11th and Park Road, NW photos by Brian Liu/ToolboxDC taken around September 2002
Oh WOW!! I’ve been meaning to share these for a while but keep forgetting. This building would eventually become home to Meridian Pint and Makan and now sits vacant. Though I have heard some scuttlebutt… but I’ll come back to that when it firms up. Thanks to Brian Liu/ToolboxDC for sharing this blast from the past with us. SO MANY MORE photos below, including a look inside: (more…)
2130 P Street, NW
But still has a ways to go…
Thanks to GN for sending: “Maybe Streets Market at P and 22nd is going to open at last.”
STAY TUNED.
“A rat in DC’s Kingman Park neighborhood is captured by the remote monitoring cameras deployed for research. Photo by Dr. Rebecca M. Gooley of WISDOM Good Works.”
“Dear PoPville,
Rats have been a hot topic in DC—from DC Health’s rat blitz to a swelling rodent population driven by climate change.
The DC Responsible Rat Management coalition just launched a year-long study in Kingman Park testing two approaches tailored to residential neighborhoods, including fertility control.”
From a press release:
“The DC Responsible Rat Management coalition has launched a year‑long study in the Kingman Park neighborhood to evaluate two strategies for reducing urban rat populations. Led by wildlife biologist Dr. Rebecca M. Gooley, the study tests a new rodent contraceptive alongside improved waste‑management practices.
In May, researchers began treatments across selected alleyways. Over the next 12 months, the research team, in coordination with a group of community volunteers, will track fertility control bait consumption and rodent sightings using remote sensing cameras. (more…)
Action at the Downtowner “Delicatessen Cafe”! Or that little kiosk attached to it anyway: (more…)
Thanks to G. and W. for sending:
“Demolition work at 10th and H Street, NE. Looks like the mural survives for now. Didn’t know it wasn’t attached to the building. They’re tearing every thing down to the wall with the old Duffys.” (more…)
4523 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to David and everyone else for sending photos from the new South Block. Peek inside: (more…)
August 27, 2024 at 9:55AM a date that had been living in infamy, for a special of few, of which I am one…
“COMING TO YOU LIVE FROM INSIDE THE PETWORTH WENDY’S. NOT A DRILL 🚨🚨🚨”
Thanks to Nathan for sending the shot above and all (and I mean all, I haven’t gotten this many messages since Rusty the Red Panda escaped the zoo and was spotted in Adams Morgan…) who emailed/messaged us yesterday!!
3900 Georgia Ave, NW
“The drive thru line is already 10 cars deep. They’re open!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
On June 5th around 8pm, I was hit while riding a CaBi at Florida and 11th Street, NW by a hit and run driver. I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you to the bystanders who came to my aid immediately after. They blocked traffic, called 911, contacted my sister to alert her and sent her pictures of the case number and description of the car/driver the cops got. One kind person even (more…)
2112 8th Street, NW
Thanks to Jay for sending: (more…)
