701 Kennedy Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if you’ve heard any scuttlebutt on Rotonda’s opening? I live in the neighborhood and haven’t seen any signage go up, and progress has seemed to stall (again!), though the inside seems almost complete. The pizza oven has been in there for over two years now, and the bar/taps went in in the spring. (more…)
713 Kennedy Street, NW via lacoopcoffee
Billy reports:
“La Coop’s popup opened today in the Cheese Monster space on Kennedy St. My fiancee and I stopped by this morning, and it might be the best coffee I’ve had in DC. Juan, the proprietor, seems like a really lovely guy as well. (more…)
5111 Georgia Ave, NW
Ed. Note: For a main thoroughfare like Georgia Ave, a bigger building seems reasonable to me.
Thanks to Jon for sending:
“What’s the story with the ginormous pop up on Georgia Avenue? It dwarfs the street – has the planning department at the city gone daft?” (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, following a weekend fire at 708 Kennedy Street NW in which two residents died, including a nine-year-old boy, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the District would be referring the matter to the DC Office of the Attorney General and the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. These criminal investigations are in addition to the investigations already underway by the District’s Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA), the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), and the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (FEMS), along with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. (more…)
This rental is located at Longfellow St. NW near 9th St. NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1285 / 600ft2 – Furnished Basement Available (more…)
Thanks to Betsy for sending the updated photo. You can see how it looked in March here and you can see the, uh, spirited comments here. Anyone’s feelings change?
From MPD:
“MPD responded to the area of 9th Street and Quincy St, NW, for reported gunshots at approximately 7:40 PM this evening. [Tuesday]
There were no injuries reported. There was damage to a vehicle discovered in the 3700 block of 9th Street, NW.
If anyone has information related to this event please call 202 727-9099 or text 50411.”
and (more…)
“Rosé all day with a special guest, DC’s Oyster Ninja. 3333 Georgia Ave, NW”
“We are really excited to celebrate two years of our Kennedy St location this Monday, May 27th (Memorial Day). We will be open for extra hours from 10am-6pm, and in addition to our normal food menu we will be grilling ANXO-style burgers and veggie burgers outside. HR Records from across the street will be spinning records and we will have ANXO can specials going all day, should be a ton of fun!”
From MPD:
“Tonight, MPD units responded to investigate a reported man with a gun in the area of New Hampshire Avenue and Randolph Street, NW. (more…)
Thanks to Kim for passing on from Library Tavern:
“Library Tavern will like to show our appreciation to our friends and our neighbors. Pleasure join us this Saturday as we introduce our new Saturday brunch. FREE BRUNCH BUFFET provided on a first come first serve basis. We look forward to seeing you there!” (more…)