11th and Park Road, NW photos by Brian Liu/ToolboxDC taken around September 2002
Oh WOW!! I’ve been meaning to share these for a while but keep forgetting. This building would eventually become home to Meridian Pint and Makan and now sits vacant. Though I have heard some scuttlebutt… but I’ll come back to that when it firms up. Thanks to Brian Liu/ToolboxDC for sharing this blast from the past with us. SO MANY MORE photos below, including a look inside: (more…)
2nd/3rd Mass. and H Street, NW
OR that’s what they want you to believe…
“Dear PoPville,
This structure has perplexed me for 30 years.
Just off Mass Ave at 2nd and H NW I believe.
Probably a utility structure. I could Google but there’s probably some better hive knowledge out there.”
We used to get asked this question every year like clockwork but it’s been a minute. Happy to see it’s still confounding some folks. Fear not, it’s just a ventilation shaft for the 395 highway tunnel below. (more…)
2130 P Street, NW
But still has a ways to go…
Thanks to GN for sending: “Maybe Streets Market at P and 22nd is going to open at last.”
STAY TUNED.
Exciting news from the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art on Friday:
“We’re soft launching the Moongate Cafe Omusubi Cart today! Stop by until 2:30pm for fresh omusubi, snacks, soft drinks, canned wine and more on the outdoor plaza at 12th St. & Jefferson Dr. SW
Which flavors should we make this summer?”
photo by Mamie D. Lee Community Garden
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From the office of Councilmember Henderson:
“On Monday, June 22, Councilmember Henderson introduced the Rodent Education and Management Yields Results (REMY) Amendment Act of 2026. The bill targets eliminating food sources for rodents while protecting residents from health risks associated with untrained application of rodenticides. (more…)
“A rat in DC’s Kingman Park neighborhood is captured by the remote monitoring cameras deployed for research. Photo by Dr. Rebecca M. Gooley of WISDOM Good Works.”
“Dear PoPville,
Rats have been a hot topic in DC—from DC Health’s rat blitz to a swelling rodent population driven by climate change.
The DC Responsible Rat Management coalition just launched a year-long study in Kingman Park testing two approaches tailored to residential neighborhoods, including fertility control.”
From a press release:
“The DC Responsible Rat Management coalition has launched a year‑long study in the Kingman Park neighborhood to evaluate two strategies for reducing urban rat populations. Led by wildlife biologist Dr. Rebecca M. Gooley, the study tests a new rodent contraceptive alongside improved waste‑management practices.
In May, researchers began treatments across selected alleyways. Over the next 12 months, the research team, in coordination with a group of community volunteers, will track fertility control bait consumption and rodent sightings using remote sensing cameras. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Anyone have advice as to how to make the rats more “Fully committed to the trap?” My old rat zapper actually worked well. The new model – sadly total fail.”
Action at the Downtowner “Delicatessen Cafe”! Or that little kiosk attached to it anyway: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I know this is kind of out of your realm but…….”
SKILLS!