3012 Georgia Ave, NW (between Columbia Rd and Irving St)
From an email:
“Bruce Monroe Community Garden is looking for a few extra hands for a soil delivery day on Tuesday, April 21. We are opening this up to the community to ensure we have enough people for this big effort ( If anyone’s up for a few hours outdoors helping move soil at the garden, we’d love to have them!
Details: (more…)
Thanks to Crosby for sharing this beautiful photo from last week on 17th Street, NW.
*Friends of the Righteous Rainbow Society is made possible with the support of the Robert FitzRoy Institute of Meteorology. As always, you can submit your righteous rainbows (and other storm photos) to us at [email protected] or through our socials @PoPville Thanks!
photo by Victoria Pickering
Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
Missed connection right around midnight on Saturday, 4/18 on the Red Line – beginning at Union Station and then boarding another train at Metro Center.
You: (more…)
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DC Open House List for This Weekend: April 17, 2026
Spring (while feeling like summer) is in full bloom across the District, and with 430+ open houses happening citywide this weekend, there’s no better time to lace up your walking shoes and tour in person. Whether you’re hunting for your first condo or a forever home, the neighborhoods are looking their best. To see the full DC Open House list, click here. (more…)
Beautiful leaves but vile, VILE fruit.
From DDOT:
“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will begin the annual spraying of the female ginkgo street trees on Sunday, April 19, 2026. The spraying will occur overnight from 9:00 p.m. through 6:00 a.m., weather permitting.
The annual spraying serves to reduce the formation of mature ginkgo fruit, which emits an offensive smell when it falls on sidewalks and roadways. DDOT will use the same spray it has used for the past 20 years, (more…)
At some point a lot of guys realize they don’t really have a friend group anymore.
Not in a dramatic way. Friends move away, people get busy, and actually seeing the same guys regularly almost never happens.
“Lost Indian Ringneck parrot named Leela
Yellow with red beak
Five years old
Last seen: New Jersey Ave NW between R and 5th 7:00 pm, April 17”
Any sightings or tips can be put in the comments of this post or emailed to me at [email protected] and I’ll pass on to OP. Thanks.
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before The Honorable Callie Pigeon and Delilah Dentata are admonished to draw near.
Callie and Delilah, “Attorneys at Law”*, hereby summon you to a burlesque and variety “tribute” to crime, justice, and lovers of both!
via google maps
Thanks to T. for passing on from MPD:
“We did have a shots fired (approximately 12:20 am) in the 1300 block of Harvard ST NW. There were no victims struck with a gunshots, but we did have two damaged vehicles.” (more…)
1025 5th Street, NW at K Street
“our mt. vernon location is permanently closed.
we’re incredibly grateful to the guests, team members, and community who have supported us here. we hope to keep seeing familiar faces in the dmv area at the wharf, pike + rose in bethesda, md and a new location opening in loudoun, va in late 2026.”
Thanks to Jason for sending last Wednesday: “Looks like BarTaco at 5th & K is calling it quits. Full on moving out kitchen equipment and dining room is almost empty. :(”
Thanks to Ruben for sending the bartaco closing note: (more…)
DC license plate
Thanks to John for sending from Foxhall on Friday.
It had been 21 days since we last posted a driver who flipped their vehicle. Though plenty of other insane driving in the interim…
707 6th Street, NW
OK back to playing catch up from what I missed last week. This is a sad. And sadly more, well, sad ones to come…
From a press release:
“After five years, Tonari will close its doors on May 3, 2026, marking the end of a restaurant that brought a distinct and vibrant perspective to Washington’s dining scene.
Since opening in February 2020, Tonari introduced Washington to wafu-Italian cuisine, a style long established in Japan that blends Japanese ingredients and sensibilities with Italian forms. With Detroit-style pizzas made using flour from Japan and pastas produced in a ramen factory in Sapporo using Hokkaido flour, Tonari offered a level of craft and detail that set it apart. (more…)
3116 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
And now for the bad news…
Thanks to Terry and Naomi for sending this incredibly sad news from Mount Pleasant:
“Dos Gringos in Mt Pleasant is closing at the end of the month. I just talked to Alex, the owner, this morning and she told us the last day is April 26th. It’s not public anywhere that I know of. That place is a Mt Pleasant institution and we’re all very sad to see it go.
(FWIW, it seems like a new spot will be opening up there in mid-May that Alex seems excited about — but still very sad)”
Dos Gringos Cafe writes:
“April 2026
At the end of this month, Dos Gringos will serve our last Primo Avocado Sandwich and close our doors. It’s a good thing. For 26 years, it has been our privilege to open our doors and serve our Mount Pleasant Community.
It has been our mission to provide tasty, affordable, non processed food. The people of the Mount Pleasant community made that into something more. The closing of the Cafe opens the opportunity for a new, independent business to serve this resilient neighborhood. Coming soon is La Lucha, sandwiches & more by Chad Henry. (more…)