Adams Morgan

“I’m trying to get the word out about a hit and run”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m trying to get the word out about a hit and run that occurred early Sunday morning around 12:46 AM to see if anyone has any information. I was crossing Columbia Rd. at the intersection of Quarry Rd. from South to North (from the Federalist pig side to Quarry rd) with my dog Tiger Lily. There is a well marked crosswalk with three different signs reminding drivers that there is a crosswalk and that it is DC law to stop for pedestrians. We looked to the left and the car stopped, started to cross, and the car coming from 16th street seemed to be stopping, then didn’t. The car hit Tiger head on at about 20 mph, then hit the breaks and I was hit very slightly. She is a small 45 lb. dog and was propelled about 10 feet up and 15 feet out before hitting the ground on the other side of Quarry rd; the leash was ripped out of my hand on impact. Fortunately nothing was broken, but she was in so much shock that she took off in a sprint, making it across several more streets almost to Woodley park, where some fellow citizens caught her on the Calvert street bridge. Several Adams Morgan citizens jumped in to help and we had a small army of us chasing after to catch her. I am so thankful to those neighbors. (more…)

Mark Sunday September 9th – Trouble Funk will headline the Adams Morgan Day Festival’s 40th Anniversary!!!

By Prince Of Petworth

From a press release:

“Today, the planners of the 40th Anniversary Adams Morgan Day Festival announced the music lineup, featuring famed D.C. go-go band Trouble Funk (also celebrating their 40th year), and highlights of D.C.’s longest running neighborhood festival, taking place Sunday, September 9th from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The free event is open to all ages and will highlight the vibrant energy and diverse, creative cultures that define this historic neighborhood. Street Closures on 18thStreet NW between Columbia Road and Wyoming Avenue will make way for festival goers enjoying live music and art, neighborhood history exhibitions, expansive youth activities, curated local vendors, restaurant specials and more. (more…)

“seems to be substantially the same concept, but with a less interesting name”

By Prince Of Petworth


2005 18th Street, NW

A reader reports:

“Meat-in-a-Box (between Jack Rose & The Blaguard) is now DC Pizza & Kabob (which seems to be substantially the same concept, but with a less interesting name). Not exactly sure when it happened but MIAB had been closed for a while.

Meat in a Box opened here back in 2013. Before them the previous tenant was Absolute Pizza Kabab. So we’ve come full circle (ish).

You Mighta Got Away with this in 2006 but not today. NOT TODAY.

By Prince Of Petworth


screenshot via www.admoheights.com

“Dear PoPville,

It strikes me as peculiar that this new apartment building called AdMo Heights describes itself as DISTINCTLY DC and uses a stock photo of New York City.

Link to stock photo.

You can clearly see that the street signs say Central Park West and West 65th Street.”

Ed. Note: Not to mention the fairly distinct NYC yellow taxi cabs.

“Is there any recourse (other than writing bad reviews online) that we can take?”

By Prince Of Petworth


3rd floor 1834 Columbia Road, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I got a gift certificate for my husband to do one of those paint/wine activities at Uncork’d Art in Adams Morgan way back for Christmas. We didn’t get around to it immediately after the holidays, and then, since March it appears they have been remodeling and offering no classes in Adams Morgan and only very rarely classes in other locations. It’s now August and there has been no sign of progress–and no classes are being offered. (more…)

Mark it!! “We are officially re-opening on Friday August, 24th at 5pm”

By Prince Of Petworth


2420 18th Street, NW

Zenebech with the official announcement!!

“We are officially re-opening on Friday August, 24th at 5pm. We hope to see you for dinner!!!”

Zenebech has been closed since December when a fire gutted next door neighbor #1 Juicy-Cajun Seafood, damaging Zenebech.  Zenebech Injera had only recently reopened, after moving from Shaw, in August 2017. Let’s give them a big welcome back next Friday!

“What is it?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

While you’re on the topic of Google Street Views – WHAT IS THIS?!

This location is not labeled on Google Maps or Microsoft Maps. But it’s clearly being utilized (cars are there, etc.). What is it?”

“This whole experience was incredibly disappointing and embarrassing, especially because WE ONLY WANTED TO PLAY MARIO KART, and this sexist treatment of my friends by a gay business has caused me to look inward and think critically about how the LGBTQ community values our allies”

By Prince Of Petworth


2317 18th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

A week ago, I was a part of a bachelorette party as the only male member of the group, as the bride is my best friend. With the exception of a winery tour that had happened much earlier in the day, the party as an event was loosely structured and we had no firm plans for what the evening of Saturday would look like. We had narrowed down what we wanted to do to a geographic area – either Adams Morgan or Dupont. No one wanted a wild evening as we had a brunch reservation the following morning, so as far as pre-wedding events go, this was definitely a tempered and responsible occasion. Per my recommendation, I suggested to the bride that we go to Pitchers – not because I was gay and wanted to go there because it was a gay bar, but because (based on the one time I visited there a month earlier) they had Mario Kart on their walls and an assortment of games that would have simply sustained a fun evening. Rightfully, she said this sounded like a great idea and after an hour and a half of getting ready, we were headed to the bar at 10:30 PM.

I will preface this anecdote by mentioning my first and only other experience at Pitchers. I had a great time there, albeit subdued. The atmosphere was not rowdy and lent itself well to conversation, as well as my futile attempts at flirting (although the owner-manager of the bar applauded me when I flirted with one of his bartenders). It was a great night, and I knew I’d want to come back at some point to continue besting strangers at Mario Kart.

Unfortunately, that looks highly unlikely at this point after the appalling lack of sensitivity I experienced at this bar on the evening of July 22. (more…)

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