2009 18th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

It took a really long time to build this restaurant at the corner of 18th and California NW, and the restaurant lasted only a very short while. I had one meal there that I thought was pretty poor but didn’t get a chance to give them a second change before they closed. It’s an interesting space architecturally with lots of outside seating in front and in the back, and it should be a natural.

I chatted up a woman who was coming out of it a week or two ago. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Two stories from Sunday night.

1. My wife and I were driving up 16th st to pick up food Sunday evening around 6:20 pm. We were on the corner of fuller St and 16sth at when we noticed a woman with headphones on walking her scooter and a man approach her swinging a thin metal pole towards her. (more…)



1835 Columbia Road, NW

A very good source tells me that a lease has been signed for a Tatte coming to Adams Morgan:

“Tatte coming to old Bank of America space in Adams Morgan – betw. Bedrock Billiards and So’s Your Mom”

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