From the Flickr Pool: Driving Home

driving home, a photo by AWard Tour on Flickr.

Weekend East City Event Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up

Friday September 30

Honfleur Gallery (Art at 7pm Music at 8pm)

In case you missed Honfleur gallery at the (e)merge art fair last weekend, head over to the gallery this Friday to see new work by Cuban artist Gustavo Diaz Sosa. At 8pm, a musical performance by jazz ensemble “The Connection will follow. Both events are free of charge.

Honfleur Gallery is located at 1241 Good Hope RD SE

Saturday October 1

The Capitol Hill Arts Workshop (CHAW) (7pm to 10pm)

CHAW’s annual ArtSmash Gala will take place at their Capitol Hill location off of Barracks Row. The event raises funds for children’s to help off-set children’s tuition. The evening will be filled with libations, live music and dance. Tickets are $50 in advance, $75 at the door.

Capitol Hill Arts Workshop is located at 545 7^th Street SE

Sunday October 2

The Fridge (2pm to 4pm)

Take drawing lessons from DC-based artist Ben Tolman, whose latest body of work a few more drawings… can be seen at the Fridge through October 8. All ages and drawing ability are welcome. Supplies are included for a suggested donation of $20.

The Fridge is located in the Rear Alley behind 516 8th Street SE.

Phil Hutinet is the Editor-in-Chief of East City Art. You can get more information about East City Art on Facebook or follow them on Twitter

Local News Round Up

Some exciting real estate news comes via the Washington City Paper. Jair Lynch Development Partners acquired those big government buildings on the south side of the 600 block of H Street. They paid $51.5 million. No word yet on exactly what they have planned. And discount clothier Fashion One is closing. Prince of Petworth confirmed with them that they have lost their lease.

You'll probably also want to check out this gentrification discussion over at Housing Complex.

In restaurant news the City Paper reports that The Big Board (421 H Street) will hopefully open October 8th. CP also says that Mike Lunsford, formerly sous chef at Granville Moore's (1238 H Street), will serve as head chef at The Big Board. DCist and Eater sound excited that Toki Underground (2nd floor of 1234 H Street) will soon host Baohaus chef Eddie Huang. It's a pop-up event planned for October 14th and 15th. During the event Huang and Toki Underground head chef Erik Bruner-Yang will work the line together, and no doubt produce some amazing fare.

It's also not too late to catch Stop Kiss at the H Street Playhouse. It's gotten some pretty good press, and it runs through October 2nd. Reviews: DCist, MD Theatre Guide, We Love DC, Wasington City Paper, Brightest Young Things, Washington Post, and Metro Weekly.

ABC7: Man Gets 20 Years in 2009 Bus Shooting

ABC7 reports that 19 year old Jeffrey Britt was sentenced on Friday to 20 years in prison for the 2009 murder of George Rawlings as Rawlings attempted to board a mid-day bus in the 1400 block of H Street. Rawlings had just left the funeral of a friend at Capitol Mortuary (behind the Argo) o on Maryland Avenue. Two other men have pled guilty in the 2009 shooting, and await sentencing. I believe the theory was that Rawlings was shot because others thought he had played a role in the murder of the friend who's funeral he had just attended. George Rawlings was the older brother of Deonte Rawlings, who was shot in the back by off duty MPD officers in 2007.

H Street Festival in Videos

I thought people might be interested in these videos taken at this year's H Street Festival. The Festival drew a record crowd (around 50,000 people) this year, and that'a awesome. First time visitors will hopefully come back to try out the restaurants and bars along the Corridor.

First up, Man on the Street:


Then some Baltimore Rock Opera Society:


A little bit of everything, including the "streetcar":

After School Care Fundraiser Thursday

Just a quick reminder that it's time once again for the annual Webb-Wheatley Elementary School After Care program fundraiser. As in previous years, the fundraiser will be at Jimmy Valentine's Lonely Hearts Club (1103 Bladensburg Road) from 6-9pm. A $20 donation at the door gets you some free drinks and food. Or, you can donate online (click the link that says "Wheatley After School"). All proceeds go directly to the program, and are fully tax deductable.

Multi-Family Yardsale Tomorrow

September 24 10am-3pm
Followed by: The Friends of the 1200 Block of G Street Block Party 3-9pm
1200 Block G Street NE

WTD: $12 for $25 at Khan's

What's the Deal has an offer for 52% off food and drink at Khan's (1125 H Street).

East City Arts Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up: Eyes of the Art World on DC Edition

(e)merge art fair (September 22 - 25)

The eyes of the art world are on Washington this weekend with the inauguration of the first annual (e)merge art fair. Galleries from all over the world have come to the Capitol Skyline Hotel to represent their respective talent.

We Love DC: Tru Orleans

Photo by philliefan99

We Love DC loves the drinks at Tru Orleans (400 H Street), but not so much the food.

Found Dog Near 17th & E NE

A reader writes in regarding a dog she found:

I live in Rosedale and while walking my own two dogs this morning (around 7:30 am Thursday) this little dog (a female Yorkie) followed us nearly into our house. She isn't wearing a collar, and she was soaking wet so may have spent the night outside. She's friendly though a little shy. We've put her in our backyard for now, in hopes that we can find her owners quickly. I can be reached at bcourtot (at) yahoo.com.

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This dog is now safely home with her owner.

$25 for $50 at HSCC

Groupon offers $50 in food and drink at H Street Country Club for $25.

NBC4: Durkl Headed to H Street?

NBC4 reports that the headquarters for the men's clothing brand Durkl is vacating its space in Chinatown, and will likely move into new digs somewhere on H Street.

DC Socialite Crushes on Toki

The blog DC Socialite recommends Toki Underground.

Examiner: Celebrating H Street's Resurrection

H Street Festival-69, a photo by caroline.angelo on Flickr.

The Washington Examiner has a short article on the diversity (racial/socio-economic/cultural) at the H Street Festival, and the relationship of two of its organizers.

Speaking of the Festival, early estimates place the number of attendees at 50,000.

DCentric: George's Place

DCentric looks at the reasons George's Place is closing down after decades in business.

ZestFest Starts Today

ZestFest is a two week festival bringing arts, culture and music to the streets of NoMa from September 20 to 30. More than 11 events in four locations.

ZestFest kicks off with a wine reception at Union Center Plaza (810-840 First Street, NE) tonight 4:30-6pm Over the next two weeks, eight lunchtime events feature concerts curated by Bloombars, fitness demonstrations from Project Fitness, chair massage by Lunar Massage, a pop-up bike repair shop from Bike and Roll, storytelling from the Story League, and much more. Check out the full schedule.

Vigil for Alicia Wheeler Tonight

Where: Joe Cole Community Center 1299 Neal St.
When: 6pm tonight

Coordinated by ANC 5B08 commissioner Tina Laskaris, Joe Cole recreation staff, and neighbors of the Trinidad community. 42-year-old Alicia Wheeler was murdered by a former boyfriend last week after picking up her four children from the Joseph Cole Community Center.

UD: Board Certified

Urban Daddy takes a peek at the soon to open burger spot The Big Board (421 H Street).

Eater: More on Taylor Charles Steak and Ice

Eater spills more details on the the newest venture from the guys at Taylor Gourmet (1116 H Street).

HP: Coming Soon at Taylor Gourmet

The Huffington Post reports on plans at Taylor Gourmet (1116 H Street) to roll out soups and more cookies. Look for the new items sometime this fall.

Street Car Finally Up & Running (Sort of)

IMG_5406, a photo by saelDC on Flickr.

Visitors to Saturday's H Street Festival got to see this special streetcar take a ride down the rails.

More Moisture Problems at H Street Self Storage

I've posted before about moisture problems at H Street Self Storage. Last time it was a leaky roof, and failure to cover the area while making repairs to the roof. This time, the story's a little different, as you can see from this reader's account:

We have had a storage facility at H St Storage for the past 7 years. When I went to my locker last week, I was told that the earthquake on August 23 caused the sprinklers to go off. I didn't notice anything wet, but today when I went back and moved some cardboard boxes there were puddles under them that had soaked through. We called our insurance agent and took pics. We have another crate to go through with a computer and other office equipment in it. A couple of other patrons were there and their stuff had gotten wet, too. We called our insurance agent and took pics.

H Street Storage has never notified its customers and the place has started to smell musty...in a week or so everything is going to be mildewed and beyond repair!!!

HSGS: Urban Rider at H Street Festival

H Street Great Street reports that we might be getting a bike shop on H Street sometime soon, and Urban Rider will definitely have a booth at tomorrow's Festival.

Atlas Vet Coming to 1326 H Street

I can finally confirm those rumors I'd heard about a vet coming to the east end of the H Street Corridor. Atlas Vet will have four exam rooms and provide routine care, vaccinations, general surgery, dentistry, etc., but will not be a 24 hour hospital. Atlas Vet will have a booth outside 1326 H Street at tomorrow's festival. Stop by and say hi. You can also like them on facebook, and follow them on twitter. They hope to be open by the end of the year.

Weatherize DC Comes to Capitol Hill

A reader wrote in to let me know about a new local chapter of Weatherize DC. The thrust of WeatherizeDC's work is to help people weatherize their homes in order to save on energy bills and reduce fossil fuel consumption. Weatherize DC also focuses on creating green jobs for DC residents by hiring contractors from training programs to do the actual weatherization work. They offer services like home energy audits (perhaps a good idea as we head into fall), and are actively seeking new members who are passionate about these issues. There's a little statement they put together (contact info at the end)after the jump.

Two Favorable Reviews For Toki

Fantastic Plastic, a photo by naritai on Flickr

Toki Underground (2nd floor of 1234 H Street) has fans in Capitol Spice and 7PotatoMore.

DC Beer: Where to Get Your Festival Suds

Photo by DJ Spiess of fermentarium

DC Beer has a brief guide to beer happenings along the Corridor tomorrow.

ZestFest: Music/Art/Fun in NoMa 9/20-9/30

ZestFest returns to the streets of NoMa next week, with art, music and community gatherings! More than 11 events take place at four locations in NoMa from September 20 – 30.

ZestFest kicks off with a wine reception at Union Center Plaza (810-840 First Street, NE) on Tuesday, Sept. 20, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Over the next two weeks, eight lunch-time events feature concerts curated by Bloombars, chair massage by Lunar Massage, a pop-up bike repair shop from Bike & Roll, storytelling from the Story League, and much more. Participants will be able to paint a Zipcar, or enjoy a fitness demonstration from Project Fitness.

Live Traditional Ethiopian Music at Ethiopic

I've just learned that Ethiopic (LINK PLAYS MUSIC 401 H Street) will celebrate the H Street Festival with live Ethiopian music tomorrow from 1-5pm.

Crossing

The 700 block of H Street in 2006.

HSGS: Po Boys Kitchen Applies for Liquor License

709 is the Alex Seafood building in this 2006 photo

H Street Great Street beat me to the punch on the story on a new restaurant that hopes to come to 709 H Street. Po Boys Kitchen, which (unsurprisingly) will serve po-boy sandwiches, has just applied for a liquor license (a CR). This would be the first sitdown restaurant on a block that's home to carryouts like Crown Fried Chicken (I'm told it's some of the best chicken on H Street), Grace Deli (actually a real deli menu), and Major's (my pick for best Chinese food on H Street). This is just more evidence that the gap between developments on the east and western ends of the Corridor is beginning to close.

WP: More on the Wheeler Homicide

The Washington Post has more information on the murder of Alecia Wheeler (42) who was stabbed to death Tuesday shortly after picking up here four children from a recreation center. Her accused killer, Claude Kinney, is also the father of three of her children. They had a history of domestic violence, and Kinney had threatened to kill her before. She had sought help from the courts. On August 12th she sought a one year protective order that would have barred Kinney from coming near her. The court granted her a two week protective order, but at an August 29th hear the judge declined to grant a one year order. Wheeler returned to court last week and obtained another two week order. Her children are now in the District's care. Kinney has been arrested at least 17 times in DC since the 1980s, but has only one minor drug conviction.

[Editor's note: I'm not entirely sure of the spelling of the names on this one. I've also seen the victim's first name spelled Alicia, and the suspect's name spelled Kenny]

Baltimore Rock Opera Society at the Festival

Here's a video of them performing one of their other productions.

Trust me on this one, you do not want to miss the Baltimore Rock Opera Society's BROpocalypse v2.0. Seriously. They will hold five performances of the half hour variety show at Gallery O/H (1354 H Street).

• 12:30 PM
• 2:00 PM
• 3:30 PM
• 5:00 PM
• 6:30 PM

What else is happening at the Festival? Check out the packed schedule. Oh, and don't forget that the H Street Shuttle will ferry visitors to and from the Festival to Eastern Market and Gallery Place/Chinatown.

H Is For Harvest

H is for Harvest, a photo by theqspeaks on Flickr.

A very cool capture from the Flickr pool. Don't forget to add your photos from this year's H Street Festival.

Boogie Babes at the Atlas Tomorrow

This fall, Boogie Babes is partnering with The Atlas Performing Arts Center on H Street to offer shows every Friday. The lobby is stroller-friendly and the cafe will be open.

Bridgette with Dawn on Conga
Friday, September 16th at 10:30am
Atlas Performing Arts Center
1333 H ST NE

$5 per child
(siblings under 6 months free!)

Weekend East City Event Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up: 2011 H Street Festival Edition

All Events Take Place Saturday September 17, 2011

The 2011 H Street Festival Visual Arts Line Up (12pm to 7pm)

Art Cars, art cars and art cars! Gallery O on H will curate the annual Art Cars exhibition at the festival in addition to hosting over a dozen artists and local gallery Art Enables. Studio H (see below) will hold an opening during and an hour after the festival. Later that evening, a gallery in Trinidad (see below) will keep the festivities going well into the night! For the full visual arts line-up at the festival, click here. The H Street Festival takes place between 8^th and 14 streets NE on H Street NE. Use Union Station Metro or catch a shuttle from Eastern Market Metro to get to there.

Y&H: The Queen Vic's British Invasion

Photo provided by the Queen Vic

Young and Hungry seems quite pleased with the fare cooked up by the Queen Vic's (1206 H Street) new Chef Ian Reeves.

HWDC: Stabbing Victim Identified

Homicide Watch D.C. has more information on the woman who was fatally stabbed in a Trinidad alley Tuesday afternoon. The victim was 42 year old Alecia Wheeler. 48 year old Claude Kinney has been arrested and will be charged with first degree murder while armed. The stabbing stemmed from a domestic dispute.

Tenant's Rights Summit at Gallaudet

Tenant Summit 2011

At Gallaudet Univ., Kellogg Conference Center
800 Florida Ave

Free Admission Free Food Prizes Giveaways

Sat., Sept. 17, 2011
9am - 5pm

Registration Starts at 8am. Register online now, or call (202) 719-6560.
For more info call the Office of the Tenant Advocate at (202) 719-6560.

THIH: A Liquor License Cap For H Street?

The Hill is Home covers the hot topic of whether we're ready to cap the number of liquor licenses on H Street. ANC6A has look at, and tabled the issue, before but it's back. It should make for some exciting ANC 6A meetings. The fnext meeting is Tuesday September 20th at 7pm at Sherwood Rec. Discussions also over at the City Paper , DCist, and Prince of Petworth.

Pursue Your Retail Dreams on H Street

The H Street NE Retail Priority Area Project Grant is finally ready to roll. We've talked about the grant before. Basically, it provides grants of up to $85,000 for new retail operations on H Street NE. Existing merchants can apply as well, but only if they have a plan that will create new jobs for DC residents. Here are the highlights:

-A total of $1,250,000 is available.

-The business must actually front on the H Street NE Corridor between 3rd and the Starburst Intersection.

-Retail space must be at least 1,200 square feet.

-Eligible applicants include retail businesses engaged in the sale of home furnishings, apparel, books, art, groceries, and general merchandise goods to specialized customers.

-Special consideration shall be given

to retail developments that include entrepreneurial and innovative retail elements.

-The following are ineligible: liquor stores, bars, restaurants, cell phones stores, salons, barbershops, nightclubs.

DMPED will hold an informational session at Smith Commons, 1245 H Street

Wednesday, September 21 at 5:30pm.

Ink & Ego

Sorry about the small print!
4:30pm - ego+ink tattoo competition sponsored by: british ink
12th Street Fashion Stage

WP: Taylor Cheesesteaks? YES!

The Washington Post's Tim Carman reports that our buddies over at Taylor Gourmet are expanding their sandwich empire in a new way. Rather than just a new location (they're doing that too), they're adding a whole new kind of sandwich, the Philadelphia cheesteak. The new operation, Taylor Charles Steak & Ice, opens its doors this December at 1320 H Street. I have to say they kept this one pretty under wraps. I had heard that an established business person on H Street was opening a new concept, but I did not hear about this.

The guys behind Taylor Gourmet are tacking this new mission with their usual gusto, so expectations are high. Carman documents their research travels in the article (complete with photos). I'm personally thrilled that they have again chosen H Street as a launching pad and flagship. Eater points out that they will also be serving Italian water ice. This will be third place on H Street to serve water ice (Rita's and Philadelphia water Ice).

Festival Performance Schedule

8th Street Music Stage

12-12:30 Sharp Music

12:45-1:15 Michelle Raymond Band

1:30-2:00 Rio Garage Band

2:15-2:45 Lucky Dub

3:00-3:30 76 degrees

Fatal Stabbing in the 1200 Block of Morse

A 42 year old woman was attacked by the father of at least one of her children. The woman's four children (the oldest one is 9), who she had just picked up from a recreation center, witnessed the stabbing. Police are not releasing her name, or the name of the suspect. This occurred in the 1200 block of Morse Street. The Washington Post has more info, as does Fox news. This is in the Trinidad neighborhood.

One More Community Garage Sale 9/17

I've already noted two local community garage sales on Saturday, but it turns out there's one more in between. Here's the full run down:

2nd and L Street 8am-2pm (CHNNA)

700 block of K Street 8:30am-1pm

11th and K Street 8am-12pm

Y&H's Spotting Gators on H Street

C'mon in, a photo by amerune on Flickr.

A recent Granville's (1238 H Street) special caught the eye of Young and Hungry Chris Shott. The item in question? Alligator and pork sausage. Young and Hungry previously reported an alligator sighting at Tru Orleans (400 H Street).

WP Notes Two Local Food Trucks

Photo by Frozentropics Flickr pool user philliefan99

The Post wonders whether more brick and mortar restaurants should take their fare to the streets in the form of mobile kitchens. The story mentions Dangerously Delicious Pies (1339 H Street) and Langston Bar and Grille (LINK PLAYS MUSIC, 1831 Benning Road), both of which started on the H Street/Benning Road Corridor. Did you know that Matt Ashburn of the Capital City Diner (1050 Bladensburg Road) originally dreamed of running a food truck before finding the diner on eBay?

PSA 102 Meeting Tonight

PSA 102 Public Safety Meeting
Sherwood Recreation Center - 10th and G Streets
Tuesday September 13th: 6:30pm

This month's PSA 102 meeting will feature a special discussion about DC's noise ordinance. Guests include representatives from the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA), the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) and the Office of the Attorney General (OAG). Also invited are owners and managers of businesses in our neighborhood.
This noise forum will be held from 7pm until 8pm. Therefore, we will start our usual PSA meeting at 6:30pm. This will include discussions of recent arrests, a possible increase in prostitution in out neighborhood, and a cluster of burglaries in the vicinity of 6th and L Streets.

Chalk Walk in the Flickr Pool

Chalk Walk, a photo by Nivad on Flickr.

Community Yard Sale at 11th & K 9/17

Wow, Saturday September 17th is going to be a really busy day. Not only do we have the H Street Festival and a big community yard sale going on in Near Northeast/NoMA, but I've now heard word of another community garage sale at 11th and K Streets. The sale is from 8am-12pm. There is no fee to set up a table, and some local kids might hold a bake sale in conjunction with this event. Contact heyktb[at]hotmail[dot]com for further info.

The Argo Circa 1927

Scott Magnuson of the Argonaut sent me this 1927 photo of what is now the Argonaut. Magnuson got the photo from the daughter of the owner of that business (a Coney Island). Apparently she stops by the Argonaut about once a year when her niece visits from Florida. As you can see from the photo, this was an integrated business.

East City Arts Round Up

Weekend East City Event Round Up: September Super Saturday Edition

All Events Take Place Saturday September 10, 2011

The 39^th Street Gallery (5pm to 8pm)

“Trade” is exchange, commerce and profession. The exhibition Trade curated by Phil Davis, intends to be all of those things. A group show featuring the work of seven artists, the exhibition is an exchange of portfolios.

The 39^th Street Gallery is located at 3901 Rhode Island Avenue Brentwood, MD above The Brentwood Arts Exchange.

The Brentwood

Chalk Walk & H Street Bakes Are On Tomorrow

The rain may have spoiled your picnic plans, but it won't spoil tomorrow's Chalk Walk, or H Street Bakes. The Chalk Walk is all throughout the Corridor, and you can kick it off with brunch at any one of our fine local establishments. You'll definitely want to stop by the Pug (1234 H Street) for H Street Bakes (11am-3pm). Bakers this time around include Crunk Cakes (boozy cupcakes) Biscuit (artisan breads, croissants, and various savory options), and more. Some of the breads will be vegan.

GGW: Spider Mapping H Street

Greater Greater Washington uses H Street to show how spider maps could make people more likely to use public transit. The author created an awesome map showing how you can easily use public transportation get to H Street from various parts of the city.

WT: H Street's Deaf Friendly

H Street Country Club is a popular destination for deaf patrons.

The Washington Times has an interesting piece on the interplay between the deaf community, and H Street businesses.

HC: Mapping Vacant Properties

Housing Complex has a really great map of properties the District recognizes as vacant, blighted, or exempt. It's pretty interesting to look at our area. Go check it out.

Y&H: Toki's Stock is Rising

Young and Hungry applauds the maturation of Toki Underground's (2nd floor of 1234 H Street) steamy fare. I think the author might be smitten.

Learn a Little Local History

These tours will take you back a lot further than 2005 (when I snapped this photo).

You might want to check out these local tour from Cultural Tourism DC. Both tours are held September 24th (a great follow up to the H Street Festival, no?), with a second chance for the H Street tour October 1st (times remain the same).

Music in the Courtyard Saturday

This weekend you can catch the Afro bop stylings of Elikeh (they will also perform at the H Street Festival on the 17th). $5 gets you two hours of live music in the courtyard at Gallery O/H (1354 H Street).

Don't Forget Chalk Walk Saturday

New Hours at Capital City Diner

There's a reshuffling of hours up at the Capital City Diner (1050 Bladensburg Road), so be sure to take note lest your rumbling stomach be confronted with a locked door.

Monday: closed

Tuesday-Thursday: 7am-3pm

24 hours on the weekend (6am Friday through 5pm Sunday)

District Cuisine Reviews the Atlas Room

Local food blog District Cuisine calls the Atlas Room (1015 H Street) a hidden gem, and offers up a detailed review.

Found Cat

A reader found a cat September 4th in the 700 block of 3rd Street NE. It's a female with green eyes, and a friendly disposition. Does she look familiar?

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I'm told that this little girl is now home safe with her owner. Thanks for the tips guys!

H Street Country Club Brunch Starts 9/11

H Street Country Club (1335 H Street) has scheduled their first brunch for Sunday September 11th. Doors open at 11:30. Who wants a breakfast burrito?

Capitol Hill North Community Yard Sale

Capitol Hill North Neighborhood Association (CHNNA) is hosting the first (and hopefully annual) CHNNA Community-Wide Yard Sale on Saturday, September 17 from 8am-2pm. The event will be held at field adjacent to the Loree Grand at 2nd and L Streets, just a couple blocks from Union Station and New York Avenue Metro Stations.

Neighborhood households will be consolidating their goods for sale to make it easy and fun for shoppers to peruse.

For space rental or event information, please contact Mark Kazmierczak at markerjk[at]gmail.com or 617.314.0124.

Please note that this is the same day as the H Street Festival. You could easily swing by the yard sale and the H Street farmers market before heading to the Festival.

Do You Know Me?

A reader found a kitten and it's way too friendly to be a stray. She'd like to get it back to its home. Does anyone recognize it?

Late Night Search Leads to Robbery Suspect

A number of people wrote in to ask about a prolonged helicopter search late last night (early this morning). I didn't have an answer, and could only hazard a guess that they were searching for a robbery suspect. It turns out that this was actually the case. The search went on for more than an hour in the area near 13th and Maryland, before ending in the capture of the suspect.

Shooting in the 1100 Blk of Morse

I have no details, only the report below. This is in Trinidad, just off West Virginia Ave.

Police Alert- Shooting

Shooting-0248 hours-1100 B/O Morse Street, NE - No description at this time DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/EVENT #I20110456655

Sent on: 09/02 03:29

Sent by DC Police Alert to e-mail, pagers, cell phones....powered by Cooper Notification RSAN

Tonight's ANC 5B Meeting

This was the first public meeting since the financial scandal broke. It was a very animated meeting, with lots of big news. As I noted before William Shelton (former Chair of ANC 5B) resigned as Commissioner effective today. Here are the highlights:

-New Board elected. Comm. Regina James is Chair. Comm. Jackie Manning is Vice-Chair. Comm. Bernice Blackwell is the new Financial Secretary.

-Executive sessions of ANC 5B will now be open to the public.

-It's unclear whether they will have to pay the $5k+ that the staff person (hired by former Chair William Shelton) claims she is owed. She had no written agreement with the ANC. They will investigate their options and obligations . They've been paying their staff person (it wasn't always the same one) a little under $20k a year. I've never been very clear on what exactly the staff person did. The staffing arrangement is highly unusual for ANCs.

-Comm. Davis announced that she will resign (effective October 1st).

-ANC 5B will get a new account at TD Bank (once they get a partial reimbursement of funds from the ANC Security Fund).

POP: 1118 H Street For Rent Again

1118 is the one with the Birdland sign

Prince of Petworth points out that 1118 H Street is back on the market. This bears noting because it was supposed to be either a Cajun restaurant, or a Mediterranean spot, from the guys behind Slice of Life.

CP: What's Up at Murry's?

The City Paper does a little digging into what exactly is going on a Murry's. It's a question I've been getting a lot recently. I knew they had dug some test wells in July, and that the building (which extends all the way to H Street Self Storage) had sold for $3.4 million roughly a year ago, but that was it. No one I asked seemed to know exactly what was happening. We still don't have all the answers, but here's some more info from the City Paper:

-The parcel is under contract and should go to settlement in November.

-The current owner is one Jerry Schaeffer, who the City Paper calls a "taxicab magnate."

-Schaeffer apparently also owns the future Walmart site on Bladensburg Road.

HWDC: Fogle Murder Update

Homicide Watch D.C. has charging docs in the August 29th murder of 17 year old Tyrell Fogle. Anthony Hatton, 18, is accused of chasing and shooting Fogle in the 1900 block of Bennett Place (in the Langston Terrace neighborhood). Hatton, of SE DC, wore a mask as he chased Fogle and fired several shots at him from a 9mm Beretta. Fogle died of his wounds shortly thereafter.

The Dog & the Doctor

P1050721, a photo by jsmjr on Flickr.

Granville Moore's (1238 H Street) teams up with Flying Dog Brewery for a most delicious sounding beer feast September 27th. The beer dinners can sound a little pricey, but I'm told they are worth every penny. Check out the full menu (and description from Granville's website) after the jump.

CP Investigates Crunkcakes From H Street

The Washington City Paper looks into the drunken cupcake phenomenon known as the crunkcake. Get your own crunkcakes at the next H Street Bakes.

Taylor Gourmet Relents on Mayo Issue

Taylor Gourmet has, in the past, proudly trumpeted its no mayo policy. This rubbed some patrons the wrong way, but didn't seem to hurt business. They guys at Taylor have had a change of heart, and are now happy to offer their customers mayo, spicy brown mustard, and whole wheat bread upon request. Come on, I'm not huge fan of mayo myself, but even I'm moved by the dancing Hellman's guy in the background.

Full press release:

TAYLOR GOURMET CHANGES POLICY ON CONDIMENTS
AND ADDS WHOLE-WHEAT BREAD OPTION TO MENU