441 4th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I noticed that an old sign reemerged after Firehook vacated their Judiciary Square location a few years ago. I guess Barista was the coffee shop in that space before Firehook opened around 2004?”
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
“Collection galleries at the National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Jennifer Hughes, courtesy of NMWA”
From a press release:
“The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)—the world’s first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists—reopens on October 21, 2023, after a two-year renovation, revealing a transformed building, powerful exhibitions and engaging public programs. NMWA reimagined its historic home at 1250 New York Avenue in Washington, D.C., to offer flexible exhibition spaces for immersive exhibitions, a versatile studio/classroom area and improved accessibility for visitors. To celebrate the grand reopening weekend on Saturday, October 21, and Sunday, October 22, 2023, NMWA will host special festivities on Saturday and offer free admission all weekend. (more…)
915 15th Street, NW at K Street
“Mediterranean Restaurant. Greece, Lebanon & Italy. All Under One Roof”
Stay tuned.
The placard for Coco Lezzone says: (more…)
664 11th Street, NW
Thanks to Graham for sending: “Looks like it just is moving across the street. This is on 11th in what used to be a Gap.” (Closed back in August 2021) (more…)
1010 Vermont Ave, NW just north of K Street
Thanks to Susan for passing on from Living Room:
“End of an era, the beginning of something new. Thank you for 8 WILD years at Living Room. Please read this heartfelt message from our entire team. (more…)
1100 15th Street, NW
Back in August we learned that Philotimo would be re-opening “early this Fall.”
A peek inside reveals: (more…)
1211 Connecticut Ave, NW
From an email:
“The Team at Roasting Plant is excited to celebrate our soft opening Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 1211 Connecticut Ave. NW (8 a.m. to 2 p.m.), marking the first of our three locations in the nation’s capital. (more…)
14th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW
M. reports: “There was a bad crash today around noon on the intersection of 14th Street NW and Pennsylvania Avenue NW by the Willard Hotel. The accident involved a Toyota Corolla taxi cab and a motorcyclist, and paramedics appear to be attending the motorcyclist.” (more…)
From MPD:
“SHOOTING/1400 block of M ST NW/LOF 4 B/M’S BLACK HOODED SWEATSHIRTS, (1) ON A BICYCLE AND (1) HAS BRACES/5269″
and
“Alert: Shooting investigation in the 900 block of Shepherd Street, NW. (more…)
1990 M Street, NW
Thanks to Julia for sending from: “Where Nagomi izakaya was at 20th and M Street, NW.”
Pines of Florence was located for a million years on Connecticut Ave in Dupont/Kalorama (more…)