625 H Street, NE
Thanks to a reader for sending over the weekend from FarmBird’s H Street, NE location.
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23rd and Q Street, NW
Yikes, thanks to Cyrus for sending this morning around 7:45am: “Abandoned on sidewalk”
Not sure if this happened this morning or last night but another reader reported hearing a car alarm all night from around 29th Street, NW but that might not be related.
Jonny shares a different angle: (more…)
5532 Connecticut Ave, NW photos by Thomas E Doyle
Thanks to Thomas for sharing:
“It’s the end of an era. They painted over the murals at American City Diner.
I wonder if Steve Salis did buy the Diner.”
Stay tuned.
photo by Meaghan Mountford
Meaghan writes from “Kalmia Road NW in Shepherd Park. About a quarter block east of 16th St, NW.
Brand new perfectly -placed speed limit sign on our street. Thanks DC!”
photo by Mario Vizcarra
Gorgeous. Thanks to Mario for sharing:
“Many of the most beautiful views of the city are on the other side of the Anacostia river, in the SE part of DC. This was taken on Douglass Place. Enjoy.”
The video view is even better: (more…)
18th and Columbia Road, NW photo by cesar maxit
Thanks to cesar for sharing: “Adams Morgan Plaza was recently fenced off by @TruistNews despite a nearly 50 year old public use easement that allowed farmers market, apple pie festival, concerts, protests, gatherings. Today a new message appeared above the fence.”
1740 14th Street, NW
Ed. Note: This mural was put up by the No Kings Collective in 2019. This corner is where the Aslin Beer Company Beer Garden is coming at 14th and S Street, NW.
Thanks to Alex and Erika for sending: “I’m upset… (more…)
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Update from an email:
I’m passing along owner Aaron McGovern’s statement regarding the Sakharov Sculpture (which is safe and sound in storage):
“At this point we’ve been forced to protect our property, our building, and our residents from the continued hate crimes against us. To date we’ve experienced nearly 20K in property damage and an undetermined financial loss of business because of these circumstances. Russia House’s future is uncertain and we still have faith that it will one day provide DC with another 20 years of amazing experiences.” – Aaron McGovern
Thanks to all who messaged me on Friday which was also April Fool’s Day so I needed to see this with my own eyes to confirm. And indeed my Sakharov Sculpture, our Sakharov Sculpture is gone. I have been using a photo of this bust to illustrate various posts here for over 10 years. There are no words. What best captures how I’m feeling right now is: (more…)
Thanks to Bridget for sending this absolute masterpiece last night.
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