Faux brick. H Street, NE. I think this space was supposed to be sports bar for a hot second. Stay tuned.
H Street NE
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It may have may have one of the most ridiculous, to put it mildly, marketing campaigns and it may not run on Sundays (which I still can’t believe hasn’t caused more outrage) but I will admit that I’m going to ride the Streetcar. When I do super long walkabouts and my route takes me to H Street – I can see myself occasionally riding it to Union Station.
So, while it has been fun giving them grief [latest from the Economist “The catastrophic execution of the streetcar project has somewhat obscured the fact that even if everything had gone smoothly, the planning itself is rotten.”], nevertheless I want you to be honest – will you ride the Streetcar? How often do you think you will? What’s your scenario?
Actually it just occurred to me, I do many of my walkabouts on Sunday oh well…
“Dear PoPville,
I’m the owner of 411-413 H. Here are some before/during photos of the construction. It has been a really long road to renovate these dilapidated buildings, and I’m sad to say that DC makes it really difficult to turn around those blighted buildings in your neighborhood. So, when you sit there and wonder “what the hell is taking so long?”, remember that behind *some* of these buildings are owners who are struggling with DCRA and the utility companies. My wife and I learned that the hard way. Either way, the team at Nandos and their designers did an incredible job with the final design. Look forward to many meals here with our H Street neighbors.”
411 and 413 H Street, NE – photos courtesy Nando’s Peri Peri
Say what you will about the chicken – the space looks freaking amazing. Last week we noted the opening would coincide with the streetcar carrying passengers this Sat. Feb. 27th. Nando’s is having a little fun with that too:
“With the much-delayed D.C. streetcar beginning service Saturday Feb. 27, Nando’s PERi-PERi will get in on the action this weekend by offering its own free streetcar rides along the H Street Corridor. Just in case.
“Nando’s congratulates the city for launching streetcar service on H Street, after years of delays,” said Sepanta Bagherpour, Marketing Director of Nando’s PERi-PERI USA. “But we’ll be launching our own streetcar too this weekend, because you can never count your chickens before they hatch.”
Nando’s PERi-PERi, the South African-Portuguese restaurant known worldwide for its spicy flame-grilled chicken, is celebrating the grand opening of its newest restaurant on Saturday, at 411 H Street, NE. The free streetcar—actually a trolley decked out with Nando’s signage—will operate between the new Nando’s and the Atlas Performing Arts Center at 13th and H Streets, NE. Hours of operation are Saturday Feb. 27 from noon to 9pm, and Sunday Feb. 28 from noon to 5pm.
The Nando’s streetcar is emblazoned with signs reading “H Street Trolley. Nailed It,” and “A Streetcar Named Fire. Here’s to Tasty Transit. Next Stop Nando’s.”
Kidding aside – the space turned out absolutely beautiful once again (don’t forget how it used to look):
Lots more photos after the jump. (more…)
411 and 413 H Street, NE
Streetcar isn’t the only thing ready to roll on Saturday the 27th – Nando’s Peri Peri is too. Finally got official word on the opening date – Saturday, Feb 27! And Nando’s will be open on Sundays from 11:00am – 10:00pm…
Full press release after the jump. (more…)
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Holy crow he got the divorce after all. Hope you watched that video…
From the Mayor:
“Big news, DC! Streetcar to start passenger service next Saturday! Visit http://www.dcstreetcar.com for more info.”
From DDOT:
“After more than a decade of planning, construction and testing, Mayor Muriel Bowser and District Department of Transportation (DDOT) Director Leif A. Dormsjo announced today that the DC Streetcar will open for full passenger service on Saturday, February 27 at 10:00 a.m., following a brief ceremony.
“I’m proud to announce that Streetcar is ready for passenger service,” said Mayor Muriel Bowser. “I want to thank the residents of the H Street and Benning Road communities for their patience during the construction and testing of the system. As a way of saying ‘thank you,’ fares will be free on the system for an initial period of time.”
The opening ceremony will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 27 on 13th Street, NE between H Street, NE and Wylie Street, NE (intersection of 13th/H). Members of the public are invited to attend the ceremony.
Following the ceremony, the DC Streetcar standard hours of operation will be:
Monday-Thursday: 6:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.
Friday: 6:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m.
Holidays: 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
No Sunday service (more…)
From Maketto [1351 H Street, NE]:
“Chefs Erik Bruner-Yang and James Wozniuk are excited to welcome chef Deuki Hong (Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong, NYC) and writer Matt Rodbard (Contributing Editor at Food Republic) to Maketto for a one-night celebration of their new cookbook “Koreatown: A Cookbook” (Clarkson Potter, February 16, 2016 release date.) Joining them will be chefs Kristen Kish (“36 Hours” on Travel Channel, Top Chef, S10), Stephanie Cmar (Top Chef, S11), Cody Taylor and Jiyeon Lee (Heritage BBQ, ATL.) Guests will enjoy an epic Korean buffet created by the seven chefs, cocktails and beer thanks to James River Distillery and Tiger Beer, and a signed copy of “Koreantown: A Cookbook.” Tickets are $75 (inclusive of tax and gratuity.) (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Please tell me you’ve seen this?”
Of course it’s hard to differentiate parody from reality with the streetcar…
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@PoPville got a lot of tweets last night:
“Anyone else hear those SEVEN enormously loud BOOMS in Northeast DC just now?”
MPD settles it:
“Someone had apparently ignited fireworks. We responded and recovered several fireworks from the area of H Street.”
There have been a number of Gunshots or Fireworks? tweets from around the H Street, NE area the last few weeks – so if you hear enormous booms there’s a good chance the stash has not been depleted. Of course you never know…so call 911 to report it. Also send a tweet to @PoPville if you’re concerned and folks can usually clear it up right quick. Props to @wcpsarah who called it fireworks early on.