2443 18th Street, NW

Thanks to A. for sending: “Something cool is coming?? Yay!!”

Thanks to 80M for passing on the news from Michael Neibauer:

“An interior alteration permit was issued Monday for a new carry-out restaurant at 2443 18th St. NW, aka the former Rumba Cafe. Permit drawings say City Lights of China. Menu appears to be identical to City Lights of China on Connecticut Avenue.” (more…)


Chae wrote: “It was service dog funeral right outside of the animal hospital”

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) regrets to announce the passing of K9 Rocket, a long time explosives detection dog assigned to our Special Operations Division. The seven-year old Malinois Shepherd was found deceased by his handler inside of a marked MPD K9 vehicle on late Monday morning. The vehicle was parked, secured and idling in the 2800 block of New York Avenue, Northeast. This tragic incident is currently under investigation to determine the circumstances that led up to the dog’s death. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Thought I’d give a heads up to residents living in the Adams Morgan area that bike thefts have been happening.

From what we could figure out, someone climbed over the locked back gate with a busted up wooden ladder at around 4am on Friday, August 12th. The individual used the ladder to climb up and onto our balcony, stole my mounted bicycle, climbed back down the ladder and left leaving behind some rope and this ladder at the scene. Which absolutely creeps me out because this was definitely premeditated. (more…)


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