Columbia Heights

EXCLUSIVE: The Porch & Pebbles from the owners of Nanny O’Briens, Franklin Hall (and MANY Others) coming to old Meridian Pint space in Columbia Heights!!

By Prince Of Petworth

11th and Park Road, NW

Over the weekend I promised our social media followers (@PoPville) some good news today. And I’ve come to deliver. Over the summer, in July to be specific we noticed some action at the old Makan/Thirsty Crow space in the prime corner location at 11th and Park Road, NW. Now I can finally share what’s coming – The Porch & Pebbles!! Ever since Meridian Pint closed (back in 2019 if you can believe it) people have told me they wish something like Meridian Pint would open up there. While Makan was great, as an OG Meridian Pint fan I couldn’t agree more. And that’s basically what’s gonna happen with The Porch & Pebbles. But what has me really super excited about this is WHO is behind the new spot. It is the great team behind Nanny O’Briens, Atomic Billiards, Franklin Hall and so many more. I spoke with owner Geoff Dawson who tells me a bit of what we can expect: (more…)

“Shout-out to Tequila y Mezcal and their $5 beers drafts” and more!!

By Prince Of Petworth

3475 14th Street, NW at Otis Place, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Tequila y Mezcal on 14th st has excellent tacos, exceptional rice (not kidding), surprisingly great drink specials and outdoor seating. I was there last Friday with three other people at 6:15 and was immediately sat down at an outdoor table and had the choice between a $4 can or a $5 draft. [Check out the menus]: (more…)

Crazy Crash/Hit and Run Story in Columbia Heights: “any resources for restitution in cases like these?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Thanks to my near-neighbors on Kenyon for their help and for the footage. My boyfriend stopped in from Jersey on Saturday night and parked where he always does on Kenyon between 11th and 13th. We went over around 1:30p today (Sunday) to find it missing. 311 had no record of it being towed, and we had assumed stolen until we knocked on the closest door. They said that two men had crashed a blue van into his car at 7:00a and ran off, totaling it completely, and that cops came and had it towed. It took us hours to track down the car and to get ABC Towing to let us collect his belongings from it. (more…)

“A new coat of paint!” to Major Yum coming to Columbia Heights

By Prince Of Petworth

3226 11th Street, NW previously home to Johnny’s All American and the legendary Bad Saint before them and the LEGENDARY  Jeans N Things before them.

“Coming Fall 2026 to Columbia Heights
Chinese/Korean fast casual for all”

“Dear PoPville,

I was out walking my dog and saw some progress made on the future “Major Yum” formerly “Johnnys” in Columbia Heights. A new coat of paint!”

Major Yum also shared a little vid of how things are looking inside: (more…)

Still no note but Z Burger/Maman Joon remains dark in Columbia Heights. Google lists the dreaded red “temporarily closed” notice

By Prince Of Petworth

Ed. Note: When we posted about the space being dark on August 28th an X follower said her “source” was just there “a few days ago” and LOL’d about the closure. Welp, it’s been dark ever since, including when I walked by Sunday afternoon. Also, phone calls to the store continue to go unanswered.

“Dear PoPville,

Walked by Maman Joon on Irving St @ Columbia Heights and it was dark. (more…)

“Rage-fueled driver…It’s inconceivable to me that this driver could very easily have killed somebody”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

On Monday, September 14th around 8:00AM, I was biking my kid to school along with two other parents/children. While going south on 11th Street NW by Cardozo High School, a driver in a blue Tesla from Maryland started honking at us repeatedly for no reason. He then passed us at a high rate of speed dangerously close: particularly the parent/child in front, the driver was within inches of running them over.

There’s a stoplight at the bottom of the hill where cars were stopped at a red. The driver stopped, got out of his car, and started yelling at us. He was ranting incoherently about the rules of the road, swearing, and threatening us — all while our children watched. While flailing his arms and pointing exuberantly at the bike lane he smacked me in the face several times hard enough to leave a scratch. Eventually a bystander was able to calm the situation enough that we were able to bike away.

In all the mess, (more…)

“need community’s help on a public space situation”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m sorry I even had to type this or that anyone has to read this but I’m frustrated and not sure what city agency or person I should try next to resolve the below situation.

Yesterday (Thursday) I called 311 to report discarded clothes covered in human waste and more than one pile of said human waste also next to the clothes, as it was in a public space (the bottom step of the stairs that lead from Harvard St NW to the alley between Harvard and Hobart St NW). They are public stairs, between two properties. They don’t lead directly to someone’s home like most of the other stairs on Harvard do. I repeatedly explained this in detail to the 311 employee.

I was told in a follow up email (typos are verbatim): (more…)

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