“Dear PoPville,
Help us solve a Shaw neighborhood mystery: there’s been an incessant buzzing sound around the intersection of 7th and S St NW for weeks now. It sounds like a swarm of cicadas but is constant day/night & can be heard in a several-block radius. What is it?!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if we can find out any information on how the community can help, if it can be cleaned up or repainted, and if there would be a GoFundMe or the like to help with restoring it? Some places are fine to graffiti up, but over an artwork mural like this is definitely not appropriate.”
Ed. Note: The mural has been in this condition since July. At that time the Woodley Park Main Street wrote: (more…)
This rental is located at 5207 5th St NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,800 / 3br – 1560ft2 – $3800 A MUST SEE, 3 BD, 3.5 BA TOWNHOME (PETWORTH) (more…)
Holy smokes, thanks to cmac for sharing:
“According to the ABRA sign in the window, Kraken Kourts opening on Bryant St NE in Edgewood. Possibly indoor #pickleball courts w/ a bar by @krakenaxe? Google search sends me here.”
STAY TUNED.
photo by Phil Yabut
President Biden shared: “Welcoming some friends to town.”
Thanks to Flannery for sending after the tree got lit: “POTUS & Emmanuel Macron leaving Fiole Mare” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The installation of a new playground (teen adventure park and dog park) being built in Parkside (Ward 7) is next month. (more…)
Photos courtesy of Silver Social
From a press release:
“Silver Social, a terrace lounge serving contemporary American sharing plates and craft cocktails to customers 21 and older, is now open at 1250 Half Street, Southeast, Washington, D.C. Located on the second floor, the upscale restaurant is hidden within the new Silver Diner. Silver Social’s prime feature is a 50-seat heated, 1,700 square foot outdoor terrace with sweeping views of Nationals Park. (more…)
From the good people at Jackie Lee’s (116 Kennedy Street, NW):
“CALLING ALL BAD KIDS We turn 5 whole ass years old this Wed Nov 30th!! (more…)
This rental is located at Perry Pl NE near 10th St NE. The Craigslist ad says:
“$2,300 / 3br – A great opportunity to rent a rowhome in Brookland (Brookland) (more…)
From the legends at Ivy and Coney (1537 7th Street, NW):
Ivy and Coney, the Today Show’s favorite dive bar (see reference), is proud to celebrate Hanukkah with all of you again! Beginning Monday, December 5th through the end of the month, the Manischewitz shall flow, the dreidels shall spin, and fun will be had by most. Mercifully, Hanukkah gets going on a reasonable date this year (12/18), so we’ll be able to pregame well into the month. The year 5782 was another whopper, so let’s all toast 5783 not being another dumpster fire!
To properly honor the most dangerous of holidays, one where you both get to play with fire and drink dubiously colored wine, we’ve got (more…)