From an email:
NPR science correspondent Joe Palca will discuss his new book, Annoying: The Science of What Bugs Us, which explores the psychology, evolutionary biology, and anthropology behind things that annoy us. Wednesday, June 8, 6:30 pm, Watha T. Daniel/Shaw Library, across from the Shaw/Howard U. Metro stop on yellow/green line, 1630 7th Street, NW.
Thai X-ing is located at 515 Florida Avenue, NW. How do you think the paint job turned out – thumbs up or down?
You can sorta see what the color was here:
For those not familiar with Thai X-ing you can see their menu below:
Info on making reservations here.
From MPD:
Two young men were shot tonight [Monday] at about 10:15 pm near New Jersey and P St, NW.
One of the victims has been pronounced dead. The other is being treated for gunshot wounds.If anyone has any information we ask that you call 727-9099 to help the investigation into this event.
From MPD:
At about 3:55am, on May 30, 2011 officers responded to the 1400 block of Morse street for sounds of gun fire. Found on the scene was a young adult male suffering from multiple gun shots to his body. He was transported to hospital were he passed due to his injuries. Anyone having information please call 911 or 202-727-9099.
This home is located at 1225 10th St, NW:
The flier says:
“UNIQUE PROPERTY & OPPORTUNITY FOR SMART INVESTOR IN “HAPPENING”NEIGHBORHOOD. CARRIAGE HOUSE AT REAR OF LOT BACKS TO BLAGDEN ALLEY. DC ZONING MAP SHOWS REAR PROPERTY ZONED C2A, TAX RECORDS SHOW LOT & SQUARE AS R4. FIRST FLOOR OF CARRIAGE HOUSE 10’+ CEILING HEIGHT USED AS STUDIO, UPSTAIRS IS TRUE LOFT W/ SKYLIGHTS. LIKELY COULD HAVE 2 UNIT CONDO FRONTING ON 10TH, BUT NOT GUARANTEED.”
You can find more info here and photos here.
$850,000 sound right for this carriage house?
La Carbonara (Italian Restaurant) was located at 1926 9th St NW (south of U St, NW.) We judged them back in April ’09. Their phone has been disconnected and I noticed the for sale sign out front last Sunday. Anyone know when they closed? Will anyone miss them? Were there any fans of their former art event called Spirito di Vino?
I’ll be sure to keep an eye on the space to see who purchases it.
Ed. Note: I recognize that homelessness is still an issue in this corridor and in our city. It is not my intention to trivialize the seriousness of this problem by including this photo with this post.
The transformation at the French Street park at 10th and French St, NW is truly remarkable. I walked by and Sunday and it looks fantastic. You can see what it looked like in July ’08 here.
I imagine gates will be opening any day now.
We judged Yellowhouse back in June ’09. I just noticed that their sign has been flipped over and the building painted white at the 600 block of T Street, NW near the Howard Theater and Florida Ave. I’ll be sure to keep my eye on the space to see if someone else is moving in.
At the time we discussed Yellowhouse there was lots of talk about nearby Zenebech Injera which had temporarily closed but is of course now open with a liquor license.
“Dear PoP,
I remembered you posting about Beau Thai restaurant in the past. Well I stopped there for dinner on Friday and our server informed me that she had just secured a liquor license that afternoon. Yay!
That place has really stepped up its game in the last few months, so can’t wait to see how they’ll fare now that they’ve got the green light for drinks.”
Beau Thai is located at 1700 New Jersey Avenue NW (by R St). Now all they need is their outdoor seating license and this is going to be one very sweet spot!
This home is located at 1103 S St, NW:
The flier says:
“Refinished historic red pine floors thruout this spacious home. 2 bdrms + small den. Recently renovated kit w/ SS appliances & granite counters. 10.5′ ceilings on 1st flr, 9′ ceilings on 2nd flr, skylight, ceiling fans in bdrms & root cellar below kit w rear ext entrance. Japanese Cherry Tree in front yard, fenced garden-style backyard w wood deck/slate patio. 2 blocks to U St Metro, easy parking!”
You can find more info here and photos here.
This 2 bed/1.5 is going for $814,900. Sound realistic?
“Dear PoP,
Any idea what happened to the Angelico’s at 1334 U Street, NW? It seems to have reverted back to Jumbo Slice. Would be nice to know because there is a decent amount of us that have LivingSocial deals to it.”
Strange it was almost exactly a year ago that this space became an Angelico’s. So, I stopped by on Tues. afternoon and the guy working the front desk said it’s still under the same ownership they just decided to change the name and perhaps more importantly for the question above: they are still taking the LivingSocial deal.
Which do you think is a better name?
And just south of Logan Circle at 1418 12th St, NW (in the former Roosevelt Food Shoppe carryout space) comes Pizzolis Pizzeria. It’s a takeout place that opened up about two weeks ago that also will deliver if you live between 1.5-2 miles away. In addition to pizza they have stromboli, calzone, pasta, salads, subs, gyros and more. Their flier says:
“Pizzoli’s is your neighborhood pizzeria. Our goal is to serve the fresh natural ingredient and tasty food. All of our pizzas, stromboli, flat bread and foccacia bread made with organic flour. Our dough is made fresh daily on site with 100% organic wheat flour mixed with spring water and extra virgin olive oil. Our pizza sauce is made with organic sweet tomato with real italian herbs and kosher salt topped with top quality fresh ingredient and best cheese money can buy.”
Sounds awesome – makes me wish I lived within the delivery zone.