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Marvin’s Hilton Brothers and Co. in the Post

By Prince Of Petworth

A nice article in The Post today titled, Brothers build a restaurant dynasty. Melissa McCart writes:

“Eric is the idea guy and Ian the businessman; both have an easygoing manner that belies the fact that they have been busier than ever. They plan to open three restaurants by the end of this year: the Brixton, at the corner of Ninth and U streets Northwest; another in what was formerly Billy Simpson’s House of Seafood and Steaks on Georgia Avenue; and a spot that’s coming along next to Marvin (working name: Blackbird Warehouse). It will make for quite a year, one in which they also have opened Patty Boom Boom, invested in the new U Street Music Hall and advised Eric’s wife, Tien Claudio, and partner Steve Kaufmann on the recently opened Dickson Wine Bar.”

The Petworth project at Billy Simpsons will be located at 3815 Georgia Ave, NW.

Block Party in North Country and Stead Park Fun

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending the word:

“MPD is sponsoring a block party in the 500 block of Kennedy Street this Friday from 4-8pm.”

I remember a previous block party hosted by MPD wasn’t very well publicized so for the folks up in North Country this sounds like fun.

“Dear PoP,

I snapped this image of my 2-year-old at Stead Park (16th and P, NW) … I thought it was kinda cool. Amazing how many kids are running around the neighborhood now … compared to 10 years ago.”

Sala Thai Gets Signage in Petworth

By Prince Of Petworth

Before this proper sign went up on Wed. the coming soon banner had been taken down and I received a half dozen emails asking if they were still coming. As the new sign demonstrates, they’re definitely still coming to this space in the Park Place building above the Petworth metro. I’m told that the build out is very far along so we could see them open up in about a month or so.

EatMore Fried Chicken has not closed, Becomes EatMore Chicken?

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to all who wrote in after last week’s Has EatMore Fried Chicken Closed? post (Georgia and Quincy Streets, NW). It looks like they’ve gone the way of KFC and are de-emphasizing the fried part. I still like the name but I’m not sure if EatMore Chicken has the panache of EatMore Fried Chicken. Or perhaps they just haven’t put up the ‘Fried’ part of the sign yet…

Judging Restaurants – Lawrence’s II Petworth Carryout

By Prince Of Petworth

Given all the talk about Waffle House and Florida Avenue Grill I wanted to let folks know about another option that’s been up and running for years – Lawrence’s II located at 3937 Georgia Ave NW (at Shepherd). An indicator that this might be a place worth checking out – you can often see cops getting breakfast/lunch there. Again, we’re not talking fine dining but if you want some good greasy grub stop in this unassuming corner spot. Any other fans out there?

What’s it Gonna Take for Lower Georgia Ave to Get Some Love?

By Prince Of Petworth

I’m gonna oversimplify this but in my mind U Street/14th Street, NW, Georgia Ave, NW and H St, NE were commercially decimated by the 1968 riots. U Street/14th Street, NW has had an amazing renaissance. H St, NE is slowly on it’s way to an amazing renaissance. Georgia Ave, especially lower Georgia Ave is lagging very far behind. [ DC Mud recently highlighted some of the avenue’s woes.] So I have a couple of questions – is it gonna take the installation of street cars for lower Georgia Ave to become an attractive investment? Is lower Georgia Ave not gonna be touched by investors until H St, NE gets saturated and/or becomes too expensive?

My mind is rambling so bear with me. I walked around H St, NE over the weekend and during the day, to me, it felt absolutely deserted (H St itself not the surrounding neighborhoods). I suspect that feeling/reality may change when some of the street rail construction is cleaned up. So an unrelated question is – do you think H St, NE will ever have some daytime attractions or do you think it will remain a nighttime only destination?

Ed. Note: I think the new H St, NE signs in the photo above look fantastic.

Huge Fire on 600 Block of Quincy, NW Mon. Night

By Prince Of Petworth

DCfireems says on twitter:

“Quincy St NW – cause under invest – appears accidental – damage $100K – maybe 2 families displaced – no injuries”

And a reader who sent in the photos writes:

“Apparently the fire is out now, but it looks like 612, 614, and 616 Quincy St NW burned today. 612 and 614 look particularly devastated, 616 (the one with the fire truck ladder over the roof) at least has all of its windows. 612 has been vacant for years now, the other two houses are occupied.”

It is sad to hear that a couple of families have been displaced but thankfully there were no injuries, great response from the emergency responders.

Good Deal or Not? “Like-New 2Br/2Ba” Edition (Reader Request)

By Prince Of Petworth

This condo is located at 1300 Taylor Street, NW:


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The flier says:

Like-New 2Br/2Ba in Sm Condo Bldg: Gourmet Kitchen w/ Granite & S. S. Appl. Elegant Space w/ Gas FP & High Ceilings, HWF. Jacuzzi Tub, Tumb Marble in Master BA, W/ D, 2 massive storage closets, ADT Alarm. 1140SF. 6 Blocks to Metro, Close to Rock Creek Pk, Target & Giant, Nightlife. Very Pet Friendly! New Price!!

You can find more info and photos here.

I like how the dog is in the bedroom photos. But what do you think of this 2 bed/2 bath? The light looks good for a lower level unit. That would be one of my biggest concerns. Does $340,000 sound reasonable (with a $311 monthly condo fee)?

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