“Dear PoPville,
Hey there! I came outside to this gem left on my car on Chapin Street NW this morning. Parking is tight there since it’s all residential, but I have a bumper guard on and a very tiny car, because, you know, city living!
Hope the writer is…okay? Deep breaths, bruh.”
Thanks to JP for sending: “Seen at the Columbia Heights CVS. Or is the store closing or something??”
Restocking or?
Stay tuned.
1634 I Street, NW previously home to Park Place Gourmet
Thanks to F. for sending from Connecticut and I Street, NW: “Tatte coming to Farragut Square soon!!!”
Tatte’s website says “Opening May 2023!” (more…)
Thanks to Kristin for sending from the Georgetown Waterfront: “right by the path between the waterfront park and the cul de sac by Fiola Mare!”
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
i didn’t get to thank a very kind stranger for intervening on my behalf. i (a female) was biking by myself around 11:30 pm on friday night, headed north on 6th st in southeast. as I was approaching the intersection of 6th and penn, there was a man in the street that was shouting at cars. i stopped a good way back from the intersection so as not to interact with him as i waited for the light to turn green. unfortunately for me, he saw me and rushed towards me yelling nasty things and getting incredibly and uncomfortably close. he was blocking my bike and screaming in my face and i did not know how i was going to get away from him. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The guy in this photo is pretending to be a fire system inspector. In the middle of our busiest time at Pearl’s Bagels [Saturday} AM this man came in and told our manager that he was there to inspect our fire suppression system and update the tags on our vent hood. He had our manager call us, and when he got off the phone he lied to them and said that we had forgotten to let them know that he was coming, handed them 4 bills, and told them that Oliver said to just pay the bills via cash in the safe. They were busy and flustered and paid him without confirming that we’d said this. The bills totaled $947 dollars.
We realized it was a scam when they told us they’d paid him cash, and when we looked at the bill we realized it’s a phony company with a fake address.
DO NOT PAY THIS MAN ANY MONEY!!”
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, Special Investigations Branch, seek the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in a First-Degree Fraud offense that occurred on Saturday, April 22, 2023, in the 1000 block of 7th Street, Northwest. (more…)
Update: Thanks to Brian for passing on from NPS:
“The repair contract for the Dupont Circle fountain was awarded sooner than expected and repair on the basin will begin soon. Expect to see fencing around it during the delicate waterproofing stage. Stay tuned for updates.”
Thanks to Victoria and all others who sent in updates about the Dupont Circle Fountain after it was flowing for a few days: “Sign of continuing woes…. Fence went up around the Dupont Circle fountain, workers on site. Hopefully doesn’t take as long to repair as the Meridian Hill fountain and the glorious cascades can resume.” (more…)
Thanks to K. for sending: “I see them all over 14th and keep meaning to send. This one is a LOT” (more…)
1408 U Street, NW
Thanks to J. for sending the news about the 90 second pizza coming to the old Jimmy John’s at 14th and U NW (closed in February). (more…)
photo by Emma K Alexandra
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