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“Dear PoPville,

My friend walked into Prego liquor store on 17th tonight and this happened….

She reports:

Nobody will ever believe this. I just went to the wine store and this critter was napping on the ATM. The owner was freaking out, totally scared and though it was a rat. The owner tried to hand me a pair of gloves and promised me a free bottle of wine if I’d chuck this thing out the front door. I couldn’t do it, but this other guy did. Funniest thing I have ever seen in my life. The owner of the store gave the Opossum Whisperer a six pack of Stella for his efforts!”

Far more terrifying than our new overlords in Shaw.


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1317 Connecticut Avenue, NW

From a press release:

“The team behind DGS Delicatessen is opening Little Sesame on the lower level of its flagship location in Dupont Circle in January 2016.

Little Sesame is a modern hummus shop, bringing together high-quality authentic hummus with original seasonal toppings. The Little Sesame team has spent the past year refining its hummus, which uses organic chickpeas from Timeless Seeds in Montana and tahini imported from Israel.

Co-owner Nick Wiseman brought in his old friend Ronen Tenne to launch the project. Ronen and Nick met cooking under chef Michael White at Michelin two-star restaurant Alto in New York City. Born in Israel, Ronen learned to make hummus in his family’s kitchen and grew up eating at hummus shops like Little Sesame throughout his childhood.

The restaurant is being designed by Edit Lab at Streetsense and features whitewashed brick, brass string lights, and an eye-catching basket weave linoleum floor.

Little Sesame will serve fast, affordable and healthy composed lunches including the seasonally changing hummus bowls alongside a green salad with sumac and honey dressing and warm pita. The meal will cost between $8-12, depending on toppings, and is available Monday-Friday between 11:30 and 3:00pm.

DGS, the 2015 RAMMY award winner for Best Everyday Casual Restaurant in the Metro Area, will continue to offer its signature menu at all services, on the first floor and mezzanine of the restaurant.”

Menu after the jump. (more…)


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“Dear PoPville,

Any idea how to persuade DC remove a city owned car that’s been parked illegally at R and New Hampshire, NW for over a week? The irony is that it looks like a parking enforcement car!”

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1717 Connecticut Ave, NW

From a press release:

“A little over two years since opening in October of 2013, The Mediterranean Way Gourmet Market located in Dupont Circle, announces it has added Mediterranean sourced beer and wine to their product offering. The market best known for its olive oil and balsamic vinegar bar, now offers the largest selection of Greek wine and beer in DC. Their product offering also includes selections from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel and plan to add selections from a few other countries. (more…)


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This rental is located at 1763 P Street, Northwest. The listing says:

“PHENOMENAL Dupont Condo in Historic Townhouse. Completely renovated inside with open floor plan, vaulted ceilings, 2 decks, skylights, gourmet kitchen, luxury baths, stainless appliances, and wood floors, while maintaining historic charm with a marble wood-burning fireplace. TWO-car parking pad and external storage bin. UNBEATABLE Dupont location between historic St. Thomas and P St. NW.”

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You can see more photos here.

This 2 bed/2.5 bath is going for $4,500/Mo.


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Photo by PoPville flickr user Nathan Castellanos

Readers reported on Monday:

“One of my neighbors just stopped me to make sure I was aware that at 2 pm a woman was jumped and mugged by 3 teenagers as she was leaving Cairo liquor (next to the Soviet Safeway). One of the managers from Safeway (Jim) came out to help her up off the ground. My neighbor said she was hurt, and the police eventually came. They took her purse. So just a reminder to be cautious and aware even in the middle of the day.”

and

“At 1pm today, my girlfriend was robbed at 8th and Gallatin, NW. Two teenagers walked up behind her and grabbed her bag. One was wearing a red puffy jacket and sported a high-top haircut.

Fortunately, she was unharmed. Police responded quickly. As you well know, these kids usually just grab the wallet and dump the bag. The bag, which is an orange leather Coccinele, has some personally valuable items, such as a national ID card (Portugual).”

If anyone spots an ID from Portugal or an orange leather bag please email me at [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.


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The Heurich House in Dupont. And they’ve actually just posted a liquor license placard – can’t believe they haven’t had one already:

“New Multi-Purpose. Public programming includes guided tours and a wide variety of events (classical music performances, lectures, cultural celebrations, exhibitions). One of the museum’s programmatic themes is a focus on local craft brewing, beer is an important part of the business operation; the museum regularly hosts educational beer-focused public programs. All of our ticketed events include food from snacks (soft German pretzels, cookies, cheese platters) to full meals (sausage sandwich with pretzels and sauerkraut).”

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