4545 42nd Street, NW. #108
“Dear PoPville,
We recently opened a Japanese head spa in Tenleytown, bringing a wellness experience that’s become increasingly popular from New York, Los Angeles to D.C. (more…)
Author: Prince Of Petworth
Thanks to Matt for sending this wild scene in Mount Pleasant of a raccoon being dive bombed repeatedly by crows.
To the video! And you gotta see the video: (more…)
Important PSA about Izakaya Seki: “Hello, we have new hours. Closed Monday + Tuesday. Extending hours wed – Sunday”
By the by, check out this incredible photo I found while searching my archives of what their building looked like back 2011: (more…)
photo by Emma K Alexandra
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photo by Erin
Thanks to Nupe for passing on from US News and World Report:
“School Without Walls High School 2026-2027 Rankings
School Without Walls High School is ranked #5 in the National Rankings. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation and how well they prepare students for college. Read more about how we rank the Best High Schools.
All Rankings (more…)
Speaking of smoked, as August winds down and the new school year is about to start on Monday – thanks to Hannah for sending this beautiful specimen from Columbia Heights.
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your SEPTEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
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3919 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
MetroLeaf officially closed Monday. I am extremely proud of the community connections we made in Petworth. Having the customers say they appreciate the community services we provided and that most of all they will miss my staff was the best.”
“Saturday, August 22nd | 2pm – 7pm
GATES OPEN: 11 A.M.
Fort Dupont Park
Minnesota Ave SE”
Thanks to a reader for passing on from the official Chuck Brown Facebook page:
“Statement from the Chuck Brown Family about Chuck Brown Day:
The Brown family has decided that due to their marginalization over the past three years with regard to the planning and substance of Chuck Brown Day, which we notified DPR of on Feb 3rd of this year, we no longer support the Chuck Brown Day event and do not want it to continue unless a new director and project leadership is in place to ensure that our duty to protect the integrity of Chuck Brown’s legacy is respected, and that his family’s wishes are taken seriously at all times. We can no longer risk allowing the event’s organizer’s lack of communication, professionalism, and inability to abide by guidelines in contractual agreements to be interpreted as the family’s approval of the event and its management.”
Full release from DPR: (more…)
From Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority:
“The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority board of directors Wednesday approved a $15.5 billion addition to its capital construction budget to fund the transformation of Washington Dulles International Airport.
The board action expands a construction program already underway at Dulles, which is the nation’s fastest-growing international gateway airport, to modernize the 60-year-old airport for the future. The additional funding increases Dulles’ forward-looking construction budget to $19.9 billion over 15 years.
The effort will be funded primarily through bonds issued by the Airports Authority and repaid through normal rates and charges to airline tenants, as well as authority-generated revenue. No taxpayer money is designated for the initiative, unless government grants are made available to cover a portion of the costs. (more…)
photo by Fritz Myer 6th and K Auto c. 1987
Thanks to Fritz for sharing some super cool old signs he’s dug up from his archives.
See below for the Junkanoo in Dupont Circle, also from 1987: (more…)