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“Dear PoPville,

My close friends and several family members were all walking from my apt on H ST NE, north towards Union Market, to cap off a great weekend of celebrating my doctoral graduation. Sadly, as we were about to cross Florida Ave, these 2 or 3 teens with a gun robbed two in my large group of their belongings. This is ridiculous to say the least that these teens did it in broad daylight, in front of children and several homeowners just enjoying their front lawn. 1:00 PM on a sunny Sunday. (more…)


Thanks to a reader for passing on from the Bond Collective:

“It is with a heavy heart that we have to announce the closure of Bond Collective’s Washington DC location, at 609 H Street, due to complications from COVID-19 and landlord negotiations. Despite our consistent and persistent efforts to remedy this situation, we received notice that our last available day to operate the location will be April 30th, 2023.

We opened Bond Collective H Street in November 2020. As you can imagine, (more…)



1337 H Street, NE

A reader reports: “one of H St’s best bars, Hill Prince, has suddenly shuttered and the staff have been posting on insta about their now being retired. bar’s most recent post for reference:

Hey fam, we’re taking a SPRING BREAK. The bar will be closed starting today. It’s been a long ride the last couple years so bare with us. Follow along here for updates!

all just seems rather sudden.”

There was a scare back in 2020. Hopefully another false alarm. Stay tuned.



courtesy Sticky Fingers, 406 H Street, NE

From an email:

“As the weather warms and Washingtonians long to detach from their laptops and get out of their cramped home offices, Sticky Fingers Diner, the woman-owned all-day diner, bakery and bar, announced that its Happy Hour is back and better than ever. Happy hour specials are available Tuesday – Sunday from 4 – 7, and include (more…)


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