December 3, 2015 at 10:10am
Almost exactly eight years ago…
“The owner promised me a free bottle of wine if I’d chuck this thing out”
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].
3524 Connecticut Avenue, NW vacant since 2020
Which will happen first: Something here or at the Uptown?
Super sad news from Capitol Hill Books:
“We are sad to share that Jim Toole, owner of Capitol Hill Books from 1995 – 2018, has passed away.
Jim, AKA The Admiral, was still an active employee of Capitol Hill Books & will be dearly missed. He was one of a kind.” (more…)
Thanks to Ben for sending our favorite former taxi: “A Valiant!!”
Sweet City Ride is made possible by readers like you!
Remembering Iraj Askarinam in Adams Morgan: (more…)
Thanks to Jeff for sending, found in Petworth.
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
From the Library of Congress:
“We are hosting a special screening Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 7 pm with Netflix at the Library. It’s a screening of “All the Light We Cannot See” and a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Doerr, director Shawn Levy and producer Joe Strechay to coincide with the new Netflix limited series. (more…)
441 4th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I noticed that an old sign reemerged after Firehook vacated their Judiciary Square location a few years ago. I guess Barista was the coffee shop in that space before Firehook opened around 2004?”
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
the intersection of New York Avenue, NE, Florida Avenue, NE, and First Street, NE
From a press release:
“The NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) announces that “Mamie ‘Peanut’ Johnson Plaza” was selected by the community as the winning name for the trio of new public spaces being brought to NoMa by the reconstruction of the Florida Avenue/New York Avenue NE intersection.
Out of more than 4,300 votes cast, 40% of respondents selected this name to honor the legacy of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson, the first woman to ever pitch in the Negro League and a longtime resident of Washington, DC. (more…)
From The White House last night:
“The White House is lit up blue and white tonight as a symbol of the United States’ enduring support and solidarity with the people of Israel in the wake of the horrific terrorist attacks committed by Hamas.”
And locally, statements from Mayor Bowser and AG Schwalb: (more…)