3903 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
DC Corazon is closing and today (Sunday) is their last day. We went to eat there and the owner said today (Sunday) is the last day they’ll be open. They are also selling all the beautiful decorations in the restaurant. This place was such a neighborhood gem…I’m so sad it’s closing!” (more…)
4505 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to David for sending: “Chil-Fil-A in Tenleytown closed for rest of month for renovations” (more…)
2653 Connecticut Ave, NW
On Friday we learned that Tyra Banks!?! was bringing an ice cream shop to Woodley Park. Well, on Saturday I spotted “The World’s 1st Ice Cream Trunk” in front of Petit Monde: (more…)
1443 P Street, NW
Thanks to the owner of Commissary, Mallory Finnegan, for emailing us the sad news:
“It is with a heavy heart and after much consideration that we announce the closure of Commissary, our beloved neighborhood restaurant.
Our final day of service will be Sunday, July 28th, 2024.
First, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to our incredible staff, (more…)
Thanks to Jag for sending from “between 9th and 10th on F St NW, Mango.”
Stay tuned for an opening date.
1111 20th Street, NW by webbie
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Mayor Muriel Bowser announced the District’s new “Office to Anything” program at the opening celebration for the Elle apartments, the first large-scale office-residential conversion in the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District. (more…)
Thanks to Jim for sharing the good news about Namak Mandi Shinwari Grill (Pakistani) opening Monday: (more…)
1617 U Street, NW
From the office of Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau:
“Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau, Ward 1, issued the following statement following the Zoning Commission’s approval of the Office of Planning’s proposed upzoning of District-owned property at 1617 U Street and 1620 V Street (MPD 3rd District headquarters and FEMS Engine 9).
This decision creates the opportunity for hundreds of new units of housing and affordable housing in an area that desperately needs both, as well as new open space (the new zone, MU-10, has a requirement for 8% of any future development to be an open public plaza).
I look forward to collaborating with the Office of Planning, neighbors, and local institutions to create a new community landmark we can all be proud of, one that will add density to the site, contribute to the shortage of affordable housing in this part of Ward 1 and provide new public amenities to help restore the vibrancy of this end of the U Street Corridor.
Unfortunately, (more…)
17th and U Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending this potentially unthinkable listing for the building home to the irreplaceable Hana Japanese Market:
“Sold as a package 2000-2008 17th Street NW (See additional listings for pricing). Rare Opportunity to own 5 Mixed Use Row Houses at the corner of 17th & U Streets NW, close to Adams Morgan, Dupont Circle, Ground Floor Grocery could potentially Lease Back the 1st Floor. (more…)
401 M Street, SE
WTOP reported:
“Should the merger be approved, C&S Wholesale Grocers, the parent company of the Piggly Wiggly grocery store chain, has agreed to acquire the divested stores.” (more…)