1967 Calvert Street, NW

Thanks to Pierce for sending: “Any idea what’s going on at Mama Ayesha’s?”

Anyone know what show was filming?

For those not familiar with Mama Ayesha’s:

“Proudly serving authentic Middle Eastern cuisine in Washington, D.C. since 1960. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Sunday outside of the Adams Morgan Community Center, a couple in their 30s said their car was towed with all their belongings and had no means of getting it back without cash. They claimed to be law students at GW and that they were married (neither wearing wedding rings). They said they had no family or friends here since they just moved to DC. They would venmo me back in 2 hours and I could have their phone and ID as collateral. I had my car towed when I first moved here so I was too sympathetic to their story. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Friday night I was picking up a delivery held at the Fedex in Admo. I was looking to park and found an alley across the street out of the way of traffic to pull into.

But when I pulled in a man in a parking company jacket said I had to pay $20 to park in his spots. The only indication this alley was a privately owned parking area was the man sitting on his stool at the entrance to the alley, so I pulled through and found a spot at a bank that was closed, (more…)



photo by Clif Burns

“Dear PoPville,

This past week I have been abruptly stopped by the same person in a short purple wig riding on a scooter in both AdMo (Monday evening) and last night (Thursday) on 14th St. NW. He got the attention of my friend and I last night for a moment, asking us to choose a number between 1 and 3, (more…)


From MPD:

“Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a traffic crash that occurred on Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Columbia Road and Biltmore Street, Northwest.

The preliminary investigation revealed, at approximately 3:30 pm, a pedestrian was crossing the street from north to south in the 1800 block of Columbia Road, Northwest. An Infinity EX35 was traveling westbound in the 1800 block of Columbia Road, Northwest, and had just crossed over Biltmore Street, Northwest, when it struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian was trapped under the vehicle until being treated by DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services. (more…)


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