Sweet Diablo, claiming to have the best chocolate cake in the world, is coming to 19th and M St, NW in the small retail space just west of the Jos A Bank on M Street in southern Dupont. We’ll def. be back for a proper judging to test their claim. Stay tuned!
Photo by PoPville flickr user sciascia
From an email:
I’m a local resident and organizer of 2010’s World Cup fan festival and snowball fights in Dupont Circle Park, and I would like to let you know about another event that I am organizing for next month: Dance in the Circle (DITC).
The six-hour dance festival, scheduled for April 21st, will be the first of its kind in Dupont Circle Park, featuring a dance floor, speaker system, lights, DJ booth, and 10 local-area dance companies doing performance and instruction in a variety of styles, all free & open to the public.
Press release after the jump. (more…)
Dear PoPville,
I saw a kid get hit by a car Thursday night [around 11pm] on Connecticut Ave [and 18th St,NW] its is was pretty bad. Not sure if he survived and I can’t seem to find any coverage on it for some reason.
With that said I’ve complained to the city multiple times about the cross walk timers being off from one side of the four lane to the other side buy roughly 8 seconds. I knew this was going to be tragic one day and it just so happened Thursday night while I was standing right there.
Another reader writes:
“I saw a pedestrian on crutches get hit by a car in the crosswalk of Connecticut Ave. near Jefferson Pl around 11:00pm. He was in pretty bad shape and was eventually taken to the hospital. I tried to find information about what exactly happened and how the pedestrian is doing this morning, but was unable to find anything.”
Has anyone else seen any news reports or happen to know what happened?
March 2012. 1140 19th St, NW
Back in Dec. 2011 Via 19 added Pho DC in the former Mezze Luna space at 1140 19th St, NW. On Sunday I saw the signs had come down and workers were cleaning out the space. The space has an amazing patio out front so hopefully the next tenant will have better luck. Stay tuned.
Dec. 2011
Panas opened up at 2029 P Street, NW back in June ’10. We judged them back in Aug. 2011.
The liquor license application also says:
“Panas also wishes to enhance its patron’s dining experience by providing live acoustic guitar music on occasion at the restaurant. Total number of seats is 13, with a total of 8 summer garden seats.”
I love the curve of the Dresden located at 2126 Connecticut Ave., NW.
From their Website:
Built in 1909 by Harry Wardman, the Georgian Revival-style Dresden deserves its coveted place among Washington’s “Best Addresses”. Converted in 1974 from rental apartments to condos, the building currently features 62 apartments of varied size with exquisite architectural details and a community of distinguished residents. Located in Northwest Washington, DC close to the Woodley Park Metro stop with its beautifully curved facade facing Connecticut Avenue and Kalorama Road, the Dresden offers a unique landmark in the area. The interior common areas boast original marble wainscoting, tile floors with Greek-key borders and wide public halls. Apartment interiors feature elaborate parquet floors and intricate plaster moldings. The rooftop garden, lovingly cared for by a resident grounds committee, offers a beautiful oasis from the bluster of city life.
1742 Connecticut Ave NW
From an ArtJamz press release:
After roaming the metro area as pop-up for 1.5 years, ArtJamz has opened its first permanent retail location– the ArtJamz Dupont Studio at 1742 Connecticut Ave NW, Washinton DC 20009 in Dupont Circle. The venue is hybrid gallery / bar / artist studio. To celebrate its new home, the participatory art party concept will be hosting the “Dupont Studio Launch Sessions” throughout the month of March, with its first session open to the public on March 9th. Although the studio is not officially open till the 9th, ArtJamz is currently taking online reservations. Ticket link: http://artjamzdcsessions.eventbrite.com/.
$65 includes beer, wine and vitaminwater zero, catering from Fuel Pizza, great music, a canvas that you get to paint and keep, unlimited acrylic paints, brushes, art materials, tips from ArtJamz Creative Enablers and a chance to meet and bond with your fellow intrepid ArtJammers. A new $45 pay-as-you-go bar option is available. There are also family-friendly paint and pizza KidsJamz sessions from noon to 4PM on the weekends for children aged 6 to 18 ($40 for two hours.)
The 800-square foot lounge / gallery is located in the heart of Dupont Circle and features a cozy Artist Lounge for eating and drinking and an open plan ArtJamz Gallery where ArtJammers can unleash their inner artists. With a maximum occupancy of 30, the studio is ideal for public and private groups of 10 to 25.
As ArtJamz evolves, so too will its business model. Aside from ArtJamz paint and drink sessions, the studio will host KidsJamz, private party bookings for adults, families and corporations, and unique art classes, such as sketching, cartooning and street art.
The Artist Lounge, ArtJamz Dupont Studio (Photo by Anchyi Wei)
ArtJamz Dupont Studio (Photo by Anchyi Wei)
Photo by PoPville flickr user ianseanlivingston
Following Logan Circle’s temporary closure comes Dupont Circle tomorrow morning. From DDOT:
On Tuesday, February 28, at approximately 10 am, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will temporarily power down the traffic control signals located at Dupont Circle in Northwest Washington. The signals will be turned off for several hours to allow technicians to upgrade the traffic control signalization system. The signals will be turned on prior to the pm rush hour.
Dupont Circle is located at the intersection of 19th Street, P Street, New Hampshire Avenue, Massachusetts Avenue and Connecticut Avenue, NW.
Traffic control officers will be onsite to direct traffic through this area. Motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians approaching and traveling through the circle are urged to use caution. Travelers may also want to consider alternate routes to avoid delays.
Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. She is the founder of 10 Square Team and is affiliated with Keller Williams Capital Properties. 10 Square Team is a princeofpetworth.com advertiser. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 1772 T St NW
Legal Subdivision: Old City #2
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Dupont
Original List Price: $694,900.
List Price at Contract: $694,900.
List Date: 11/30/2011
Days on Market: 6
Settled Sales Price: $695,000.
Settlement Date: 01/06/2012
Seller Subsidy: $0.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Veterans Administration (VA) Backed Loan
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see pics, click on the main pic after opening the link and scroll through.
In contrast to the very large home that was recently profiled as a House Porn Edition of Good Deal or Not Revisited (GDoN-R), today’s subject property represents what one might find at the smaller end of the Dupont property spectrum. Of course, being Dupont and all, small does not necessarily equate with inexpensive.
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3 Pizanos – pizza, subs, salads and gyros is coming to 1815 M St, NW (next to Ozio, west of Connecticut Ave) in March. Their facebook page says:
“Who loves authentic New York style pizza?! Not the wanna bee kind but the thin soft and crispy crust with just enough sauce and an awesome amount of oozing cheese ;o)~ drooooling…”
I’m cautiously optimistic.
