Crossroads is moving into the former Mila Discount space on 14th just north of U Street:
“Crossroads is a new and recycled fashion retailer that has been serving its fashionable and environmentally conscious customers since 1991.”
The job fair is at 1600 Rhode Island Ave, NW 9/10 and 9/11 from 9:30am-6:30pm.
2015 14th Street, NW
From the folks at Tropicalia:
“Newly installed tile mosaic piece, designed by DC artists Brian Liu and Jarrett Ferrier for Tropicalia global dance hall at 14th/U Streets, NW DC. All of the step riser faces will also be completed in upcoming weeks. Many of the hand painted tiles were selected and hand carried back from Mexico City for the installation.”
Very cool!
1810 14th Street, NW
A couple of weeks ago we learned Redeem boutique would be moving up the street to 1810 14th St, NW next to Ted’s Bulletin. They’ve opened and the space is awesome. It’s deceiving from the outside as the storefront is rather small but when you walk inside it’s actually a huge space. And also props for the very cool new sign:
Photos of the inside after the jump. (more…)
From an email:
“Local 16
Monday Sept 9
5PM-9PM
1602 U Street, NW
Join our fundraiser with ENGINE 9, ENGINE 4 & TRUCK 9 on Monday , September 9 , 2013 by raising donations as a “Thank You” to the DC Firefighter’s Burn Foundation for helping 2 injured & hospitalized firefighters (Lt. S.Downs & FF/Tech W.Rose).
Please submit your donations here.
919 U Street, NW
Back in May we were told plans for tacos had switched to plans for a German beer garden at the vacant lot not next to Dodge City on U Street. This is from the same owners as Marvin, Gibson, Chez Billy, Satellite Room, Hanoi House. Well, plans are back to tacos and the space is no longer an empty lot:
I’m told they are now shooting for a November opening.
Looks like they’ll have a takeout window too:
From what I understand this taqueria will have a mighty fine selection of craft beer too. Stay tuned.
From MPD:
“On today’s date [Wed. Sept. 4th], at approximately 6:00 p.m., a citizen was approached [15th and V Streets, N.W.] by approximately 10 subjects who proceeded to assault him and steal his phone. The subjects fled via Metro bus. After subjects’ descriptions were given, police officers stopped several subjects aboard a Metro bus who matched the physical descriptions provided. The complainant was able to identify two of his assailants and two arrests were made. Anyone with further information regarding this offense is asked to please call the Metropolitan Police Department on 202/727-9099. Thank you.”
2020 9th Street, NW (just north of U Street)
It’s been a while since we had an update on the status of the new restaurant from the owner of Thai-Xing coming to 9th Street by the 9:30 Club. I finally ran into some workers last weekend and they said if all goes well they should be able to open in November. I get asked quite frequently – ‘what new restaurant/bar am I most looking forward to opening?’ – well, this is it. Here’s hoping everything runs smoothly from here!
928 U Street, NW
Just noticed the Jamaican Joe’s signage has come down at 928 U St, NW. And the renovations turned out nice too:
When I stopped by on Saturday they weren’t open yet. Anyone happen to see if they’ve opened with their regular hours:
Sad news about a legendary presence at the 9:30 Club – Josh Burdette has passed away at age 36. Back in Januarly 2010 Danny Harris did a profile titled Josh on the Little Pieces of the Puzzle – here are Josh’s words again:
“I was technically born in D.C., at Sibley Hospital, but I grew up in Kensington, Maryland and have lived there all my life. While Maryland is home, D.C. is home, too. D.C. has always been a big part of my life. As a kid, I came down to the museums. As I got older, I started going to the 9:30 Club, in the old location at 930 F Street Northwest, to see shows. My first show at the club was Shudder to Think. I don’t know exactly when it was, but probably sometime in high school. My sister was dating a guy who took us down to the show. From then on, I went to shows at 9:30 whenever I could. This was a really unique place. I had been to see the 80’s and early 90′s hair bands at Merriweather Post Pavilion and the Cap Center, but this place was simply hundreds of sweaty, dirty people going crazy. It was a nice change of pace and there was something about it that just spoke to me. I knew that when I was old enough, I wanted to get a job here.
“When I started at the University of Maryland, my parents gave me a hard time about getting a job. In the student newspaper, there was an ad looking for campus security staff with the words ‘size or experience a plus.’ I had no experience whatsoever, but I went in and got hired because I was big. I’ve always been bigger than everyone else. When you are the biggest guy around, you can either be a bully or go in the opposite direction and develop a slow fuse. I made a conscious decision as a young person to not abuse my size. Hurting someone is the last thing that I want to do. It turned out this was a good mindset for this work. Remember, we are not bouncers, we are door staff here. (more…)
1438 U Street, NW
Big news from U Street Dirt:
“We’ve just confirmed that 1438 U Street – the building that once housed “Cada Vez” and several other ventures that never really took hold – is being purchased by the Indian embassy for use as an Indian cultural center.”
It’s been a while since we had an update on the Old Station 9 space, glad to see this prime, long vacant space get a new tenant!