Don Chico Thrift Store is coming to 1426 Park Road, NW next door (or downstairs from) the Los Hermanos Dominican restaurant near DC USA.
Columbia Heights
Columbia Heights can’t catch a break, last night power outage and now a reader sends from Holmead and Meridian Place NW. Fortunately they report DC Water already on the scene.
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Photo by PoPville flickr user ekelly80
SnowPatricksDay Snowball Fight in Meridian Hill Park:
“Meridian Hill Park
16th & W Sts NW
Today at 12:30pm
Come to the fight, and then have a pint, in honor of SnowPatrick’s Day! We’re trying something new – the first #DCSFA battle in Meridian Hill Park! Thanks to all of you who suggested the park as a battleground on previous occasions… now let’s make it happen!
As always, we like to remind the snowball community of a few things:
• Please follow any instructions given by the Metropolitan Police Department or the U.S. National Park Police
• Don’t target members of the media (too hard), and please try not to damage anyone’s camera!
• In the interests of safety – please play fair, DON’T THROW ICE, and wear any protective gear that you think you need!
• Pelting moving vehicles could cause accidents, SO DON’T DO IT!
• Anyone who behaves recklessly is responsible for the consequences.
See you at Meridian Hill!”
“Dear PoPville,
I was near the UCLA campus this weekend and noticed several of these diagonal crosswalks. It looked like an efficient way to move large numbers of pedestrians at once, thus clearing the way for smoother automobile traffic, since all crosswalks have a walk sign at the same time.
I’m wondering if one of these would work at the intersection of 14th and Irving, which is one of the worst intersections in Columbia Heights. Metro Buses would be able to make a right turn from Irving to Southbound 14th without having to wait for pedestrians. During rush hour, sometimes only one or two cars are able to make a right or left turn after pedestrians have cleared the crosswalks.
What do the readers think and who in the city is in charge of traffic design?”
We actually have one in Chinatown too – it’s called a Barnes Dance from 7th and H St, NW:
DDOT was in charge, more info from a press release issued in 2010:
“The District Department of Transportation is launching a new pilot program aimed at providing safer crossings for pedestrians at one of the District’s most traversed intersections: 7th and H streets, NW in Chinatown. The new traffic pattern, commonly called a “Barnes Dance,” allows pedestrians to cross in every direction, including diagonally, at the same time while vehicles on all four sides of the intersection are stopped at a red signal. The change is scheduled to be implemented on Wednesday, May 12 at 10 am.
“We are really excited to launch this pilot, and the intersection we’ve chosen is a great place to test this innovative timing technique,” said DDOT Director Gabe Klein. “Nearly 27,000 pedestrians use this intersection on an average day and about 26,000 vehicles. We believe by utilizing the Barnes Dance we can minimize conflicts and create a safer environment for everyone.”
Statistics show there were 35 total vehicle crashes at that intersection with 9 injuries (4 involving pedestrians) in 2009, and a total of 15 pedestrians injured from 2005-2008.
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“Dear PoPville,
Walking by the Tubman soccer field this morning [11th St, NW between Irving and Kenyon], I noticed that our tax dollars are being used to remove the large circle in the middle of the field that contained Mayor Fenty’s name. It will be interesting to see what replaces it – maybe Mayor Gray is trying to leave his mark while he can?”
Here’s how it looked when first installed back in 2009:
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3460 14th Street, NW
The application says they’ll be serving beer and wine with hours listed as Sunday: 8am-8pm and Monday through Saturday: 7am-9pm. You can see Le Caprice’s menu here. I’m looking forward to sipping a glass a wine on their great sidewalk patio.
“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if you might have any information about what’s going on with the Washington Sports Club Columbia Heights pool. It was closed for a couple of days last week and the person at the front desk that I called today said that it looked like it would be closed all of this week too. She said that the closure was directed by the corporate office, but won’t say why. The lack of explanation is a little concerning.”
3229 14th St, NW
About a month ago we learned that Pollo Campero’s dining room was getting renovated in the Columbia Heights plaza – turned out nice:
2712 11th Street, NW
After (at least) a year of wondering we finally know who is coming into the former Swiss Upholstery Shop next to the Cardozo-Shaw laundromat (at 11th and Fairmont) – a dry cleaners. A reader had heard some scuttlebutt that a cafe/bakery could be coming to the space. Sadly, depending on your perspective, that didn’t work out.
Short Articles about Long Meetings reports:
“No dry cleaning will be done on the premises — only pick up and drop off. There will also be alterations and shoe repair available.”
They also note that this space was previously home to a grocery store and dry cleaners before the upholstery shop.
looking north on 11th
Last time there was a snow emergency Pablo.raw sent a photo of a Cadillac parked in Meridian Hill park. It’s back. So bizarre. Is there any scenario where this is legit? Could it be a park employee’s car?
