Renderings by Martin Vahtra of Projects Design Associates

From a press release:

“Restaurateur Ashok Bajaj of Knightsbridge Restaurant Group, is pleased to announce the spring 2024 unveiling of his new restaurant, Rosedale, located at 4465 Connecticut Avenue in the Forest Hills neighborhood in the northwest quadrant of the nation’s capital. Named for an important estate in Cleveland Park’s historic district, this new American concept will be a welcome addition to Northwest Washington, D.C. Bajaj has tapped James Beard Foundation’s award-nominated restaurant designer Martin Vahtra of Projects Design Associates of New York to design Rosedale. Rosedale will have 100 seats indoors and a patio with 30 seats for outdoor dining, weather permitting, serving dinner and Sunday brunch. The restaurant is within easy walking distance of the Van Ness UDC Metro station. (more…)



photo by Mark Andre

From OPM:

“1/16/24: Federal offices in the DC area are CLOSED.

Emergency and telework-ready employees must follow their agency’s policies.”

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that DC Government will open on time on Tuesday, January 16. Supervisors are encouraged to allow for liberal leave for those employees who wish to take leave due to weather conditions. (more…)



photo by Emma K Alexandra

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From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division are asking for the community’s assistance to identify a suspect who lit a man on fire in Northwest DC.

On Monday, January 15, 2024, at approximately 3:05 p.m., the suspect poured a liquid on the victim at the intersection of North Capitol Street and P Street Northwest. The suspect then ignited the liquid. The suspect then ran off. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries.

The suspect was captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the photo below: (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

On Sunday, January 14, my fiancée lost a sapphire tennis bracelet at Franklin Hall on Florida Avenue.

This bracelet belonged to my mother who passed away when I was a small child, so in the event that anyone picked it up, I would really appreciate its return. Reward for anyone with info.”

Anyone with info can email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.


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