Thanks to Susanna B. for sharing these incredible photos of the Walk for Peace monks at the National Cathedral from around 2:15pm: (more…)
Neighborhoods
4422 Connecticut Ave, NW
Welp. Tell me when it’s over. And tell me what is coming. And tell me when my garbage gets picked up. I’m exhausted. Fin.
ANYWAY, enough about me. If you’ve never been blessed to see some amazing photos of what this magical Burger King (with a drive-thru) looked like on the inside, behold what once was: (more…)
108 Rhode Island Ave, NW near Boundary Stone
Back in January we shared word that Sounds Like El Camino Closed, again, in Bloomingdale. Reopening Again in a few weeks? And reopened they did!
Huzzah. Thanks to Marsha for sending the good news.
For those who have stopped by, has the menu pretty much stayed the same?
Some history on the space: (more…)
ICYMI: On Thursday we posted, Your Chance to Own a Piece of the P Street Duffy’s (RIP)
Duffy’s shared the latest Friday night:
“As you can tell from the post, it’s not a happy one or one we wanted to make. But we are going to exit gracefully and raise our glasses with you all the entire time. (more…)
1921 8th Street, NW
The Compass Coffee bloodbath continues in Shaw. In January 2026 we posted that “Compass Coffee is declaring chapter 11”
Thanks to Eric for sending the note above:
“This location in the Shay on 8th St NW was closed when I went Friday morning.”
Compass Coffee opened here back in 2015: (more…)
1827 Adams Mill Road, NW
Compass Coffee only opened here in August 2024. Prior to that the space was home to a Foxtrot. Before Foxtrot the space was home to a Philz coffee, (and before Philz and the new building) this plot was a gas station.
Yesterday when (more…)
Thanks to Fae for sending sending from Bloomingdale: “it definitely caught something. Hopefully a rat!”
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
50 Massachusetts Ave, NE photo by Michael Thorning
Thanks to Michael for sharing with us: “looks like Union Station Potbelly will be replaced by Capo Deli!” (more…)
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via Walk for Peace
“Dear PoPville,
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, Washington National Cathedral will welcome a group of Buddhist monks as part of the final days of their 2,300-mile Walk for Peace—a long-distance pilgrimage from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, DC, promoting peace, compassion, and nonviolence. (more…)
S. reports on Saturday: (more…)