From Your Main Street Takoma:
“Come out this Saturday, December 16th from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm for the Takoma Cocoa Crawl! Enjoy cocoa at area restaurants and cafes while you finish your holiday shopping. (more…)
Takoma (Takoma Park)
This rental is located at 6817 Georgia Avenue NW. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
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photo by Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
We’ve had a low flying helicopter circling Takoma DC for the last hour. Anyone have a good guess as to why? As far as I know we don’t have a manhunt situation here and I haven’t heard any additional sirens. But dear god, it IS annoying and disruptive.”
Update: “Searching for a young man carrying a long gun. Coolidge HS on lockdown and I just got a text notice that Capital City is also on lockdown. I’d assume all the many schools in the vicinity are.”
From MPD: “Alert: Sounds of Gunshots Investigation in the 6400 block of 5th Street NW. Schools in the area are on lockdown as a precautionary measure. No injuries have been reported.”
From AlertDC: “MPD reports the 6500 block of 5th St, NW, between Van Buren St, and Underwood St, is currently closed to traffic due to police activity. Please avoid the area.”
CM Lewis George wrote: “Initial reports indicate that the suspect fired shots in the air in a nearby alley and fled.”
“MPD reports the police activity has cleared and all associated lockdowns and road closures have been lifted.“
From the Old Takoma Business Association:
“The 42nd annual Takoma Park Street Festival will take place on Sunday, October 1st, 2023 from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm and once again will fill the streets of Takoma Park with music, artists and makers, community groups, green companies and great food.
Music: (more…)
7006 Carroll Ave
From a press release:
“Popular Takoma Park Vietnamese food truck, Muoi Tieu (pronounced “mooey tew”), will be moving into the former Mark’s Kitchen space (7006 Carroll Ave, Takoma Park) this fall as a Vietnamese bistro and market concept. (more…)
“People’s Book Opening in Takoma Park. Independent bookstore opening this Tuesday!”
From an email:
“People’s Book is excited to announce its launch this Tuesday, June 27th in the heart of Takoma Park at 7014-A Westmoreland Ave. The store has a diverse selection of over 12,000 books, with a special focus on childrens’ literature, local interests, new releases and independent magazines. The inventory also includes book-themed gifts, locally roasted drip coffee, kombucha, and other beverages and treats. A grand opening celebration will be announced at a later date. (more…)
7006 Carroll Ave
Thanks to Beth for passing on from the Old Takoma Business Association:
“Letter from Mark Choe, owner of Mark’s Kitchen, as he closes the doors after 32 years:
To My Friends in Takoma Park and Beyond,
Even at night, when I’m alone sweeping the dust from beneath the tables, I never feel that the restaurant is empty. I see children’s feet swing, with the knowledge that time will bring their toes closer to the floor, closer then, to boundless futures. I see laborers rushing bites in-between shifts, long-estranged relatives in leisurely conversation, and lovers young and old renewing their mutual mastery. I see a million faces or more, and yet it all strikes me as one, a great social organism which I have nurtured as my own these past thirty-two years. (more…)
6939 Laurel Ave.
Back in March we learned that Motorkat would be opening in the former Republic restaurant space. They’ve now opened and you can check out their menu here.
Hours are listed as: (more…)
314 Carroll Street, NW
From Old Takoma Business Association:
“Sticky Fingers, the beloved woman-owned, vegan, DC bakery is heading to Takoma this fall. Sticky Fingers will open a retail bakery and commercial kitchen in the space formerly occupied by Soupergirl at 314 Carroll St, NW. The opening date is tentatively set for September. (more…)
300 Van Buren Street, NW
J. writes: “I saw this burnt car with a bullet hole when entering the parking lot of the Takoma pool” (more…)