A look at what's going on in Trinidad, on H Street, and in the larger area north of Capitol Hill.
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local events
Atlas Districth's east end
a local wholesale food district
Gallaudet Universitya university for the deaf
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
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
25 Comments:
Hopefully! While I'd love to see the entire mall demolished someday, and replaced with a mixed use site (retail on the bottom, apartments above, all properly addressing the street with parking below grade, not in giant lots in front), at least for now, let's fill it up with lively uses!
Nov 21, 2011, 2:23:00 PM
Sure wish we could get something with decent food. Subway? Chinese take-out joints? Wings and More Wings? Safeway hot bar? It's like the revitalized H Street stops at the intersection of Bladensburg. Oh, it does.
How about a DC-3, Meatballs, Young's Deli, relocate Sugar over here, open a Ben's Chili Bowl Express; I'll even settle for Flippin' Pizza!
Wishful thinking, I know, but Cameron's Seafood just doesn't do it for me.
Nov 21, 2011, 2:45:00 PM
iamDCDG:
www.langstonbar.com/
There's also that place with a huge outdoor patio near 20th street, but I'm not sure of its name or the quality of the food.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:19:00 PM
JC Penny's
Nov 21, 2011, 3:27:00 PM
JC Penny's is going to fill the remaining building that National Wholesale Liquidators once occupied.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:29:00 PM
would LOVE a Penney's in DC. or a Kohl's.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:29:00 PM
Tom A. and IamDCDC,
It's the Roadside Cafe: http://roadside-cafe.com/
I just noticed it for the first time like two weeks ago. Looks really interesting and tryable.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:29:00 PM
Yeah, I'd really like to hear some comments from people who've eaten at Roadside Cafe.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:38:00 PM
Here's a (mostly positive) review of Roadside Cafe from Yelp:
http://www.yelp.com/biz/roadside-cafe-washington
Nov 21, 2011, 3:47:00 PM
I also heard this was going to be a JC Penny... somebody associated with the Ross buildout mentioned that it was a possibility.
JC Penny doesn't get me super excited, but it's better than nothing.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:49:00 PM
As long as, it isn't a detention center or boystown, I'm ok.
Nov 21, 2011, 3:55:00 PM
What do you have against Boystown?
Anyway, this is the most recent info I could find from the developers -- up to 30,698 square feet available for rent: http://hrretail.com/PDF%5CProperties%5CHechinger%20Mall%20Flyer%20Version%202%2003-24-11eAP.pdf
Nov 21, 2011, 3:59:00 PM
I thought it was going to be a Whole(sale) Foods.
JC Penney is probably a pretty good get for that space if it is to remain a stripmall. The options there are limited.
People want retail and JC Penney is big retail. Its a start. It's not Banana Republic or a fancy boutique, but it would appeal to a very large market and import people to the area who might not otherwise come (oh shit I need a decent article of clothing right now. oh there is a JCP not in a far out suburb??), basically anybody who isn't super-picky about their clothes.
Between the internet and JC Penney, I could fill 90% of my shopping needs
Nov 21, 2011, 4:03:00 PM
JC Penney's isn't so bad. Fun fact; their new CEO most recently ran Apple's entire retail operation. In any case, I'm all for someplace I can pick up clothing 'staples' in a pinch. Ross is okay, but it can be hit or miss. On any given day you can get a pair of jeans, but only if you don't mind dragons embroidered on the back pockets.
Nov 21, 2011, 4:39:00 PM
I asked an employee at Ross last night and she said, "either JC Penny's or a Dollar Store."
Nov 21, 2011, 4:54:00 PM
that's a huge get for our neighborhood if it's true they are moving in. while JCP isn't my cup of tea, the fact that a national chain of that stature sees a market here is a pretty big deal. it would also be the only JC Penney in the district.
Nov 21, 2011, 4:55:00 PM
please whole foods. please whole foods. please whole foods. whole. foods. please.
Nov 21, 2011, 5:57:00 PM
^^^If a Whole Foods went in here my head would explode.
Not gonna happen.
Nov 21, 2011, 6:03:00 PM
F whole foods. Excited about JCP!
Nov 21, 2011, 8:04:00 PM
Where is this place even? It must be in the ghetto part of the neighborhood I don't travel to.
Nov 22, 2011, 8:47:00 AM
Anon 8:47: please continue to not travel there. While you're at it, please don't travel to any other parts of the neighborhood either. It's best for you anyway, as they're all too dangerous. Reston is more your style. Thanks in advance.
Nov 22, 2011, 11:05:00 AM
Ooh. JCP isn't bad, but I'd prefer a Kohl's. The closest one is all the way out in Bowie.
Nov 22, 2011, 11:08:00 AM
I asked an employee at Ross last night and she said, "either JC Penny's or a Dollar Store."
Boscov's or Industrial Lead Smelter.
Nov 22, 2011, 2:39:00 PM
it won't be a JCP. there's one 20 minutes away next to wegman's and costco. dream big. dream kohl's.
Nov 22, 2011, 8:56:00 PM
@8:47,
It's across the street from my home, you clown.
Scramble off to bed and let the grownups talk.
Nov 23, 2011, 9:37:00 AM
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