Showing posts with label HighlandPark. Show all posts
Showing posts with label HighlandPark. Show all posts

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Who likes to rock the party?

I like to rock to the party. Or maybe it should be new luxury apartment buildings want to rock the party but they are trying too hard. Seriously, just let the neighborhood speak for itself.

The news that Highland Park was holding a rival open house party surprised me when I came home from work last night. But the ability to compare the two buildings, even with a year of occupancy on Highland Park, made me appreciate the Allegro that much more. Lame party theme but beautiful building. You win!

THL_rentalpartyies

Photos from the Highland Park vs. Allegro apartment showdown

Monday, February 23, 2009

Food stuff: what's new, what's no more

The Prince of Petworth has a good post today on the status of new eateries in Columbia Heights. Thanks, PoP!

Highland Park
  • In the empty spot next to Five Guys will be "a very comfortable coffee house with the motif featuring Columbia Heights history. The goal is to open up in May."
  • Saki Club is still in play, but no opening date set.
  • The Caribbean restaurant, Zinnia, is dead.

Kenyon Square
  • So long, Royal Blue sign and butcher paper windows (2007-2009).

DC USA
  • Desi's (Peruvian chicken and steak) looks to open in the spring.

Also coming soon, Room 11, a wine and pastry bar full of likely deliciousness at 11th and Lamont.

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Five Guys is Alive? Is it?

Rumor has it Five Guys should be open right about now. Any initial reports?

Friday, May 16, 2008

Listserv Post of the Day

Honestly, your bloggers do more than just celebrate drinking in the neighborhood.

From the WardOneDC listserv:
WINE & BEER at Pete's New Haven Style Apizza

Pete's New Haven Style Apizza, located in the Highland Park building at the Columbia Heights Metro, 14th and Irving Streets, now has wine and beer! We're starting off with four beers on draft this weekend: Allagash White, Yuengling, Dogfish Head 60-Minute IPA, and Dominion Lager. Because we just obtained our license today, we probably won't have a full Friday night's supply of all four brews, but rest assured we'll be restocked tomorrow. We're also working with a distributor to offer a selection of bottled beers starting next week, including a great Italian summer favorite, Peroni. Stay tuned! On the wine side, we have five reds and five whites, all Italian, with a range intended to match the flavors of your meal, from light and summery to fruit-bomb reds. We'll publish a detailed list shortly. Pete's has been open for three weeks now, and we are most grateful for all of the support and kind words. If you're from Connecticut, make sure to tell us! We're beginning to keep a map highlighting the town of origin of out Connecticut guests!

Mike Wilkinson
Pete's
http://www.petesapizza.com

202-332-PETE (7383)

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Sunday, May 11, 2008

WTF: The Highland Park lobby


The best (read most ridiculous) website ever describes it as a "modern lobby with color-changing lighted 3form® walls." I describe it simply as, is this really necessary? While Washington has its share of gorgeous, albeit overpriced, apartment buildings and their equally luxe lobbies, the lobby for Highland Park is unlike any other.

Walking east on Irving a few nights ago, I wondered where the odd neon lights reflecting on the sidewalk and off the dark DCUSA storefronts was coming from. It was the Highland Park lobby, obviously, with a design aesthetic more akin to Miami Beach or nightclub set from an old episode of Alias. Not only are there color-changing walls and DWR couches, but there are suspended acrylic ball chairs, bamboo shoots, and orchids. My camera phone pictures capture only a taste of the mod-ness, so take a moment and stop to watch the pretty lights and experience the trippiness of it all.

Friday, May 2, 2008

From Other Blogs: A Tour of Highland Park


As someone who remembers when most of the new developments in Columbia Heights were just giant holes in the ground, it is pretty cool when a building finally opens. The Prince of Petworth has a preview of the Highland Park apartments, and his photo from the roof looking down Columbia Road is too sweet not to post.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Pete's Apizza to open on Monday

An update on a post from Sunday: posters on the Columbia Heights News forum report that Pete's Apizza will officially open its doors on Monday, April 28 at 11 am. An invitation was also sent to neighborhood supporters for a Sunday evening soft opening party.

Sunday, April 20, 2008

A peek inside Pete's Apizza

On an errand/brunch combo-outing this morning, I noticed that the signs for Pete's Apizza in the Highland Park building are now up. (I would have posted a photo, but I forgot my cellphone and now it's too rainy to go back out.) I took a quick peek inside the restaurant, and it looks like it's nearing completion, although the red pepper flake shakers on the wooden tables are still empty. The Pete's website says opening in mid-April, but a liquor license hearing notice on the door is dated for May 14. The notice also included the hours--until midnight on weekdays and 1 am on weekends. Pizza by the pie and slice are on the menu, as well as pastas, salads, and paninis. And Illy coffee, a favorite of mine.