DC Safari was located at 4306 Georgia Ave NW. I’ll be sure to keep my eyes on this location to see who moves in.
We judged DC Safari back in April ’09 here.
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Petworth
Great news! From a press release:
“The Petworth Community Market is pleased to announce the launch of its opening season beginning Friday,
June 25, 2010.
The market will run every Friday 3:00‐7:00pm through October 29, 2010. The market will be located on the 4100 block of 9th Street NW at the highly visible intersection of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street.”
More details on vendors coming later this week.
WBJ’s Michael Neibauer has a great report on 14th St development plans:
District planners are eyeing a 1.8-mile stretch of 14th Street NW for a makeover, one that may usher in a streetcar line, a redeveloped Metro bus garage and a more diverse commercial lineup along a corridor often overshadowed by Columbia Heights just to the south.
Running north from Spring Road to Madison Street, the Central 14th Street corridor drives through several middle-income communities, including Petworth, 16th Street Heights, Brightwood Park and Crestwood. Minority-owned storefronts, generally neighborhood-serving retail, dot the strip. A century-old Metro bus garage, which D.C. government planners deem “potentially historic,” comprises two blocks between 14th Street and Iowa Avenue.
Read the rest of the story here.
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This home is located at 4205 Illinois Ave, NW:
The flier says:
“This is a lovely old Petworth home – built in 1914 – with marvelous woodwork throughout the house. Even the front door is the original! And, sit on the front porch and enjoy Grant Circle.”
You can find more info here and a mouseonhouse tour here.
You dig the old wood? Does $459,000 sound reasonable for this 3 bed/1.5 bath?
And just down the block is a renovated home, 4 bed/3.5 bath at 4118 Illinois Ave, NW going for $549,900 ( photo tour here.)
Which do you think is the better deal?
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Photos courtesy of L a l i p a t S o b h a w o n g s e
I mentioned that Sala Thai had a soft opening in Petworth at 3716 Georgia Avenue, NW a couple of weeks ago. I wanted to share some cool photos of the restaurant getting blessed by monks on June 4th.
However, last night, June 15th, they had their grand opening celebration and the place was packed. Sadly, (long day) I didn’t have my camera with me. But I can tell you the food was great and the vibe was fantastic. Mayor Fenty, CM Bowser and CM Graham stopped by to give their support. I’m also happy to report that the guests were quite diverse, giving proper representation to the community.
Around once every few weeks I get an email asking for an update on the Sports Bar coming next to Looking Glass Lounge on Georgia Ave. I’m happy to say I can finally provide one. For those who are unfamiliar with this project you can see some background here.
First the name has changed. The ultimate plan is to still create a much bigger project called the The Green Room. The new name comes from the bar in Pretty Woman called the Blue Banana. Uh, while that wouldn’t be my first choice for the name of a sports bar, I’m glad to say the project is still moving forward.
At any rate, the contractors have been selected and the final construction permits issued. Construction is now likely to start late this week, early next week. Construction will take approximately 10 weeks. They now hope to open in time for Football season but I’m gonna have to guess the Sept./Oct. timeframe if all goes well. Stay tuned for more info as it becomes available.
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“Dear PoP,
I just stopped into the Pink Snapper for a pre-opening celebration at 826 Shepherd St NW, and had some delicious Jamaican food including ox tail, curried goat, rice, beans, the works. I talked with the co-owner and she said that they’re having their grand opening next Saturday, June 19th starting with lunch at noon.”
It’s been a long time coming, can’t wait to try them out!
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Map from DDOT via GGW
Holy cow, not sure how I missed this. Greater Greater Washington’s Kent Boese reports:
On May 17, 2010, work on the $7.9 million Middle Georgia Avenue Great Streets project began. The project is expected to last approximately 18 months and will include the area between Webster Street and Otis Place, NW, and include Upshur Street between 8th and 9th Streets.
The greatest changes will come to two triangular parks along Georgia, one at Upshur and 9th and the other at Varnum and Kansas Avenue. Both will get new landscaping and the sidewalks realigned.
Most significantly, 9th Street will be closed to traffic at the tip of the triangle, where it splits off Georgia at a narrow angle. That will become community greenspace, including one of several bio-retention ponds.
The project will consist of roughly three phases starting at Webster Street and working south.
Lots more great info and maps here. This community greenspace is gonna make for a great Petworth Farmer’s Market, hopefully, starting June 25th.
Update: Thanks to a reader comment, you can track progress on this project here.
Photo by Flickr user icubaji
Well this is pretty wild. The organizer writes:
“I am hosting the 1st Petworth Free Store on Saturday 12 June, 9am-noon, at 907 Quincy Street, NW 1 block from Georgia Avenue/Petworth Metro station It’s like a yard sale but everything is free! Take what you want/need. Donations accepted on Saturday 12 June between 8:30am and 10:30am.
For more info, email Marya at chocolateyarugula(at)gmail(dot)com”
Volunteer info here.
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A reader sends in some photos and a succint review of the new Sala Thai located on Georgia Ave above the Petworth metro:
“They had a jazz trio and the food and service were both fantastic.”
