
1625 North Capitol Street, NE
Thanks to P. for sending: “new signage up at the site of the old flea market near North Capitol and Quincy NE in Eckington.”
Sabon Delights (more…)

1625 North Capitol Street, NE
Thanks to P. for sending: “new signage up at the site of the old flea market near North Capitol and Quincy NE in Eckington.”
Sabon Delights (more…)

Thanks to E. for sending Sunday: “Someone’s going to have a bad day when they find this (on Lanier in Adams Morgan)”
And in happier Easter sightings: (more…)

550 Morse Street, NE
Last month we broke the news that TOUS les JOURS, “French Asian Bakery”, Coming to Union Market. Remember the old Subway (Little Tavern) House?!!
From the Tous Les Jours UNION MARKET owners: (more…)

555 11th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
BOSS store downtown closed. That didn’t last long! Signage removed and the store is empty.”
BOSS opened in the former Express Edit space in Downtown/Penn Quarter (11th and F Street, NW) in 2025. Updates when we learn who takes over the space next.

Around 10:20pm in Adams Morgan a reader asked: “Does anyone know what’s going on in #AdMo at the Line Hotel? This is the scene outside my apt, helicopters circling above and cops lined along Champlain St NW.”
And a few subsequent responses: “Police had a shooting suspect holed up in the apartment building next to the Line. Unclear where the shooting happened or how it resolved though.”
And as of 10am Sunday morning: “Follow up – cops are still there waiting for a judge to sign a warrant. The shooting did happen in the building.”
“Follow up to the follow up – they got a warrant and SWAT pulled him out”
And regarding the response from near the White House: (more…)

photo by Victoria Pickering
The heads up from DC Fire and EMS:
“Fireworks Notification
Tonight, 4/4/26, at approximately 8:30 pm, there will be a 15-minute fireworks display on the Anacostia River in the vicinity of Navy Yard.
This presentation is a part of the Cherry Bloss Festival Petalpalooza Celebration.
Please do not be alarmed.”
Again, tell your friends, tell ’em PoPville told you. And prepare your pets.

7th and Q Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Tough morning in Shaw –
Metro driver told me that a car ran a red light and collided with another and the driver swerved to avoid and ran into ambar. Driver is injured and at the hospital along with a passenger who went through a window… horrible. Thank god it was 7 am or there would be a lot of dead or gravely injured people.”

photo by DC Fire and EMS
DC Fire and EMS reported starting at 7:23am: (more…)

Goodness. From an email:
“Beginning Saturday, April 11th, Desert 5 Spot DC is debuting a brand new brunch service. The new menu leans into the bar’s signature Western spirit–equal parts laid-back and a little unruly–and arrives just in time for spring.
The menu brings that energy to the table with brunch specials like Chicken & Waffles, a Smoked Brisket Breakfast Burrito, and Buttermilk Pancakes. There’s also another addition that feels destined to steal the spotlight: a fully self-serve, build-it-yourself Bloody Mary Bar (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Why is the Capitol reflecting pond so smelly? Could NPS install a fountain or bubbler?”
Does it get drained/cleaned like the Lincoln reflecting pool does every year?

79 Potomac Ave, SE. photo by Mykl Wu
From an email:
“Cantina El Rey Navy Yard Reopens This Week with Tex-Mex, Bar Games, and “$7 at Seventh” Game-Day Specials
Just in time for baseball season, the team behind El Rey U Street is unveiling a new direction on the SE waterfront. Formerly El Rey Navy Yard, the space reopens April 1 as Cantina El Rey Navy Yard, a reimagined Tex-Mex cantina centered around affordable eats, strong drinks, and a more social, game-driven atmosphere. (more…)