http://www.thayeravenue.com Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:29:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Checked out Joe's Record Paradise on Georgia Avenue this morning. Very impressive, but it's what I expected. Great, eclectic selection of vinyl, CDs, cassettes - the works. Even some inexpensive (and functional) turntables, posters, tchotchkes, and books. One of my favorite things is the shrine. Not sure about the story behind ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/27/joes-record-paradise-is-open/ I think the headline in today's Gazette "Residents embrace new hotel project in Silver Spring" might be a bit of a generalization, but I think it's a job well done. Dr. Glee and his peeps were at the ESSCA meeting on Monday (review live tweets from the meeting here), and ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/24/wednesday-eclectica/ Two important things to note about the meeting next week: (1) Jackie's will be providing food. and (2) ESSCA's "Historical Research Committee" will be presenting their findings and discussing the "possible designation of East Silver Spring as a Historic District." I've already made my feelings known about the whole historic ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/22/another-monday-another-essca-meeting/ ...have the neighbor's nephew do it. When all the attention turned to primary roads, JD's nephew came to town with his snow plow to make a little extra money. When there was nothing going on, he took care of our block of Thayer. They even helped shovel out driveways. Awesome. Suck ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/10/when-moco-quits-plowing/ Tom Sietsema, the esteemed Washington Post food critic (whose job I so envy) reports via Twitter that Frank Morales has left Jackie's Restaurant already. Tom's tweet (in 140 characters or less): Every critic's nightmare: Chef leaves before review runs. In other words, Frank Morales is gone from Jackie's (& I have ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/04/frank-morales-gone-from-jackies-already/ Gird your loins, folks. If you're to believe the forecasts, we're in for 20" of snow. Make sure you have enough milk, bread, and toilet paper IMMEDIATELY. Now onto the show... First Baptist Church Development Here are a couple of the high-resolution renderings direct from the source: Renderings courtesy of Torti Gallas and ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/02/04/thursday-eclectica/ Wikipedia defines "smart growth" thusly: Smart growth is an urban planning and transportation theory that concentrates growth in the center of a city to avoid urban sprawl; and advocates compact, transit-oriented, walkable, bicycle-friendly land use, including neighborhood schools, complete streets, and mixed-use development with a range of housing choices. I'll emphasize the ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/01/25/tonights-essca-meeting-first-baptist-church/ News of Joe's Record Paradise's pending arrival carried a fair amount of buzz. I was walking around Silver Spring taking some photos the other day and they now have the sign up with paper over the windows. (Attention sign makers: CDs and DVDs are NOT contractions or possessives. Please lose ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/01/19/tuesday-eclectica/ Attention people of Earth: Speed bumps are there for a reason. And it's not to pull a Dukes of Hazzard move. Half of the 700 block of Thayer was flanked by police vehicles last night when, just after 6:00, someone (according to eyewitnesses) decided to test the limits of the traffic ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/01/13/thayer-avenue-raceway/ Happy New Year, everyone. Good to be back from the holiday hiatus. A few things happening around the 'hood, the most important of which (as far as I'm concerned) is the opening of the new Fenwick Beer & Wine store at the corner of Fenwick and Second Avenue in the ... http://www.thayeravenue.com/2010/01/09/fenwick-beer-wine-and-a-little-more/