
Thanks to Craig for sending from 17th and R Street, NW. Now mark your calendars for the 36th Annual 17th Street High Hell Race for Tuesday October 24th!! (more…)

Thanks to Craig for sending from 17th and R Street, NW. Now mark your calendars for the 36th Annual 17th Street High Hell Race for Tuesday October 24th!! (more…)

Photo by Harrison Jones
Ed. Note: If this was you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
Got stuck in a line of runners Monday (10/16) night on their group run. You were the tall guy to wave apologetically as I, (more…)
If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood. If you love the animal fix and want to ensure PoPville’s long term viability please consider donating to our Patreon here.

“Presenting 3 year olds Domino (front) and Jack (rear), recently adopted from Humane Rescue Alliance. They are extremely friendly and affectionate and take their front porch monitoring duties very seriously here in Petworth. They like to say hi to all the kids who walk past our house every morning on the way to school. Our whole family, including our 8-year-old twins, are in love with our Halloween kitties.”

1401 S Street, NW via Little Leaf
Thanks to Jason and others for passing on from Little Leaf:
“After 7 wonderful years in our tiny jungle, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our doors on Nov. 7.
We feel really proud of the plant haven we grew and nurtured over the years. We have so much gratitude for our team, who helped our customers grow their home jungles, find the perfect gift and remedy plant issues with passion, care and knowledge. And we have so much appreciation for our loyal customers — we’ve loved helping you green up your spaces and seeing you through the green thumb successes (and challenges).

This rental is located at 2505 13th Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I just saw and killed a spotted lanternfly at my office in the District. The link to report them to the D.C. government is here.
D.C. has information about spotted lanternflies and how to recognize them at their different life stages here. (I’d seen lots of photos of adults, and some photos/illustrations of egg masses, but I didn’t know until today what the two nymph stages look like.)
Please keep an eye out and report any spotted lanternflies or egg masses that you see. (When possible, please also squash the bugs and scrape egg masses).

photo by DCbmyers
From a press release:
“Today, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) announced the selection of a team to perform a Sports Study to support DMPED’s work to plan, coordinate, and support professional and recreational sports in Washington, DC. The team selected to lead the Sports Study is Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc (JLL) and the Robert Bobb Group. (more…)

photo by Eric P.
Ed. Note: The PR firm would not confirm to the exact location but the Washington Business Journal reported that they’ll be coming to the former Pi Pizzeria space which abruptly closed last month.
From a press release:
“Managing Partner Jack McGarry and The Dead Rabbit team announce 2024 plans for the third location of the world’s most awarded pub in Washington D.C. Situated in Penn Quarter–within blocks of the National Portrait Gallery and Capital One Sports Arena–the 6,200 square-foot two-level space will feature the exceptional Irish beverage, food, and entertainment programming for which The Dead Rabbit is known. McGarry has tapped Crown Creative, the pub’s Belfast-based creative partner, to bring the vision of tradition meets tomorrow to life in the historic D.C. building in the center of the entertainment district. (more…)

1813 Columbia Road, NW
Update: I’ve just been told by the owner of Perry’s that the name will not be Sabzi. Will update again with more info as soon as I learn it!
“Dear PoPville,
My husband noticed they’re removing the “Mintwood Place” decals from the windows today…so I did a little googling to see if there had been any recent announcements. (more…)