Jimmy John’s to host “hiring open house” Monday 12/23

Reposted verbatim from Craigslist as a public service:

The new Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches [2428 Wisconsin Ave.] in Glover Park NW is now hiring for ALL positions. Get a chance to meet face to face with the managers,have an on-site interview, and possibly be hired right then and there!

We are looking for the following positions:

Sandwich Makers

*No experience necessary.
*Looking for day, night, and weekend shifts.
*Consistent, fast, hard working individuals are rewarded with raises quickly!
*16 and over only because of the nature of the job.
*Top performing sandwich makers will have the opportunity to move up to management!

Delivery Drivers & Bikers

*Drivers must have vehicle, valid insurance/license, and be 18 years old.
*Delivery Bicyclists: ride a bike and get paid to do it!
*Do you have a scooter?! Use it to make money!
*Already a delivery driver at night? That’s alright we have day shifts available.
*Already have a day job? That’s ok, we have night shifts available.
*Work during the week? Great! We have weekend hours available.
*Top performing drivers will have the opportunity to move up to management!
*Small delivery area=more deliveries, more tips, and less wear on your car!

We want high energy people! If you aren’t outgoing and prefer to work in a slow paced environment, don’t bother. Must be able to maintain an extremely clean restaurant.

We can provide up to 15-30 hours weekly and can increase if you prove to be a great employee.

To apply stop by the store Monday 12/23 between 9AM and 5PM @ 2428 Wisconsin Ave NW to fill out an application.

We look forward to meeting with you!

If you’re interested in applying, here’s a link to the ad: Craigslist.

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DDOT to restore 6 lanes on Wisconsin, Current reports

“A clearly reluctant D.C. Department of Transportation has tentatively agreed to restore Wisconsin Avenue to six traffic lanes in Glover Park,” writes Elizabeth Wiener in today’s Northwest Current. “In the spring, the agency will remove the newly painted median strip that was designed to slow traffic and protect pedestrians on the busy commercial corridor.” In her story, Wiener reports at length on the testimony at a December 4 hearing on the road’s configuration called by Ward 3 City Council member Mary Cheh.

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Free mussels at Slate 12/11 (must RSVP)

Slate Wine Bar & Bistro (2404 Wisconsin Ave.) will host a “Holiday Duvel Party” on Wednesday, December 11 from 5 to 8 pm. The event features $5 Duvel draft beers, $7 glasses of wine, and free fried mussels, artisanal meats, and other snacks, plus glassware giveaways while supplies last. Entrance is free but limited and requires a reservation; to make one, call 202-333-4304 or email contact@slatewinebar.com.

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Guy Mason playground due for $1 million upgrade; community input sought

The Guy Mason Recreation Center (3600 Calvert St.) playground will soon be renovated, the Northwest Current reports. On November 15, Mayor Vincent Gray announced that one million dollars in city funds had been allocated for upgrades to the tot lot. The effort is part of a District upgrade initiative called “Play DC”; a total of 40 playgrounds either have been or will be renovated under the program, the Current reports.

Though plans for Guy Mason’s play area have not yet been created, Dan Melman, president of the nonprofit Friends of Guy Mason booster group, told the paper that improvements might include equipment for older kids and better physical accessibility for all.

DPR will hold three community meetings to gather citizen input into the playground’s design, according to a notice posted on the Glover Park Yahoo newsgroup. The first of these is scheduled for Wednesday, December 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Guy Mason.

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Condo construction inspires work, stop-work order

From the December 2013 edition of the Glover Park Gazette:

In late October, construction on a high-end condo building at 2140 Wisconsin Ave. spurred next-door neighbor Oscar Amurrio, the proprietor of Eight Brothers Development (2138 Wisconsin Ave.), to shore up his building’s foundation—and that, in turn, led to a stop work order for Amurrio.

“My walls were cracking,” says Amurrio, who showed us about a dozen six– to 12–inch cracks in the plaster around his house’s front windows. “I had to do emergency work to underpin my house.” Amurrio excavated and placed cement and rebar not only under his current structure, but along the perimeter of a future front addition, he says. City officials visited the site and ordered Amurrio to stop until proper permits were obtained. That’s fine with Amurrio, he says, now that his building is stable. Amurrio says he is now working with an architect to design an addition with a limestone-and-glass façade.

The construction at 2140 Wisconsin Ave. was not cited by the city in the matter, and its developer, Zak Elyasi, denies that his project had anything to do with Amurrio’s cracks or his actions. “Everything that I’m doing, I’m doing correctly, and it has passed inspection,” Elyasi says. “It’s textbook. My permits are all in place.” The building at 2140 Wisconsin Ave. will be a modern, glass-front structure with eight condominium units. It is expected to be completed in mid-2014.

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JP’s license fight at an end?

From the December 2013 edition of the Glover Park Gazette:

JP’s Lounge (2412 Wisconsin Ave.) has lost its bid to offer tabletop and alcove dancing, at least for the time being. On October 23, the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board denied the strip club’s application to use the small performance spaces after club spokesman Paul Kadlick failed to appear at a hearing on the matter. Kadlick later wrote to the board apologizing for his absence—which he attributed to unexplained tardiness compounded by a Secret Service road closure—and requesting that the club’s application be reinstated. On November 13, the ABC Board denied that request. But there is nothing stopping JP’s from submitting a new application.

Meanwhile, an effort to question the club’s recent liquor license renewal seems to be at an end. On September 18, the ABC Board dismissed a protest of the license renewal by ANC 3B and the Glover Park Citizens’ Association. Because the groups’ joint protest focused the fitness of the club’s owners for licensure rather than the appropriateness of the club to the neighborhood, the Board ruled it “outside the possible grounds” for protest as outlined in the relevant statute. (The ANC recently used the appropriateness argument to get the club’s opening time changed from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) On September 30, the two groups filed a joint request to reinstate their protest, arguing that the Board had misunderstood the statute. On October 16, the Board voted to hear oral arguments in the matter, but on October 23, its members reconsidered their decision to reconsider and voted to deny the reinstatement request without hearing oral arguments. “I feel that we don’t need to hear oral arguments,” said Board member Nick Alberti at the meeting. “If the protestants have relevant information about the licensees’ fitness for licensure, then the Board will be interested in hearing that, and we will deal with it appropriately.” The club’s license will come up for renewal again in 2015.

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