A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
posted by inked at 11:11 AM
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a useful pdf map of public transportation options
Hangouts & Hauntsa local entertainment guide
H Street Guidelocal events
Atlas Districta site showcasing some businesses on h's east end
Aesthetic Answersan art and design firm
The Argonauta restaurant & bar
The Atlasa performing arts center
The Atlas Rooma bistro focused on seasonal and local foods
AtlasVeta local vet
Biergarten Hausa german beer garden
The Big Boarda local beer and burger joint
Bikram Yoga Capitol Hilla hot yoga studio
Boogie Babesa chance for the younger set to get down
Boundary Roada casual bistro and beer tavern
Britishinka tattoo parlor & art gallery
Capital City Marketa local wholesale food district
Capital City Symphonyan orchestra based at the Atlas
Capitol Hill Premium Cigara tobacco and cigar store and members only club
The C.A.T. Walk Boutiqueseller of new and used clothing
Chicken Tortillaa restaurant serving peruvian chicken
Chinito's Burritosa carryout with tacos/burritos/eggrolls
Cirque du Rouguea tattoo parlor
Conner Contemporarya modern art gallery on florida
Crown Fried Chickena chicken carryout
The Daily Riderstylish bicycles and accessories
Dangerously Delicious Piesa house of pies from charm city hon
DC Greenworksa non-profit environmental consulting group
Design Armya graphic design firm
Dissident Displaya multimedia design studio & art gallery
Downtown Lockerooma clothing store
Dr. Granville Moore's Brickyarda belgian themed tavern
East City Arta blog about the art scene in east dc
Ethiopican ethiopian restaurant
Freshfarm Marketa farmers market at 6th & h
Fit In DCa personal trainer
Fitness Togethera personal training studio
Fruit Bata latin inspired cocktail lounge
G Fine Art Galleryan art gallery on florida
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
Gallery O/Ha local art gallery
Good Danny'sa chinese/pizza/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 Playhousea theater
Horace and Dickie'sa fried fish and chicken shack
HR-57a place for live jazz and blues
Industry Gallerya gallery focused on 21st century design
Intersectionsan arts festival at the atlas
Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Cluba speak-easy style bar on Bladensburg
Joy of Motiona yoga/dance studio at the atlas
Kahn's Bar-B-Qa place for Mongolian Bar-B-Q
Langston Bar and Grillea restaurant serving southern comfort food
the Language Doctorstranslators
Laura Caperson Massage Therapya local massage therapist
Layla Loungea nightclub and lounge
Liberty Treea restaurant serving new england fare and gourmet pizza
A. Litteri'sa shop selling italian foods
Little Miss Whiskey'sa local bar with a great beer selection
Major'sa chinese & american carryout
Metro Muttsa local pet supply store
Philadelphia Water Ice Factorya vendor of italian ice, burgers, philly cheese steaks, ect.
Pho Bar and Grilla place for pho and banh mi
The Puga boxing themed bar
The Queen Vica right british style pub
Red Palacea tavern with live music and burlesque shows
Rita'sa purveyor of frozen treats
Rock and Roll Hotela place for live music and events
Shawafela casual lebanese restaurant
Sidamo Coffee & Teaan ethiopian coffee house
Smith Commonsan upscale bistro
SOVAan espresso and wine bar
Spoiled Rotten Kids Boutique and Spaa children's clothing boutique and spa
Spot on Traininga dog trainer
The Star & Shamrocka tavern and deli
Sticky Ricea sushi bar with tater tots
Studio Han art gallery
Taste of Jamaicaa place for jamaican food
Taylor Gourmetan italian deli and grocery
Toki Undergrounda dumpling and ramen bar
Tru Orleanscajun/creole restaurant
XIIa soul food restaurant and lounge
Yoga Districtyoga for the masses
Zuppa Frescaa spot for breakfast, panini, and soup
h street main street
NoMA BIDa business improvement district
ANC6Agood for info on h street & its surroundings
Capitol Hill North Neighborhood Associationa neighborhood association
Rosedale Citizens Alliancea civic group in rosedale
Stanton Parka neighborhood south of h street
Trinidad-Ivy City Gardening Cluba community gardening club
Trinidad Neighborhood Associationa local neighborhood association
H Street Great Street The Hill is Homea capitol hill blog
Hillscapea weekly column on the hill
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
Ward 6tommy wells' site
a listserv for a neighborhood garden club
TrinidadDCa listserv for trinidad
Ward5a listserv for ward 5
MPD-5Da listserv for the mpd's 5th district
MPD-1Da listserv for the mpd's 1st district
NE Linkcommunity discussion for nearnortheast
HStreetDCan h street listserv
ANC-6Aa listserv for anc-6a
ANC-6Ca listserv for anc-6c
Northside_DCa listserv covering the greater area
mapquest
NY Avenue Metroa map of the surrounding area
The Office of Planning Beyond DCa look at planning issues in dc
City Deskthe city paper blog
Curbed DCa real estate blog about DC
DCistlife in dc
DCmuddevelopment in dc
Eater DCa site about dining in DC
Greater Greater Washington The New Gayliving gay in dc
We Love DCa blog about life in dc
WMATAdc's metro
NARPACpolicy in dc
DC Watchdc politics & thoughts
Neighborhood Infocensus type info
goings on in anacostia
Bloomingdalebloomingdale
Bloomingdale for Nowbloomingdale
Borderstandupont/logan/u street
The Brightwoodianbrightwood
Columbia Heights Newscolumbia heights
New Columbia Heightscolumbia heights
Congress Heights on the Risecongress heights
14th & Youlogan circle
Georgetown Metropolitangeorgetown
Logan Circle Newslogan circle
The TriangleMount Vernon Square
Near Southeast Redevelopment Sitetop notch site covering the area near the new stadium
Penn Quarter Livingformerly known as chinatown living
Petworth NewsNW nabe dealing with issues similar to h street's
Prince of Petworthlife in petworth
In Shawa blog about life in shaw's truxton circle area
Remaking Le Slum Historiqueanother read worthy shaw blog
Southwest...the Little Quadrant that Couldsouthwest dc
Stop Blog & Rollpolitics/policy & brookland & woodridge
DC Blogsa blog about blogs
a washington post project
Washington City Paper Washington Post Washington Timesdetroit
2Blowhardsbrooklyn
NY Magred hook
What is Gentrification?pbs
What's Wrong With Gentrification?ny mag
CDC - Healthy Placespotential health effects of gentrification
Gentrification Fictionwho tells what story
Urban Renewal or Removal? Gentrification, Artist & Yuppies Working Togetherneutral gentrification
Salon.comi am the gentrifier
MDCBOWEN.organti-gentrification
Gentrification? Yes!pro-gentrification
worldwide metro maps and info
NY Subway NY Subway Photoblog WMATAdc metro
tons of policy papers
Cool Town Studioswhat makes cities cool?
Cyburbiaa planning site
Planetizengeneral planning
Rebuilding Place in the Urban Spacegeneral urban/transportation
Starts & Fitsland use & transportation issues
Streetsblogcovering the streets (literally) of New York
Curbeda site about neighborhood level happenings in nyc
rebuilding a brooklyn brownstone
Houseblogs
29 Comments:
Elise, do you have any info on places' schedules over the holidays? Not NYE specifically, but whether places are open/closed on Christmas day/night, New Years Day/night, etc.?
Dec 23, 2010 2:45:00 PM
Chris if you scroll down you'll see my partial list of holiday hours.
Dec 23, 2010 4:20:00 PM
Argh, sorry.
Dec 23, 2010 4:56:00 PM
Sorry for the thread-jack, but does anyone know the details of why Garrick and Erin are no longer associated with Toyland? Something about shady deals with the third partner?
Dec 24, 2010 10:17:00 AM
@anonymous
I have a feeling it will get it's own post, but my understanding is the landlord wanted extra money on top of the rent. Of course could be wrong.
Was in last night hoping to get dinner and watch the Caps game but no dice. No TV, the people behind the bar had no idea what they were doing and service was terrible.
FakeToyland stinks and it's a shame those of us living on the western end of H street lost a great neighborhood place.
Of course the worst is the great staff behind the bar and in the kitchen that find themselves without jobs a few days before Christmas.
Dec 24, 2010 10:46:00 AM
@RPW- Yeah, I figured Elise would probably cover it, but thought maybe someone had further details than what's been posted on FB. I'm so bummed- as a fellow west-end-H-St dweller, this is a big loss to our neighborhood. I really enjoyed getting to know Garrick and Erin and seeing how their dream became a reality. They were a fantastic addition to the neighborhood. Not to mention they poured some great cocktails.
re: the staff- there's already some talk of putting together some sort of benefit for them.
To be sure, Garrick and Erin will land on their feet- they had a great thing going. I hope that they'll try again (on H St, too).
-Melissa
Dec 24, 2010 11:05:00 AM
Wow if this is true it is HORRIBLE news. Depressing.
Dec 24, 2010 11:13:00 AM
That building currently housing Toyland is cursed. 'Nuf said...
Dec 24, 2010 11:36:00 AM
Re Toyland:
There was a major management/owner/contract dispute at Toyland. It is still unresolved. I think the situation and timing is awful for all involved. I consider a central purpose of Frozen Tropics to generally promote businesses along the H Street Corridor. As such, I try to stay out of management disputes to the extent possible. I'm pretty sure that even if Erin and Garrick do not continue on with Toyland (unfortunately it appears to me that the relationship has been damaged beyond repair) they will be involved with a business on H Street. I too am saddened by what has happened, but I do hope that Toyland will continue to succeed (it's still an all local team running the place), just as I wish Erin and Garrick the absolute best with any venture they may wish to pursue in the future. Hopefully they will stay on H Street, as I think they did a great job with Toyland, and I think they are both very nice people, terrific bartenders, and great managers.
Elise
Dec 24, 2010 3:17:00 PM
Yo, inked, if u r really all about promoting business on H, u might as well get paid for it. It's in everyone's interest. You might even make enough money to never, ever practice law!
Just ask Alan k, wait.... What??????
Dec 26, 2010 4:59:00 PM
There's a fire on H St., somewhere around 10th, and it seems pretty significant- anyone have any details?
Dec 26, 2010 10:30:00 PM
the post put up something on fire on 10th in one of its blog sections:
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/local-breaking-news/
House collapses in NE blaze
By Martin Weil
Part of a house in the District's H street NE corridor collapsed last night as firefighters battled a spectacular fire, authorities reported.
No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out about 9:30 p.m. in the 800 block of 10th Street NE, said D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer.
He said that as firefighters were trying to quell a blaze in one house on the block, the front wall and porch of an adjacent house fell in.
Both houses appeared to be unoccupied, he said. However, he said, a family of two adults and two children were displaced from a house on the other side of the one that caught fire.
Witnesses saw flames shooting through the roof of the burning house, as firefighters worked on a street that soon became slick with ice in the night's wind and freezing temperatures.
H Street NE, a major city artery just south of the block where the fire broke out, was shut down for a time.
Dec 27, 2010 6:30:00 AM
the toyland riff comes as no surprise to me. saw that one coming from the beginning days of the triumvirate formation
Dec 27, 2010 7:36:00 AM
On a non-related topic; The DOES has begun their relocation to their new facility on Minnesota Ave. So, for those who live around the 600 block of H Street and have been complaining about parking, we now will have more spaces during the day.
Also, the future of the building is undecided.
Dec 27, 2010 10:11:00 AM
Elise,
Just got word that 1244 H St collapsed. Listening via scanner now, but sounds like specops, hazmat, etc are being called out. Not sure if it is a false call or not. If'n I were home, i'd look outside and see whats up.
Dec 27, 2010 11:16:00 AM
Sounds like it was just some scaffolding or something.
Dec 27, 2010 11:26:00 AM
DC Fire EMS twitter first said it was 1244 H, but then "corrected" it to say simply "1200 blk"
Dec 27, 2010 11:37:00 AM
Yeah - from the description (3 story, cinder block construction) i'm guessing it is that new one being build to 1244's immediate left - between it and G. Moores.
Dec 27, 2010 11:40:00 AM
Now it sounds like some of 1242 did actually come down - DCRA is on scene to investigate. DCFD requesting that 1200 block of H stays closed at this time.
Dec 27, 2010 11:57:00 AM
I like the new dudes behind the bar at Toyland. Very friendly and make a good drink. Toyland is a great bar and I hope it will overcome all this negativity.
Dec 27, 2010 3:00:00 PM
With this being said,Are they closed for bussines ?
I thought this was a cool spot and a welome addition to the neighborhood. I hope that Toyland can work it out.
5th street
Dec 27, 2010 4:15:00 PM
I'm assuming that the DOES building is the newish brick one? Not the worst building I've ever seen but always thought it would be not the best use of a space on H St. It'll be interesting to see what happens to it. Does the district own it? can they sell it?
Dec 27, 2010 4:40:00 PM
@Dave B
A few years ago a developer (from Florida I think) bought the building with intentions to develop the whole block. Us neighbors had a huge discussion and agreement signed with them. I was told that the District leased the building as a temporary location for DOES until a facility can be settled for a permanent location. I also heard that the property is on the market. The economy simply interrupted development. Same with other locations too I guess.
I see Toyland will survive. As long as people still go and make it a place they want to go to.
Is there any pictures of the fire and damage at the 1200 block of H St.?
Dec 27, 2010 7:12:00 PM
anyone know what's going on in the 500 block of H.? it's been blocked off for a while with at least a dozen cop cars
Dec 27, 2010 7:49:00 PM
5th Street,
Toyland is open for business.
Dec 28, 2010 12:37:00 PM
looks like the 1/3 partner took his toys and went home. real nice neighbor. karma, dude.
Dec 28, 2010 6:57:00 PM
Not sure what the details are leading to the partnership dissolution but Toyland is a great addition to our neighborhood. It has my continued support.
Dec 29, 2010 9:33:00 AM
@nikkiooooo -- you are definitely a troll, that slumlord Dave or his loser scab employees. No one could like those people, or the place they operate. Fake Toyland will soon be another vacant building on H.
Dec 30, 2010 10:25:00 AM
NYE at HSCC was fun! With the exception of the adult pinatas. What was with the "adult" stuff inside of it?
Panty liners, vagisil and midol were part of the "treats". Kind of insulting.
Jan 3, 2011 11:51:00 AM
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