“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what’s going on with the fountain and pond at Meridian Hill Park? The cascades have been off and on since last Friday. Since Sunday evening the water has been sitting stagnant. The water is turning a bright green (see pictures below). It seems like the perfect place for mosquitoes to lay eggs. Unless of course the Park service has been treating the water but it doesn’t appear that way.” (more…)
JCH reports: “Armed robbery, guys seems shaken up. Park police all over the park”
Updates when more is known. (more…)
1424 Park Road, NW
Good news for fans of the awesome Mi Cuba Cafe – they’re expanding! The liquor license placard says:
“Applicant requests to expand to the second floor of the licensed premises, adding 44 additional seats and increasing the Total Occupancy Load from 25 to 72.” (more…)
Tuesday at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM
Please join us in remembering our beautiful Margery Magill. There will be a vigil held at Meridian Hill Park at 6:30pm followed with a gathering at 8:00pm hosted at the Outrage, a female-founded activist meeting space, to celebrate her wonderful life.
Meridian Hill Park: 16th St NW &, W St NW, Washington, DC 20009
The Outrage: 1722 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20009″
“Dear PoPville,
Do you know what’s going on with the weird influx of free McVitties digestive biscuits near the metro in Columbia Heights? I was given a free sleeve last Tuesday on my way to work. Since then, they seem to have expanded to giving out free six-pack boxes every day to anyone who will take them. They are all over 14th street!” (more…)
11th and Lamont Street, NW
“Dear Popville,
A few weeks ago, it was encouraging to see the western sidewalks of 11th St NW btw Lamont and the infamous $2M+ dog park covered w a construction walkway for pedestrians. In going past today, though, I noticed that walkway was taken down and no construction done to the former Chinese restaurant and laundromat. Upon closer inspection, there’s a stop work order for an unsafe worksite, but also a permit for a 14-unit mixed residential retail building after razing the existing structure… (more…)
I think this is around 14th and Otis Place, NW. Anyone know about a new development coming? (more…)
14th Street between Irving and Park Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
On DC USA’s operator’s site, it shows a picture of a “proposed storefront redesign”, which seems designed to cater to a more upscale set of retailers, such as those selling… penny farthing bicycles. [Ed. Note: See far right hand side of rendering above.]
It looks like it’s dated from December 2018, Do you know anything about this?
Since this has been up, DC USA has lost two more tenants (Panera and Payless), and has over ten vacancies on the first floor. (more…)
This rental is located at 14th St NW near Quincy St NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3500 / 2br – 1090ft2 – Luxury 2 BR/2 BA condo for rent on 14th St (more…)
Readers reported: “Police had the road shut down at Irving and 13th. There were more officers down at 13/Columbia.”
“approximately 12 shots fired in 20 seconds fired at 13th and Columbia just before 10:00 PM”
From Howard University Department of Public Safety: (more…)