MPD tweets:
“1D Double Shooting, 0135hrs, (1) 100 block of Pierce Street NW (2) 1200 North Capitol Street NW, No lookout./2389″
On March 11th 13 people were shot on the 1200 block of North Capitol St, NW, 1 arrest has been made.
NoMa (Near Northeast)
1335 2nd Street, NE
The owners write:
“Thaaja launch party is this Thursday March 14th from 12 PM onwards. First 100 wraps/bowls will be free and $3 the rest of the day (limit one per customer).”
Thaaja opened in late Jan. at 1335 2nd Street, NE by the Courtyard Marriott and the NoMa metro. You can see their menu here.
At the end of Jan. Corner Bakery’s prime spot closed in Union Station (though they’ll open a new spot nearby at 500 North Capitol St, NW.) Thanks to Amanda Wagner for sending photos of the new tenant – Le Pain Quotidien.
Who do you prefer Corner Bakery or Le Pain Quotidien?
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A couple weeks ago we noted one of the longest coming soon signs in town was about to become a reality. Thanks to MG for sending word that as of this morning Einstein Bros. Bagels has opened in Union Station (next to Jamba Juice on the 1st floor.)
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@IAFF35 first tweeted:
“1200 North Capitol St NW multiple shooting treating 8 patients.”
@DCPoliceDept then tweeted:
“1D-Shooting multiple victims all conscious & breathing, 1200 North Capitol Street NW, LOF Blue BMW, 2D, older model, tag unk.//2237.”
This morning Washington Post reports:
Police are investigating an overnight shooting on a busy D.C. street corner that left as many as 11 people wounded, one of them seriously, authorities said.
Assistant Police Chief Peter Newsham said gunmen in two dark-colored cars opened fire just after 2 a.m. on a crowd of people outside Tyler House, an eight-story, subsidized residential building on the south side of New York Avenue at North Capitol Street.
It seems like Einstein Bagels has been “coming soon” to Union Station (next to Jamba Juice) for years. But now the plywood has come down and it actually looks like it really will be opening soon!
And in other Union Station retail news – The Body Shop Boutique will be reopening in March:
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After a slight reprieve the Barnes and Noble is closing in Union Station today. The Hill is Home hears from a Barnes and Noble employee that an H&M clothing store will open up in the space this summer.
So let’s take this opportunity to see what DC’s the other former big bookstores have become. In Friendship Heights the Borders became a DSW, at 18th and L St, NW the Borders is becoming a Nordstrom Rack. The former Borders at 14th and F St, NW became The Hamilton. The Barnes and Noble in Georgetown became a Nike Store. Am I missing any others?
This rental is located at 1033 5th Street, NE:
The listing says:
“GREAT, RENOVATED EFFICIENCY BASEMENT APARTMENT, WITH A DEN, WALL-TO-WALL CARPETING, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTERS, CERAMIC TILES, FRESHLY PAINTED. CLOSE TO THE NOMA-GALLAUDET (NEW YORK AVENUE/FLORIDA AVENUE) METRORAIL STATION, DOWNTOWN DC, ROUTE 50, CAPITOL HILL, H STREET CORRIDOR. VOUCHER PROGRAM WELCOME.”
This efficiency is going for $1,100/Mo.
Photo by PoPville flickr user mosley.brian
The following was written by Ben Ball. Ben is a transportation nerd in his spare time and lives in LeDroit Park.
Crossing the northern part of downtown is a hassle. Jammed buses, increasing traffic, and maxed out Metro stations are already part of daily life for those who live or work in the area. The District’s transportation planners realize this, and are already working on new transit options for the long corridor between Union Station and Georgetown.
DDOT held the first in a series of public meetings to lay out options, ask for feedback, and ultimately make a decision on how to proceed. To a certain extent, DDOT has already tipped its hand – the choice is really between an expansion of the forthcoming H St streetcar line and the creation of a “bus rapid transit” system. Given the investment the District has already made in streetcars, this is likely the pre-ordained choice. In order to satisfy Federal funding guidelines, however, DDOT has to officially consider other options, including the possibility of not building anything.
Where would this new transit option go? Between Mt Vernon Square and Washington Circle, there is really only one viable route. K St is not only a straight shot through the area, but it also has the small frontage roads which can easily be repurposed into a streetcar line or a dedicated space for buses. M St is theoretically another option, but there’s the whole problem of Thomas Circle to deal with, and the street width doesn’t allow for much creativity.
Continues after the jump. (more…)
This new rental building is called Aria on L Street. We last checked on its progress back in Oct. 2012. Like the way it turned out?