“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to add a follow up warning to your post about the fireworks at Tanner Park’s movie night last week. Anyone using the MBT should be very aware of their surroundings this weekend and use extra caution passing through.
Today (Wednesday) at about 6:45pm, a kid was holding and shooting a lit firework down the trail at basically chest height. He, and we, were all under the New York Ave bridge – that’s how close range this was, and it’s lucky no one was hit. (more…)
Yesterday we shared the latest from Logan Circle, “Green Fences Down, Orange Fences Up – but Sidewalks Open!”
Thanks to Tom for sending the new water fountain in Logan Circle. And thanks to Emily for sending below:
“We can now enter Logan circle though construction workers appear to be replacing the orange constructing fencing with more permanent looking wooden fencing. Will we ever get to sit on that lush lush sod??” (more…)
Thanks to Mindy for sending this staggering news from Columbia Heights:
“DC’s naughtiest statue is GONE. It was there in early April and then when I walked by again about two weeks ago, it was gone. I saw a neighbor this morning and asked if she knew what happened to it and she said she didn’t. Just that (more…)
Raise a glass to America’s 250th birthday! To celebrate, Clyde’s Restaurant Group, a DC institution since 1963, has released a limited-edition merch collection — and once they’re gone, they’re gone. A donkey and an elephant, dressed to the nines in red, white, and blue, clinking glasses across the table. Because at Clyde’s, the bar has always been common ground.
The T-Shirt ($30 or $20) Unisex tee in white, with the full illustrated back graphic and a Clyde’s 250 logo on the left chest. Available in both adult and youth sizes.
The Hat ($25) Embroidered Clyde’s 250 logo cap. Choose your colorway: white with navy thread, or navy with red thread. Structured fit with an adjustable back strap.
Grab a hat and receive $5 off an adult tee. Discount applied automatically at checkout.
Since 1963, Clyde’s Restaurant Group has been a staple in the Washington dining scene. What started as a single bar on M Street is now a family of over a dozen distinctive properties across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia including Old Ebbitt Grill, The Hamilton, Rye Street Tavern, Cordelia Fishbar, 1789 Restaurant, The Tombs, Fitzgerald’s, and six Clyde’s locations. Each has its own personality while all share the same commitment to warm, polished hospitality. With Ebbitt House opening soon in Reston, the story keeps going.
First the Heavenly bit from Rose Ave Bakery (2633 Connecticut Ave, NW):
“Calling all glizzy enthusiasts. 📣🌭
Available Friday through Sunday, our Hot Dog Croissant is stuffed with cheesy mustard béchamel, and finished with a dill pickle. This is what hot dog dreams are made of.”
But also the painful bit:
“Everything has been made fresh this morning and we will we open for counter service! Unfortunately, our HVAC stopped working, (more…)
3411 Connecticut Ave, NW
The owner of Captain Cookie shares the below note with us:
“In December 2021 when Kirk and I signed a 10 year lease for 3411 Connecticut Ave it was, as it is with every new venture, with a mix of nerves and excitement. We’d been operating our DC-founded cookies & ice cream business for nine years at that point, and had shepherded the business through COVID. We were ready for the business to grow and thrive and to turn the page on the awfulness of a global pandemic and the destruction it brought to DC businesses. We had so many customers and clients in the upper NW part of the city that we felt we’d found the perfect spot in Cleveland Park. (more…)
On Saturday, July 4, 2026, the National Archives will celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country’s founding, steps away from the original Declaration of Independence, on Constitution Avenue.
For more than 50 years, the National Archives has held its annual Fourth of July program, and this year the tradition continues with historical reenactors and a dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence. Additional free family-friendly activities include a chance to meet reenactors portraying the Founding Fathers and Mothers, live musical performances, face painting, t-shirt giveaways, balloon artists, arts and crafts, and more.
“Dear PoPville,
So I started checking the Washington Monument live web cam back when “86 47” showed up in the Mall lawn by the WWII monument. I loved watching the numbers develop each day, and laughed at how ridiculous the attempts to then dye the grass green made the numbers even more legible from the cam.
Then—they started building something over the “86” on June 19. It’s gone from nothing to this (photo above) in under 2 weeks. I haven’t been able to find anything on what it is, except someone’s theory that it’s the private viewing area for Trump and his people to view the fireworks.
If that’s true, (more…)
1700 block of Columbia Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
As seen in Adams Morgan (Monday night), a counter of the lies being told my our one only dear leader.”
Thanks to all who emailed/messaged us yesterday afternoon and this morning: “THE FENCING IS GONE YAY!”
“Aaaaand I just tried to walk back through and it’s closed and there’s an event with tons of troops. The scoop from a free dc person is that hegseth is having an event. Upper lawn area is still open to walk through as of now, just the fountains closed for the event.” (more…)
photo by angela n.
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“Dear PoPville,
The Smithsonian folklife festival has moved indoors to the Arts and Industries building, a Victorian exhibition hall – artisans like Hawk Henries (shown above performing on Native flutes he made) are sharing their art with the public. The State Fair isn’t the only show on the Mall.”
Check out the Smithsonian folklife festival schedule here.