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The first retail tenant for the Constellation on H condo building will be a liquor store. ABRA placards (111599) are up for a Class A liquor store that is listed under the trade name "Cheers DC!." Constellation on H is a triangular shaped, 28 unit condo building bordered by H Street NE, Florida Ave, and 14th Street. The address is 1402 H Street NE. It's not clear if the liquor store will comprise the entire retail space which, at 4,900 sq ft, takes up most of the first floor. The builders of Constellation took care to add concrete pads to the north side of the building and the retail pitch materials showed outdoor seating as an option, so you have to wonder if they were looking to score a restaurant or cafe. As long as they carry Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum, I'm good! Good luck Cheers DC.

The former R.L. Christian Library; 1300 H Street NE. The little R.L Christian library building --at 1300 H St NE-- hasn't operated as a library since 2009; and now its days of just existing are about to come to an end. A raze notice was recently posted to the site and a new mixed-use (residential & commercial) building will take its place. The "temporary" library kiosk was one of many set up by the District in the 1970s and 1980s to increase access to the library system  for neighborhoods without a dedicated, permanent library. The kiosks were thought to have an initial life span of about seven years. After shuttering the R.L Christian in '09 , the District  sold the property in 2014 . The site is 10,800 square feet and adjacent to a DC Streetcar stop. 1300 H St NE. Source: Maurice Walters Architect A trio of developers including Insight Property Group will convert the parcel into 55 foot tall, 4 story, 33 unit residential building with 5,900 sq...

The Apollo Apartment Building; H Street NE. Eater DC is reporting some pretty cool news . We've known for a while that Philadelphia based vegan street food restaurant V Street was coming to the Apollo apartment building at 6th and H Sts NE. The new "news" is that the owners of that restaurant are now considering bring a second all vegan restaurant called Wiz Kid with, too. Amazing. Wiz Kid features a vegan take on the famous/infamous Philly Cheesesteak.  The idea is not new. For years Moms/Gianna's in Philadelphia served up meatless versions of the cheesesteak. Hip City Veg has a version, too. Hopefully this all comes to pass. Good luck V Street & Wiz Kid! Read more:  Vegan Sandwich Shop Wiz Kid Could Join V Street in D.C.  (Eater DC)

Upcoming at the Atlas Performing Arts Center . Atlas is located at 1333 H Street NE. Search programs and buy tickets here . Satchmo at the Waldorf by Terry Teachout | Directed by Eleanor Holdridge August 25- September 25, 2016 "It’s March 1971 at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and Louis Armstrong has just played one of the final performances of his extraordinary career. Backstage, he recounts events that transformed him into the world-famous “Satchmo.” With no-nonsense manager Joe Glaser, his Jewish manager,at his side, and Miles Davis, his fiercest colleague and critic, challenging his standing in African American culture, Armstrong keeps steady through an era of enormous social change… but at what cost? The absorbing, uplifting Off-Broadway hit and now regional theater power-house about the music, struggles and triumphs of the man who invented jazz. Armstrong as you’ve never seen him; hilarious, moving, and breathtakingly human." -- via Atlas Performing Arts Cente...