From a press release:

“Known as DC’s cocktail queen with a larger-than-life personality, Gina Chersevani is bringing her bagel-and-booze empire to the Cleveland Park hood this February 2025! After slaying the mixology scene for 24 years and showing the prowess of her cooking skills, casually winning competition television shows like Guy’s Grocery Games and Buddy’s Holiday Recipe Rumble, this New York born-Italian firecracker is serving up round three of her beloved Buffalo & Bergen in the historic Sam’s Park & Shop at Connecticut Avenue and Ordway Street.

For the next two weeks, February 6 -9 and 13 -16, 2025, Buffalo & Bergen Cleveland Park is only open each week for four days 7:30 AM – 3:00PM. Starting Monday, February 17, 2025, it will begin servicing the neighborhood 7 days a week. (more…)


Thanks to Brent for sending: “Some neighborhood deer took over the tortoise enclosure at the zoo!”

Yeah he’s probably gonna want to make a u turn straight out of there pronto!! Definitely, at the very least, don’t keep going down the hill and make a hard right…

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1st and L Street, SE

Update from MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces an arrest has been made in a fatal shooting that occurred inside a residence in Navy Yard.

On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at approximately 4:28 p.m., First District officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1100 block of 1st Street, Southeast, for the report of a shooting. (more…)


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