“Dear PoPville,

From the unit block of New York Ave, NW. Any idea why it has an ATM built into the fence? The only reasonable answer I can think of is it’s a brothel / gentlemen’s club. Do you know?”

Maybe it’s an airbnb? Any plausible guesses?



photo by angela n.

“New from District, Measured, the blog of the Office of Revenue Analysis in the D.C. Office of the Chief Financial Officer:

DC Economic and Revenue Trends Review: January 2025

Each month our office publishes a review of economic and tax revenue data for DC. The review includes data on employment and wages, residential and commercial real estate, hospitality, the US economy and federal government, and DC tax collections. Below are the highlights from our latest review.

Highlights from the January 2025 Review (more…)



2619 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Maddy’s closed here back in March 2023. Before Maddy’s the space was the longtime home to home to Woodley Cafe, where I was a server for a few years way back in the day.

The liquor license placard for Yours Café says:

“New Class C Restaurant with an indoor seating capacity of 98, a Summer Garden with 28 Seats, and a Total Occupancy Load of 170. (more…)



photo by Fritz Myer

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3227 Georgia Avenue, NW via FB

Thanks to Jacob for passing on the sad news:

Tabla had an amazing lunch special and brunch. Huge loss for the area.”

Tabla shares on their IG:

“To our incredible community, after five rewarding — but very challenging — years, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors. This Sunday, March 2, will be our final day of service. (more…)


“Charlemagne trying to bat at snow from the Penn Quarter!”

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