Reminder, Throwndown Tomorrow
Capital Spice reminds us that the Teddy Folkman [the Chef from Dr. Granville's]/Bobby Flay throwdown will air tomorrow. Catch it at 9pm on the Food Network.
posted by inked at 10:14 AM
Monday, July 07, 2008
Capital Spice reminds us that the Teddy Folkman [the Chef from Dr. Granville's]/Bobby Flay throwdown will air tomorrow. Catch it at 9pm on the Food Network.
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- Fireworks in the Neighborhood
- RCA Meeting Tonight
- Note the Variety of Styles and Heights
- Open ID test run
- Alternative fireworks
- Streetscape Contract Approval
- Crown Fried & Gum Speckled
- XII's Online Photos
- This Gonna Be Good: Sticky Rice
- The Red and the Black is Open Tonight
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Get Herethe h street shuttle schedule
Atlas Districta site showcasing some businesses on h's east end
Alex Seafood Carryouta carryout
Angelico la Pizzariaa pizzaria
The Argonauta restaurant & bar
The Atlasa performing arts center
Bikram Yoga Capitol Hilla hot yoga studio
Britishinka tattoo parlor & art gallery
Capital City Marketa local wholesale food district
Capital City Symphonyan orchestra based at the Atlas
Conner Contemporarya modern art gallery on florida
Crown Fried Chickena chicken carryout
Danny'sa chinese/subs/wings carryout
DC Greenworksa non-profit environmental consulting group
Design Armya graphic design firm
Dissident Displaya multimedia design studio & art gallery
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Dr. Granville Moore's Brickyarda belgian themed tavern
Farmfresh Marketa farmers market at 6th & h
Fit In DCa personal trainer
Fitness Togethera personal training studio
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
Good Danny'sa chinese/pizza/subs/wings carryout
Grace Delia deli (carryout)
Healthy Motionsa massage therapy studio
H Street Country Cluba place for putt putt, mexican food, and drinks
H Street Martini Loungea lounge
H Street Playhousea theater
Joy of Motiona yoga/dance studio at the atlas
K-Young'skorean food in the capital city market
Langston Bar and Grillea restaurant serving southern comfort food
the Language Doctorstranslators
A. Litteri'sa shop selling italian foods
Major'sa chinese & american carryout
Naby's Island Restauranta caribbean restaurant
NAPA 1015an upscale restaurant
Palace of Wondersa circus themed bar featuring live burlesque/fire eating/sword swallowing acts
Pap & Petey'sa jazz & blues bar
Philadelphia Water Ice Factorya vendor of italian ice, burgers, philly cheese steaks, ect.
The Puga boxing themed bar
Rags 2 Richesa vintage clothing shop
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Rock and Roll Hotela place for live music and events
Rose's Dreama bar with live jazz & r&b
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Spoiled Rotten Kids Boutique and Spaa children's clothing boutique and spa
Stella Bleua salon & boutique
Sticky Ricea sushi bar with tater tots
Taste of Jamaicaa place for jamaican food
Taylor Gourmetan italian deli and grocery
Total U Fitnessa tae bo studio
Tropicanaa jamaican restaurant
XIIa restaurant and lounge
Trinidad's Neighborhood Website HSMSh street main street
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Trinidad Concerned Citizens for Reform"a community non-profit
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Ivy City-Trinidad Citizens Assoc.a citizens association
H Street Community Marketa group seeking to form a co-op on h street
Old City #1a neighborhood surrounding h street
Quest for Quieta group combatting noise issues at 8th & h
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Capital Community Newshome of hill rag, dc north, & east of the river
Hillscapea weekly column on the hill
Voice of the Hilla hill newspaper
Capitol Hill History Projectmostly covers the area immediately to the south, but some discussion of the florida market
Gardened & Glowing in Trinidada piece on trinidad & its garden club
H Street Lifea look at h street's night life
Hot Spotan h st. article
H Street Corridor Transportation Study The Insiders' MarketA look at the capital city market
Learning From Langston Terraceinfo on dc's first federally funded public housing (east of trinidad)
Ward 5harry thomas' site
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23 Comments:
Any word on an official watch party?
Jul 7, 2008 11:50:00 AM
The closest thing to an official watch party will be at Granville's, which is bringing in a few TVs for the event.
In other gastronomical news, it looks like Tropicana Eatery is days away from opening. They removed the coverings from their door and windows and inside looks pretty close to finished.
Jul 7, 2008 12:01:00 PM
Hate the new id system - it's much more complicated than just "anonymous". It will be intersting to watch the comments decrease or everyone will simply begin using this one I just cut and paste from above:
http://www.jkg.in/openid/v12gd83x
Thanks for the tip. I suppose it will cut back on spontanious, emotional comments if that's the intent.
With that being said, can't wait to see Throwdown tomorrow night.
Dread Tropicana opening soon. We don't need another Jamaican style restaurant on H. Have these people ever done a business plan - or maybe studies show that H really can support three of these places.
Jul 7, 2008 12:44:00 PM
I don't think that's necessarily true. Look at the way car dealerships cluster. And the Ethiopian places in the U St. area. I think similar restaurants clustering can have benefits for each of the individual restaurants.
As for residents, isn't it better to have three of them competing (presumably raising quality and lowering prices). The consumer should win as well.
Jul 7, 2008 1:06:00 PM
blog has been killed. the only reason I posted is because of the ID the last poster showed.
Jul 7, 2008 1:57:00 PM
No good discussion will be spurred in this enviorment
Jul 7, 2008 2:02:00 PM
Seriously?
No good discussion will be spurred?
Because you had to take a minute and login?
I really hope my days never get so busy that I don't have 30 seconds to log in.
And if I'm not willing to put some sort of pseudonym (not my real name, not anything that can be used to identify me) in front of my comments, maybe I shouldn't be saying them in the first place.
Jul 7, 2008 2:08:00 PM
The comment thing is just a test run for now. I might take it off in a few days, and see if things have settled down. If they remain a problem, we'll probably go with a system like this.
Jul 7, 2008 2:10:00 PM
But Inked, I think you're defeating your purpose here by encouraging (requiring) people to register some type of tag name. I think it will limit the spontanious flow of communication -but maybe that's what you're aiming for?
With all due respect, you already know what creates the rants and raves and the lengthest threads. When you write about planting in your tree box, or going to your ANC meeting, or a new show coming to the Atlas - people look at it, think "That's nice" and move on. It does not spur the conversation that engages the FT reader to post a comment. You put something up about a new restaurant, XII, gentrification, or crime and you literally get 100's of comments on that one subject - much of it becomes about race - and yes, sometime they get heated. BUT CLEARLY, that's what people are most interested in talking about otherwise they wouldn't post or they'd post more question like, "Was that a zennia or a daisy that little girl was planting in the tree box?".
You can't control what people say about any particular post, but you do control what gets posted. If you don't like what people have to say about XII or Studio 400 then stop posting things about it. I guarantee you'll see the long hostile threads go down. But have you said to yourself, maybe that hostility is real or rooted in something real that needs to be discussed because so many people are jumping in to the discussion? But its your blog. Best of luck with it - its not as much fun anymore - my guess is that its not to you either.
Jul 7, 2008 3:10:00 PM
"If you don't like what people have to say about XII or Studio 400 then stop posting things about it. I guarantee you'll see the long hostile threads go down."
So the only way to respond to threads about XII and Studio 400 is to be hostile? Therefore it's inked's fault for initiating the discussion?
I'm with Mike on this one. If you can't even associated some pseudonym name with your comments then they can't be of much value. Whether the reluctance to do so is laziness or not wanting the least bit of accountability for what you write - neither is sympathetic to me.
Jul 7, 2008 3:24:00 PM
Love the new comments policy - I support it 100%. Aside from moderating some of the most intemperate comments, it's also quite practical. It's almost impossible to follow the "conversation" in a long thread if the posts, responses, and further responses cannot be indentified and referenced by author (referring to "Anon 2:13 p.m." or similar doesn't work very well, IMHO).
As for Tropicana opening, I'm a bit agnostic. I tried Taste of Jamiaca a couple of times and found that I don't care for that style of food. Still, provided that Tropicana offers a nice, sit-down dining experience, then I heartily wish them success. Filling in some of the vacant store fronts on H street is the first priority at this point (while avoiding additional fast food, liquor stores, etc.).
Jul 7, 2008 5:07:00 PM
I'm happy with this experiment as well. I think that "good discussion" is what happens when people are responsible for what they say.
Anon trolling has been played out all over the internets. This blog is about neighborhood news. If you actually find it constructive to spout off anonymously about racial tension or whatever, you could find another place to do so.
Jul 7, 2008 5:31:00 PM
i have to applaud the opening of the Tropicana Eatery too. We need a variety of sit down restaurants on H that serve all of the people in the area.
Jul 7, 2008 8:08:00 PM
I drove by Studio 400 a few minutes ago to see what all the complaints were about. A half dozen black youths loitering around. Definitely didn't seem to be appealing to the hipster/foodie crowd. But all these hipsters should celebrate the occasional dive in the neighborhood; otherwise, you'd become Cleveland Park (that said, I really like Cleveland Park).
Something about the H Street area makes me feel like I'm on the set of Rocky in 1975. That's not a cutdown or a compliment about the neighborhood. Just an observation.
Jul 7, 2008 9:01:00 PM
I think that the accountability system is great, if you need to hide behind an anonymous opedid then your a total punk who for all we know is 14 years old. highshool iis where you need to leave it...
Jul 7, 2008 11:35:00 PM
As for the guys in that photo..... I'd tap that.
What? It's a little restaurant / bar joke.
As for the new logon, I'm totally fine with it. My biggest complaint was the inability to actually hold a conversation with a dozen different people using the name 'Anonymous'.
I don't think this will inhibit substantive discussion. And it may temper down some of the most inflammatory stuff.
Jul 8, 2008 9:29:00 AM
Sorry for the double post. Google kept telling me the first one didn't go through.
A thousand apologies.
Jul 8, 2008 9:30:00 AM
Quin,
Driving by Studio 400 at 9pm on a Monday evening is not an accurate reflection of the level of activity at the location. Try it on a weekend.
Also, the owners are reportedly attending tonight's PSA meeting and tomorrow's ANC meeting to address the community.
Anyone interested is encouraged to attend.
Jul 8, 2008 10:44:00 AM
I'm very concerned about Studio 400, but it's not in my ANC. Would there be any point in my attending? Has anyone contacted Tommy Wells about this place to express their concern? If so, what was the response?
Jul 8, 2008 11:03:00 AM
Yes, if you are concerned, by all means attend. Even if it isn't your ANC, it may be your PSA and it certainly is your neighborhood.
Yes, I've contacted Councilmember Wells' office about this issue. I was informed that he is aware of community concerns and that he is working to address the issue by talking with other government agencies and the MPD. I believe he may want to do a community meeting on the issue in the near future.
Anyone with concerns should express them to his office.
Jul 8, 2008 11:22:00 AM
If anybody is interested in watching "Throwdown" at Argo, please join us! (We'll be showing it on all our televisions.)
Free green shooters if they show the building from the outside or if they mention us by name. :)
- Scott, Shaaren and Ara
Jul 8, 2008 2:09:00 PM
Joe, Shaaren and other Argo folks:
Thanks for the good time last night! It was so much fun!
Also - LOVED the onion ring w/ honey app special. Can we keep that one around??
Jul 9, 2008 8:31:00 AM
Liz,
Thanks for coming to the Argo! And yes the onion rings will be available all the time. They won't be put on the menu until september when we do our fall menu, So you will have to ask for them!
Jul 9, 2008 2:56:00 PM
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