5213 Georgia Ave, NW
First Neptune Room and now a block away – Illusion Bar & Lounge. Updates when we learn more on both fronts.
Georgia Ave
5405 Georgia Avenue, NW
The liquor license placard for Neptune Room says:
“A new Retailer’s Class C Tavern. Seating capacity of 30 inside. Total Occupancy Load of 96. The License will include an Entertainment Endorsement for the inside of the premises only.”
The attorney listed on the placard is the prolific Andrew Kline who is usually involved with significant projects. Could this be related to the scuttlebutt about a 2nd bar from the owners of Showtime in Bloomingdale? Either way, STAY TUNED.
looking south towards Macombo Lounge at Jefferson Street
Wow, long time coming. Thanks to Ben for sending:
“It’s going in the empty Cadillac parking lot / NY Fried Chicken building. Little bummed there is no ground floor retail but hey – anything is better then what’s there! Architecture plans are here.”
Georgia and Morton St, NW
3325 Georgia Ave, NW courtesy Walls of Books
Great news for bibliophiles, Walls of Books is soft opening Wednesday, January 13th! Hours will be 10 am to 8 pm. The name is most definitely apt:
“Walls of Books is excited to join the Park View, Petworth, and surrounding neighborhoods (more…)
From DPR:
“The DC Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) announced the Banneker Recreation Center (2500 Georgia Avenue, NW) will close from Tuesday, March 31 through Tuesday, April 28, 2015 to undergo major maintenance and repair improvements, which include maintenance and/or upgrades to the interior lighting system, new flooring and more. Please note that all scheduled outdoor activities and amenities will not be affected by the renovations.
Scheduled indoor programs, community meetings and activities at Banneker will be temporarily suspended until all maintenance and repair improvement work is completed by the Department of General Services (DGS).
Nearby DPR facilities that offer the same programs/classes available at Banneker include:
Yoga – Monday @ 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm at Kennedy Rec Ctr (1401 7th St., NW)
Zumba – Monday @ 7 pm – 8 pm at Columbia Heights Comm Ctr (1480 Girard St., NW)
Bootcamp – Tu & Th @ 7 pm – 8 pm at Petworth Rec Ctr (801 Taylor St., NW)
Zumba – Tu & Th @ 6 pm – 7 pm at Marie Reed Rec Ctr (2200 Champlain St., NW)
Body Flex – Tu & Th @ 6:30 p – 7:30 pm at Raymond Rec Ctr (3725 10th St., NW)
All outdoor activities and amenities such as the courts, playground, fields and track will be available for normal use. Once all preventive maintenance work is complete, Banneker Recreation Center will resume normal hours of operation. All current and regularly scheduled programs, civic association meetings and activities will resume on their normal days and times once the center re-opens on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.”
Georgia Avenue Window Walk: Launch Party & Art Walk:
“Pleasant Plains Workshop
2608 Georgia Ave NW
Sunday 2pm
The Georgia Avenue Window Walk is a temporary public art project co-presented by Pleasant Plains Workshop and the Georgia Ave Community Development Task Force that engages residents and visitors to the community by placing art installations in storefront spaces along the lower Georgia Avenue Corridor.
This year’s Artists: Luke Atkinson, Elizabeth Graeber, Tsedaye Makonnen, Zsudayka Nzinga, and Jane Claire Remick
Participating Businesses: Mama Chuy DC, From the Core Studios, Morgan’s Seafood, Yoga Heights, and EatsPlace
Join us for a launch celebration and art walk, starting at Pleasant Plains Workshop at 2pm. Starting at 3, we will walk by each installation and hear from the artists and site owners. There will be a reception at our final stop.
This project is funded by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Public Art Building Communities Grant Program”
Photo by PoPville flickr user rjs1322
First talk I’ve heard about hoping to bring back the Caribbean Carnival in a while. The last carnival to take place on Georgia Ave was in 2011.
From the Ledroit Park listserv:
“All who are interested and willing, please set a scheduled time so we can discuss bringing back our District of Columbia Caribbean Carnival to Georgia Avenue. There are too many outside and local commercial and retail sponsors promoting and funding events in other sections of the city not to have these same sponsors fund our Carnival. NoMo Beer fest, Capitol Hill’s H Street fest, Gay Pride Day are some of the sponsored events this city also supports.
We must keep the Caribbean Heritage and cultural alive and ongoing in the District of Columbia. Let’s plan a revival in 2015. Please put me in contact with the past organizers. Lets do this…immediately. Calvin H. Gurley”
CARIBBEAN HERITAGE MONTH ALONG THE GEORGIA AVENUE CORRIDOR
SUN, June 1, Caribbean Heritage Month (CHM) Jump-Off, Discussions re CHM & DC Caribbean Carnival history, Refreshments, Door prizes, 2PM-5PM // Sweet Mango Café, 3701 NH Ave., NW, DC (more…)
2928 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to @AnthonyDihle for tweeting us the photo above – he writes:
“Re-brand? I always thought Everlasting Life was a rad restaurant name”
Back in June CityPaper learned:
“Everlasting Life Cafe is in the process of changing its name to Woodland’s Vegan Bistro to avoid confusion with Everlasting Life Restaurant & Lounge in Capitol Heights, Md.”
You can see Woodlands Bistro’s menus here.
Ed. Note: In September we learned that Everlasting Life Restaurant & Lounge would be opening up a second location in Takoma DC at 6904 4th Street, NW.
Thanks to @LenzyBetters for sending Chez Billy’s [3815 Georgia Ave, NW] new Fall Menu:
3830 Georgia Avenue, NW
Awesome to see the new Safeway start to rise on Georgia Ave. Soon it’ll be:
“Once completed, the new 62,000 square-foot facility will be the third largest Safeway in the city and replace the current store, which was built in 1963 and measures 21,250 square feet. The project will feature a full-service Safeway at street level with below grade parking on the first level solely for Safeway shoppers and the second level dedicated exclusively for the building’s residents.”
A reminder from 2010:
