Thanks to A. for sending this, uh, interesting parking note from your neighbor in Columbia Heights: (more…)
Author: Prince Of Petworth
Update from NPS: “Record of Determination for a Partial and Temporary Closure of a Portion of Parkland Southwest of the Intersection of Connecticut Ave NW and Calvert St NW
Pursuant to 36 CFR 1.5(a), Rock Creek Park, a unit of the National Park Service, is temporarily closing a portion of park land southwest of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Calvert Street NW to protect public safety during the staging of equipment for pedestrian safety improvement work on the Taft Bridge. Specifically, from 7:00 am Monday March 3, 2025 through 5:00 pm Friday October 30, 2026, the grass area southwest of the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Calvert Street NW will be fully closed to all public use. Pedestrian traffic on the paved pathway in this area will be temporarily detoured to the existing sidewalks paralleling those streets. The closed areas will be accessible only to National Park Service employees, employees of the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), and approved DDOT contractors. The temporary closure of this grass area and pedestrian pathway is necessary to protect public safety. Less restrictive measures are not possible given the need to close the area to protect public safety during work to improve pedestrian safety on the Taft Bridge.”
“Dear PoPville,
Fencing surrounding more fencing and a bit of lumber on the SW corner. It’s 2025 so unclear if it’s a staging area for something innocuous or for a Trumpian panopticon. (more…)
5335 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Exactly one week ago we noted that the fences had come down and now we’re really cooking with gas!! When we posted last week a few readers said they heard Trader Joe’s was shooting for an October opening here. (more…)
1331 H Street, NW
Whoa!! Thanks to Terry for sending this conflicting parking sign but also revealing that the old Cafe Mozart space has a new tenant!! Marrakesh Authentic Moroccan & Mediterranean restaurant: (more…)
Way more than just Waymos in the Autonomous Vehicle world!!
From a press release:
“Zoox is making its way from the West Coast to the East Coast, right to our nation’s capital.
We’re excited to announce the addition of a new city to our testing roadmap: Washington, D.C. As part of our continued growth, this expansion is a strategic step toward bringing safe, sustainable, and autonomous transportation to the nation’s capital and the Mid-Atlantic, paving the way for future deployments in the region. (more…)
1509 17th Street, NW previously home to Happy Cleaner
Thanks to Gareth for sending: “New bar on 17th” underneath, Gemini (previously the home to the legendary Komi)!!
A liquor license placard for Astro Zombie says:
“New Retailer’s Class “C” Tavern with a Seating Capacity of 75 and Total Occupancy Load of 99. (more…)
Thanks to Elnaz for sending: “I believe this hawk has been helping clean up the rats on DC! (more…)
Thanks to BB, Samantha and Michael for sending: “Hey PoPville the new (renovated) Wendy’s on Georgia is looking good but the people are hungry!” (more…)
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3725 Georgia Ave, NW – at Quincy Street, NW previously home to the Eatmore Fried Chicken
Thanks to Curtis for sending: “Unfortunately, looks like Hu Sporia didn’t make it.”
Hu.Sporia only opened here back in February.
Stay tuned.