801 Wharf Street, SW via IG
Sad news from the Washington Post:
“Acclaimed chef Kevin Tien’s modern Vietnamese restaurant, Moon Rabbit, is closing on the Wharf at the end of service on Monday, a sudden and surprising move that local union officials say was engineered by the luxury hotel that houses the restaurant to kill efforts to unionize hospitality workers there.”
CM Charles Allen tweeted: (more…)
Like the White Whale, this guy has been spotted a few times…
Thanks to Julia for sending: “saw this guy on 17th at Decatur in Crestwood. It was prob about 6-8 inches long and my guess is that (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
My close friends and several family members were all walking from my apt on H ST NE, north towards Union Market, to cap off a great weekend of celebrating my doctoral graduation. Sadly, as we were about to cross Florida Ave, these 2 or 3 teens with a gun robbed two in my large group of their belongings. This is ridiculous to say the least that these teens did it in broad daylight, in front of children and several homeowners just enjoying their front lawn. 1:00 PM on a sunny Sunday. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m genuinely curious what the laws are around leaving your car parked for an extended period of time in an area where there are no clear signs limiting it.
More context: (more…)
Thanks to K. for sending around 9:45pm last night.
From US Park Police:
“On May 22 at approximately 9:40 p.m., United States Park Police and United States Secret Service Uniform Division officers responded to the 1600 block of H Street NW for a truck that the preliminary investigation indicates intentionally crashed into the bollards on the outside of Lafayette Park. (more…)
Thanks to Wyatt for sending from Shaw over the weekend.
Please send your JUNE tree sightings to [email protected]
1229 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Still very strange. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Well, Saturday it is: (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
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Thanks to Robert for sending from the excellent Nino’s Bakery (1310 L Street, NW.) Nino’s note says:
“We are temporarily closed for parental leave from April 22nd through mid August.
We will provide more information on exact dates for reopening mid-summer.”
Thanks to Greg for sharing this stunning vintage Packard 120.
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