“Dear PoPville,

I can’t conclusively prove this so not including a description of the man, but another woman warned me tonight that a man was trying to covertly take a video on his phone up my dress on the northbound S9 bus. Read More

701 Monroe Street, NE

[Clears throat] SCUTTLEBUTT CONFIRMED!! Hear ye, hear ye: Read More

via IG

Thanks to D. for sending: “This is pretty big news. The Boston location made Esquire’s 2023 list of best new restaurants” Jewish Insider reports:

“Lehrhaus, Boston’s popular Jewish tavern, to open in D.C. in 2025” Read More

Thanks to A&F for sending: “spotted a… domestic rat? Definitely not the common Norway rat based on its color. Read More

615 Pennsylvania Ave, SE

Thanks to Austin for sending: “right next to Barrel along Penn Avenue SE. I can’t find a website or anything yet but sending as an FYI.” Read More

photo by Jeanette.Cook

From a press release:

“Trust for Public Land announced today Washington, DC, was rated the nation’s best big-city park system by the 2024 ParkScore® index. Minneapolis, Minnesota, climbed into second, Saint Paul placed third, Irvine, California, finished fourth, and Arlington, VA retained its fifth-place position. The ParkScore index evaluates park systems in the 100 largest U.S. cities. 

2024 is the fourth consecutive year that Washington earned the ParkScore crown and Arlington finished among the top five. Read More

photos by Emma K Alexandra

Long live new stumpy!

Thanks to Emma for sharing the sad/hopeful photos:

“yellow barriers are up and trees are coming down along the Tidal Basin. I think Stumpy is truly gone.” Read More

1501 Pennsylvania Ave, SE photo by John Cochran

John writes: “Penn. Ave. Market

Closed and empty, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue S.E, Washington, DC”

Stay tuned.

2501 Champlain Street, NW

Thanks to Terry for sending: “bike shop cleared out at Champlain and Euclid.”

Fin.

Stay tuned.

photo by John Cochran

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