300 M Street, NE

From an email:

“Excited to share that Chopsmith has opened its second DC location in NoMa at 300 M St NE. This elevated fast casual restaurant offers sandwiches, salads, baked goods, and prepared foods for dine in or takeout.”

Check out their menus here.


“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to make sure you saw that there is a fundraiser happening for the family that lost their home in the explosion that happened in Arlington a few days ago. The family is safe, but they did lose everything (and right before the holidays!)”



“Northern Lights cabanas in the garden” photo by Fredde Lieberman

From Hook Hall (3400 Georgia Ave, NW):

“The garden at Hook Hall, Georgia Avenue bar and event space, has been transformed into its winter theme, Northern Lights, paying homage to the dancing waves of lights of the Aurora Borealis. The entire garden is draped in iridescent fabrics, accented by large pine trees, firepits and thousands of twinkling lights throughout. (more…)



901 Monroe Street, NE

“Dear PoPville,

I’m wondering if you or your readers may have any updates on the development at 901 Monroe St NE in Brookland – or maybe it’s stalled indefinitely?

901 Monroe is the vacant lot directly across from the Brookland metro station’s bus loop and, according to old PoPville posts, no progress has been made following demolition over ten years ago. (more…)



2251 Wisconsin Ave, NW

Thanks to J. for passing on the closing notice:

“Hello NYSC Glover Park Member,

Whether you’re a long-standing member or just recently discovered our Club, we hope that our gym has helped you progress along your fitness journey. We would like to continue servicing our Glover Park members, however, with the state of commercial real estate being so challenging, we have been unable to secure a satisfactory lease agreement. As a result, we have made the difficult decision to close our Glover Park location effective January 5, 2024. (more…)


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