, and merry making. Get pie samples from area pie bakers – including us, Blind Dog Bakery, Dangerously Delicious Pies, Pie Sisters, and more! One $10 ticket gets you unlimited pie samples and a free glass of punch. Get your tickets here.“
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Update 2: MPD confirms shots fired. No one injured. Shots may have been fired into the air.
Reader reports hearing around 8 gunshots at 10th and V Street, NW around 2:30 am last night. Anyone else hear anything?
Update @HungryLobbyist tweets us:
“it was right be American Ice Co.”
Photo by @TheHarrisWalker
This rental is located at 1928 10th Street, Northwest:
The listing says:
“This sparkling apartment offers hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless appliances, and new carpet in the bedroom. Just steps out the front door to the U Street Metro with a variety of restaurants and clubs within walking distance.”
You can see more photos here.
This 1 bed/1 bath is going for $2,200/Mo.
Photo by PoPville flickr user fritzheier
On the flip side to the “Dear PoPville” post below is this awesomeness. Thanks to fritzheier for uploading to the PoPville flickr pool. Looks like Garnet-Patterson Middle School from U Street.
Photo by PoPville flickr user fritzheier
If you hate Valentine’s Day or just want some really bad “guacamole” – this is for you:
From the Codmother:
“F*ck Valentine’s Mother Loves You All The Time
10:00pm – 3:00am
1334 U Street, NW
You can pay top bucks for a glass of house champagne and few chocolate cover rotten strawberries for this unimaginative,consumerist-oriented and entirely arbitrary,manipulative and shallow interpretation of romance day , or sitting at home and masturbating with your tears while thinking about your ex, or you can come to The Mother and drink until your ass off.”
1401 T Street, NW
From a press release:
“Med Lahlou and Antonio Matarazzo of the Lalou Group are pleased to announce the appointment of Domenico Apollaro as Chef de Cuisine at their new intimate 100-seat Italian restaurant Lupo Verde, located in the bustling 14th Street neighborhood at 1401 T Street, NW, 20009. Lupo Verde will open on February 20th serving dinner nightly, from 5 PM to 11 PM. Guests will also be able to enjoy late night hours Sunday through Thursday, from 11 PM to 2 AM, and Friday and Saturday, from 11 PM to 3 AM. Happy hour will also be available Monday through Friday from 3 PM to 7 PM.
A native Italian and 2001 graduate from the Istituto Professionale per i Servizi Alberghieri e di Ristorazione, in Castrovillari, Italy, Domenico Apollaro is moving to Washington to accept this new position. Prior to joining Lupo Verde, he was the executive chef at Eat’s Easy Restaurante in Milan, Italy. His career also includes working as executive chef at Osteria Vista in Lachen, Zurich from 2011 to 2012. He also served as the chef of the restaurant and garden at Altri Tempi in Marina di Massa and Lucca, Italy. From 2006 to 2011, he owned and operated three restaurants in Villapiana, Italy: Fusion Bar, Café del Mar and Voglia Difrutta. His culinary career also includes working every summer from 1994 to 2001, at the Hotel Hermitage in Portoferraio, Italy. He also cooked in various restaurants throughout Italy and in London, England from 2001 to 2006.
The menu Apollaro will create at Lupo Verde will feature a variety of small plates, house-made charcuteries, cheeses, breads and antipasti. Wood-fired pizzas will also be available along with a selection of paninis and salads at lunch, and house-made pastas, whole roasted fish and a premiere selection of meats during dinner. Customers will be able to purchase 70% of the restaurant’s menu “to go” including 50 cheeses (five of which will be made in-house while the rest will be made from local farmers or imported from Italy) sold by the ounce, two house-made prosciuttos and several other house cured meats. Fresh and dried house-made pastas will be available for purchase by the kilo, along with house-made sauces and rustic house-made breads.
This March, Lupo Verde will begin serving brunch Saturday and Sunday, from 9 AM to 3 PM, and lunch service will also be introduced Monday through Friday, from 11 AM to 3 PM.”