3906 14th Street, NW (14th and Randolph, across from Little Coco’s)
Thanks to James and everyone else who sent the good news over the weekend: “Rue Cafe just opened today. They’ve got Ethiopian coffee, breakfast, and lunch items, as well as cookies and pastries. The owner, Nebiyou, was lovely, as were the staff.”
Molly writes: “Ethiopian coffee forward with a nice small menu including Avocado toast (I had, it was great), (more…)
4622 14th Street, NW at Crittenden
From the Bull Bar & Grill (planning on opening by the end of this month):
“Giving the community a place to feel at home continues to be tradition to the Cruz family lead by Maria who started her entrepreneurial journey in 1980’s NW Washington DC on 14th street in the Columbia Heights Neighborhood. Opening “Tienda La Union” then soon “Salon de Belleza”, Maria’s businesses did more than provide needed services; it was also representation for a community migrating to the district from Central-America, especially from her home of El Salvador. Years later, blessed by her success, “La Libertad” a restaurant and bar she added to her catalog of business ventures cemented her commitment to the area as a place where local businesses can thrive and prosper. (more…)
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill a Metropolitan Police Officer while Armed (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, January 23, 2022, in the 1300 block of Spring Road, Northwest.
At approximately 8:58 pm, on-duty, uniformed MPD officers were on patrol in the 1300 block of Spring Road, Northwest. The officers attempted to make contact with an adult male at this location. As an officer was exiting the vehicle, the suspect fired a handgun multiple times towards the officers. The suspect then fled the scene. An officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening gunshot wounds. (more…)
14th and Spring towards Quincy Street, NW
Readers first started reporting around 9:10pm Sunday night.
From MPD:
“Critical Incident thread: An armed subject has shot a 4th District officer. The officer has been transported to the hospital & a barricade has been declared in the 1400 block of Quincy Street NW. On-scene briefing is forthcoming.” (more…)
via google maps
From MPD:
“On 12/31/21 at approximately 11:57pm, Fourth District Officers responded to the 1400 block of Shepherd Street, NW for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival they located an adult male who was shot several times. (more…)
3718 14th Street, NW
From the Red Derby:
“We’re still looking forward to our New Year’s Celebration > as you know at Derby, pre-Covid, we hosted an annual NYE Decades of Decadence Party featuring the 1970s & 1990s!
We’re still very excited to celebrate NY (bc 2022 has to be better than 2021!) BUT we are taking extra precautions for everyone’s safety >> we’re strictly limiting capacity, spacing out tables & as always, our staff is vaxed and masked. (more…)
3917 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I was hoping you could put out a PSA about Chicatana, a new restaurant on 14th St NW? It always is empty despite having the best Mexican food in DC and lovely staff. I would love to see them get more customers”
Check out their menu here.
This rental is located at 1231 Shepherd Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$2,750 / 2br – 1083ft2 – 2 bed 2 full bath with patio close to metro (Petworth) (more…)
This rental is located at 14th Street NW near Alison Street. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1,800 / 1br – 1018ft2 – Spacious, Bright 1BR on 14th St (14th Street Heights) (more…)
14th Street NW, between Decatur and Buchanan Streets via WMATA
From WMATA:
“Major step in advancing the Board’s recently adopted goal of transitioning to a fully zero-emission bus fleet by 2045
Metro announced that it will build its first all-electric bus garage, with infrastructure and equipment needed to run 100% electric vehicles, at the Northern Bus Garage in Northwest Washington, D.C. Construction of the operations and maintenance facility is expected to take four years once all approvals are received, and will open with a mix of the current Metrobus fleet and new battery-electric vehicles, transitioning to 100% electric as Metrobus’ electric bus fleet expands. (more…)