I haven't heard any official estimate of the people for yesterday's festival. I know that we had about 15,000 people turn out for the 2009 festival. So what are your guesses for this year's turnout?
Sunday, September 19, 2010
How Many?
I haven't heard any official estimate of the people for yesterday's festival. I know that we had about 15,000 people turn out for the 2009 festival. So what are your guesses for this year's turnout?
Friday, September 17, 2010
The Scene at Argo Tonight
I love walking into a bar/restaurant and immediately randomly seeing 10+ people I know from the neighborhood. The Argo will have a stand selling giant fish tacos at the Festival tomorrow, but they will also be open at 1433 H Street with Fat Face Bar-B-Q serving up some tasty fare. So, on the eve of the H Street Festival, here's to the Argonaut, a true neighborhood tavern that not even a fire could keep down.
A Viable Streetcar Alternative?
Thanks to philliefan99 for sharing this capture of an unusual scene on H Street. Share your images by adding them to the Frozen Tropics Flickr pool.
Weekend Arts Round-Up
The following is a slightly edited cross post from East City Art. It was written by Phil Hutinet.
Saturday September 18
Gallery OonH starts off the day during the H Street Festival with “Art Cars” and “The Way We Move”. For a complete schedule of Gallery OonH’s events, click here.
During the festival, CITY Gallery will be open from 12pm to 6pm where "Night Goat and Other Flights of Fancy" will be on display. Artist Ellen Cornett will be in attendance.
When the Festival winds down, say you were among the first to see Camille Schefter’s work as she opens “Insoluble” at Studio H from 6pm to 9pm.
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.
Saturday September 18
Gallery OonH starts off the day during the H Street Festival with “Art Cars” and “The Way We Move”. For a complete schedule of Gallery OonH’s events, click here.
During the festival, CITY Gallery will be open from 12pm to 6pm where "Night Goat and Other Flights of Fancy" will be on display. Artist Ellen Cornett will be in attendance.
When the Festival winds down, say you were among the first to see Camille Schefter’s work as she opens “Insoluble” at Studio H from 6pm to 9pm.
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.
$39 For a Month of Unlimited Bikram Yoga Capitol Hill
Living Social offers massive savings (78% off) on H Street's hot yoga spot. Bikram Yoga Capitol Hill is located at 410 H Street.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
A Useful New H Street Site
It's called H Street Guide, and it's a super useful site that allows H Street businesses to put their nightly events up on one place. Looking to go out next Tuesday?
Wow, lots of fun stuff happening. Click on an individual event for details (on the site, not here). Honestly, seeing it all in one place is kind of cool. Some places have yet to get with the program on this one, but I expect a large buy-in for the site. It's pretty simple on the reader side, and I suspect the same is true for listing businesses. We'll see. I, for one, will keep reading.
Wow, lots of fun stuff happening. Click on an individual event for details (on the site, not here). Honestly, seeing it all in one place is kind of cool. Some places have yet to get with the program on this one, but I expect a large buy-in for the site. It's pretty simple on the reader side, and I suspect the same is true for listing businesses. We'll see. I, for one, will keep reading.
Hit That Dive: Pug Review
Another H Street review from the guy who just wrote about the Star and Shamrock.
Celebrate Oktoberfest on H Street
Q: What's special about this Saturday?
A: The H Street Festival.
Q: And?
A: Umm. Oh, it's also the first day of Oktoberfest!
Biergarten Haus, for all your Bavarian needs
Yes, so a visit to the Biergarten Haus is surely in the cards for many. But if the World Cup lines were any indication, the place might be packed. Luckily we have plenty of bars on H Street where you can celebrate the occasion. And I'm pretty sure sure this the perfect excuse to extend the party even after the Festival wraps up.
A: The H Street Festival.
Q: And?
A: Umm. Oh, it's also the first day of Oktoberfest!
Biergarten Haus, for all your Bavarian needs
Yes, so a visit to the Biergarten Haus is surely in the cards for many. But if the World Cup lines were any indication, the place might be packed. Luckily we have plenty of bars on H Street where you can celebrate the occasion. And I'm pretty sure sure this the perfect excuse to extend the party even after the Festival wraps up.
Arboretum Place is Now The Flats at Atlas District
Earlier today I linked to a DCmud post on Arboretum Place. The post was based upon a press release that I apparently I got, but never read because I missed it. So here's the post I should have written two weeks ago:
As I mentioned recently, Clark Construction has broken ground on its new project The Flats at Atlas District. The project was previously called Arboretum place. It's going in at the old Sears site (behind Hechinger Mall). The site is bounded by Maryland Avenue, Neal Street, Bladensburg Road, K Street and 17th Street.
This is phase one of a larger project on the site. Phase one includes the following:
-257 luxury apartment units of various sizes;
-5,000 square feet of first floor retail space;
-a 250 space parking garage.
Future residents can look forward to amenities like a fitness center, a pool, a great room with kitchen, an indoor half-basketball court, a meditation courtyard, and a year round outdoor lounge with a fireplace. The view's not bad either. If you stand on that hill you can actually see the Capitol.
That 5,000 sq ft of retail could go to one tenant, or multiple smaller ones. Apparently, someone (possibly with the initials K.H.) asked for a grocery store in the space. That's not happening, but residents can still shop at either of the two grocery stores located directly across the street.
The units themselves will vary in size and pricing. Some will be more luxurious than other, with Clark planning to finish the highest end ones with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Lower priced units might sport laminate countertops and black appliances.
The first residents should move in sometime in 2012, which is allegedly about the time the streetcars will be up and running. This is a big project, and the first of this scale to come to the east end of the Corridor.
Photo and rendering provided by Clark.
As I mentioned recently, Clark Construction has broken ground on its new project The Flats at Atlas District. The project was previously called Arboretum place. It's going in at the old Sears site (behind Hechinger Mall). The site is bounded by Maryland Avenue, Neal Street, Bladensburg Road, K Street and 17th Street.
This is phase one of a larger project on the site. Phase one includes the following:
-257 luxury apartment units of various sizes;
-5,000 square feet of first floor retail space;
-a 250 space parking garage.
Future residents can look forward to amenities like a fitness center, a pool, a great room with kitchen, an indoor half-basketball court, a meditation courtyard, and a year round outdoor lounge with a fireplace. The view's not bad either. If you stand on that hill you can actually see the Capitol.
That 5,000 sq ft of retail could go to one tenant, or multiple smaller ones. Apparently, someone (possibly with the initials K.H.) asked for a grocery store in the space. That's not happening, but residents can still shop at either of the two grocery stores located directly across the street.
The units themselves will vary in size and pricing. Some will be more luxurious than other, with Clark planning to finish the highest end ones with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Lower priced units might sport laminate countertops and black appliances.
The first residents should move in sometime in 2012, which is allegedly about the time the streetcars will be up and running. This is a big project, and the first of this scale to come to the east end of the Corridor.
Photo and rendering provided by Clark.
Festival 2010: What's On at the Atlas
Tour the Atlas!
Meet our arts partners!
Participate in workshops!
See a preview of our season!
Schedule of Events (subject to Change)
Time Space Event
12:30PM Kogod Lobby Capital City Symphony Harpist Anastasia Pike
1:00 PM Under the Marquee Dcypher Dance
1:00 PM Outdoor Dance Floor Flamenco demo class with Estela Velez
1:45 PM Sprenger Theatre City at Peace
1:30PM Under the Marquee Hand Dancing Workshop with Brad Bradford
2:00PM Outdoor Dance Floor Step Afrika! Workshop
2:00 PM Under the Marquee Mirandy Selection ACTCO and Adventure Theatre
2:15 PM Kogod Lobby Zip Zap Circus USA
2:30 PM Under the Marquee American Youth Chorus
2:30 PM Outdoor Dance Floor Hip-hop and Grind w/Namaad Jackson
2:45 PM Sprenger Theatre Zip Zap Circus USA Aerialists
2:45 PM Dance Floor Afrovenuzualn demo with Mesi Johnson
3:00 PM Dance Floor Belly Dance demo class with Laurel Victoria Gray
3:30 PM Under the Marquee American Youth Chorus
3:30 PM Dance Floor Hand Dancing Workshop with Brad Bradford
3:45 PM Sprenger Theatre Cake Walk Competition ACTCO and Adventure
4:00 PM Under the Marquee Zip Zap Circus USA
4:00 PM Dance Floor Modern Dance demo class w/ Taurus Broadhurts
4:00 PM Meyer Studio - Joy of Motion Teaser Pop Workshop with Quynn Johnson
4:15 PM Kogod Lobby Step Afrika! workshop
5:00 PM Outdoor Dance Floor Jazz demo class with Vincent Williams
5:00 PM Sprenger Theatre Step Afrika! performance
5:30 PM Sprenger Theatre Hand Dancing Workshop with Brad Bradford
Oh, and have you ever seen my Atlas under construction set? Also available in black and white.
Oh, and have you ever seen my Atlas under construction set? Also available in black and white.
East City Art: Totem Pole Raising
East City Art has more info on the Totem Poles coming to the 300 block of H Street. The totem poles, created by artist Wilfredo Valladares, reflect elements of live in the District. Only four of the poles will actually be raised at the ceremony, the rest coming later. A shaman will be present to bless the totem poles. So take a break from the festival and walk the few block. Maybe stop by Toyland for a drink, and then head over 408a H Street for the opening of Camille Schefter's "Insoluable" at Studio H. The opening runs from 6-9pm.
DCmud: Arboretum Place Gets Under Way
DCmud reports more details about Arboretum place, the new mixed use apartment building going in on the vacant lot behind Hechinger Mall. The essential details:
"the $36 million development will deliver 257 apartments, a 250 space parking garage, and 5,000 s.f. ground-floor retail."
If 257 seems like a smaller number that you remember that's because this is phase one of the project. The first residential units should come online in 2012.
"the $36 million development will deliver 257 apartments, a 250 space parking garage, and 5,000 s.f. ground-floor retail."
If 257 seems like a smaller number that you remember that's because this is phase one of the project. The first residential units should come online in 2012.
Festival 2010: Toki Underground Offerings
Reason number 5, 326 to attend Saturday's H Street Festival: sample food from the not yet opened Toki Underground. Toki Underground is set to open up above the Pug sometime in October. But you don't have to wait until to check out some of the offerings. Here's what they'll have for the Festival:
Toki Underground Beef Dumpling
Toki Underground Veggie Dumpling
Pho Dog
Tofu Pho Dog
Two Whole Pigs served with our house made Kimchi.
Flying Dog Draft Beers
Taiwanese Shaved Ice specials too.
Uh, what's a pho dog? Why not let the City Paper help you out?
Jesse Ventura Dines at Capital City Diner
Jesse "The Body" Ventura, former Governor of Minnesota and former pro-wrestler, stopped by the Capital City Diner last night for a bite. No word on what he ordered. I'm told he also walked around a bit and talked to neighbors.
The initial reaction from neighbors
Photos provided by Matt Ashburn.
Cooking the Florida Market: Rice Noodle Rolls Edition
Yesterday I recreated a truly great version of some shrimp rice noodle rolls that I had at dim sum seven years. While that in itself was exciting enough for me, the cool thing is that I did it entirely with ingredients that you can buy at the Florida Market. Actually, I was inspired jointly by a recent dim sum craving, and a trip to the Market that unexpectedly included a stop by the storefront (by which I mean that there literally is no store, just a front) where they make and sell fresh rice noodles by the sheet. 70 cents a sheet, which weighs slightly under a pound. I went with a friend and we each bought two sheets. Steam them, fry them, cut them up into any shape you like. You get the picture. And seriously...70 cents. Other stuff I put in my shrimp rice roll:
1. shrimp;
2. scallions;
3. ginger;
4. flat leaf parsley;
5. soy sauce;
6. oyster sauce;
7. sweet chili sauce (I was hungry, and thus too lazy to make sweet soy sauce).
Not the most authentic version, but tasty none the less. I also noticed that MS3000 (which is owned by the same parent company as H Mart) sells packs of spring roll/egg roll wraps (300 block of Morse). I'm thinking you could also use them for wontons, or perhaps even some lovely kim chee dumplings. Hmm...
I'm Telling You, The Internet LOVES H Street
Frozen Tropics Flickr pool user Madam Meow documents the Blogger Breakfast at Biergarten Haus
1. The self described "foodie ninja" over at Strawberry Basil checks out Sticky Rice.
2. TBD looks at ANC 6A's challenge to the local 7-11, as does Housing Complex, and blogger Matthew Yglesias.
3. Biergarten Haus wins a fan in the Cat in the Cap.
4. Every Bar in DC hits up the H Street Country Club.
5. TBD and others are eager to check out the consolidated Red Palace.
6. We also have a read worthy (I'm part way through its 48 pages now) dissertation thingy from a guy named Peter Dunn who wrote it for his Masters program at the London School of Economics. It's called: Situating a New Main Street: The Space and Scope of H Street's Commercial Development.
7. And pretty much everyone is talking about the H Street Festival on Saturday. You're going, right? 12-6pm.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Festival 2010: H Street Green Street
H Street Festival goers will find green central at 13 and H. Here's a taste of what's planned:
Performance Schedule
1:00 Green Living Consulting presents: Make your own Green Cleaners!
1:30 Billy B – Song and Dance on the Environment – Children/Family
2:15 Access Green presents: What to Expect from a Home Energy Audit
2:30 Sol y Soul – DC girls performing environmental poetry/rap
2:45 DC Greenworks presents: How to Install your own Rainbarrel
3:30 Billy B - Song and Dance on the Environment – Children/Family
Plus, Every hour, on the hour:
Free Action Architecture by Norman Smith Architecture – Bring your questions, design ideas, and pictures to the booth for FREE consultation with one of Washington’s best modern architects!
Exhibitors:
Access Green
Casey Trees
DC Greenworks
Fat Worm LLC
Green Living Consulting
Norman Smith Architecture
Taurus Development Group
Performance Schedule
1:00 Green Living Consulting presents: Make your own Green Cleaners!
1:30 Billy B – Song and Dance on the Environment – Children/Family
2:15 Access Green presents: What to Expect from a Home Energy Audit
2:30 Sol y Soul – DC girls performing environmental poetry/rap
2:45 DC Greenworks presents: How to Install your own Rainbarrel
3:30 Billy B - Song and Dance on the Environment – Children/Family
Plus, Every hour, on the hour:
Free Action Architecture by Norman Smith Architecture – Bring your questions, design ideas, and pictures to the booth for FREE consultation with one of Washington’s best modern architects!
Exhibitors:
Access Green
Casey Trees
DC Greenworks
Fat Worm LLC
Green Living Consulting
Norman Smith Architecture
Taurus Development Group
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
3rd Annual Wheatley After School Fundraiser
It's that time again. September 30 is the date set for Jimmy Valentine's 3rd annual fundraiser for Wheatley Education Campus' after school program. Here are the details:
September 30th 6-9pm
Tickets are $20 (but, of course, you can donate more). That $20 gets you admission, drink vouchers, terrific music, great eats donated by the Capital City Diner, an opportunity to meet neighbors, and a nice warm fuzzy feeling. 1103 Bladensburg Road. Donations are full tax deductible.
September 30th 6-9pm
Tickets are $20 (but, of course, you can donate more). That $20 gets you admission, drink vouchers, terrific music, great eats donated by the Capital City Diner, an opportunity to meet neighbors, and a nice warm fuzzy feeling. 1103 Bladensburg Road. Donations are full tax deductible.
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