Eckington Basement Rental

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New Bar and Grill on 12th

Prince of Petworth reports successful restaurateurs have purchased the old "Library" and will be bringing a new family-friendly bar and grill to 12th street.


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Arts & Crafts on the Corner

This listing at 1401 Monroe features a gorgeous arts and crafts home on a spacious corner lot.  With a separate complete kitchen, the lower level could make a perfect in-law suite.  The corner lot boast a great deck and attractive landscaping.  Just a few blocks from the metro, the home is listed for $625,000. The listing agent is Helen Dodson.

DC Statehood Picnic

The Brookland Neighborhood Civic Association is hosting a community picnic as an opportunity for Brooklanders to get together and learn about DC history and the push for DC statehood.  It all happens on June 23rd, 2012 at the playground of Turkey Thicket Recreation Center, 1100 Michigan Avenue, NE from 11 AM - 1:00 PM.  Those attending should bring a picnic lunch and a blanket. 

Monroe Street Market Update

As construction continues, it is much of the same in Blocks A and B at MSM. Excavation goes deeper and deeper as crews prepare the foundations for the larger buildings.  In Block C, two buildings are taking shape, with structural steel work underway.  This morning on the G8, I noticed masonry work on the East tower rising several floors above the concrete of the second deck. 

Utility work continues, as Pepco and Verizon set lines, blocking traffic on eighth. 

Chuck Brown Park

From the Mayor's office:

Mayor Vincent C. Gray has submitted the “Chuck Brown Park Designation Act of 2012” to the DC Council for approval. The bill would designate the western portion of Langdon Park, between 18th and 20th Streets NE in Ward 5, as “Chuck Brown Park.”

“Chuck Brown, Go-Go music and the District of Columbia are inextricably linked to each other, and it’s appropriate that the ‘Godfather of Go-Go’ should be honored by the city that embraced him and his music,” Mayor Gray said. “I promised at his memorial service that we would name a park in his honor, and that it would symbolize Chuck – a place where there is action, people, traffic; the sounds of a city. A park where chuck’s music can be played and where people can enjoy themselves – as they always did while listening to Chuck Brown perform.”

Surviving members of the Brown Family thanked Mayor Gray for the honor. “We would like to thank Mayor Gray for this great honor and encourage the DC Council to pass this legislation,” they said, in a joint statement. “We pray the park will be a place where all people can come together to celebrate the things that were most important to Chuck and his fans: family, life, peace and love

Wal-Mart Issued DC Building Permits

Wal-Mart was issued a pair of building permits for two stores, one at 77 H St. NW and the other at 5929 Georgia Ave. NW.

Learn more about Wal-Mart in Washington DC here.