1834 Columbia Road, NW
Habana Village briefly became a sports bar in 2018 but quickly returned to being Habana Village.
Both of their phone numbers are no longer working and there is a for sale sign out front. It’s listed at $1,999,900 (more…)
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From a press release:
“The Black Owned Wine And Spirits, a fully immersive wine and spirits festival dedicated to the elevation and awareness of Black-owned brands will make its return to Washington D.C. on September 10th, 2022 at the HQO (1385 Canal Street SE, Washington, DC 20003). Founded in 2016, the event has garnered national attention through its collaboration with all-star spirits partners, renowned artists and local talent, as well as stellar food pairings. This year, the event will return bigger and better. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am curious to know how others have dealt with this: I live in a RPP zone of Mount Pleasant and have always had a IRL paper visitor permit. I have also used the app twice to get digital permits with no trouble. My current house sitter, who is visiting from AL, is registered via the Park DC Permits app, but in the last week she has twice gotten parking tickets, from the same officer. (more…)
This rental is located at Park Rd. NW near Warder St. NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1,900 / 2br – 825ft2 – Charming English Basement – Utilities Included (Columbia Heights/Parkview) (more…)
photo by Fredde Lieberman
From a press release:
“Whitlow’s, the area’s legendary neighborhood bar and restaurant has relocated to a new neighborhood. Whitlow’s DC’s new home is 2014 9th Street NW at U Street, in the Shaw community, across from the 930 Club. It opens tonight, Tuesday August 23, at 5 pm. (more…)
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736 6th Street, NW (opened here in March 2019)
Thanks to Jason for passing on from Little Sesame:
“Thursday, August 25th will be the last day at our Chinatown shop.
Our restaurants were positioned at ground zero of the pandemic, serving downtown office workers, and our business evaporated overnight. We’ve pivoted a million and one times to keep up with the changing landscape. (more…)
1409 T Street, NW
Thanks to Noa for the update: “Butter me up on T street had the window open so I asked them when they were opening and they said next week” (more…)
photo by quemac
“Dear PoPville,
Marie Reed pool locker room thefts PSA
I had the unfortunate experience of having the lock clipped from a locker at Marie Reed while I was swimming in the pool monday afternoon. My wallet and phone was stolen – luckily not some other items that happened to not be in my pants pockets. The staff told me this had happened before and (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
When walking my dog on our usual route I noticed two trash cans on the street in Petworth/Brightwood Park had gone missing. Is trash can theft a common thing? Or is there another reason they disappeared? Should I report this to the city?”
The last time we spoke about missing trash cans folks wrote that it was actually D.C. government that is removing them on purpose because they were getting filled up with too much household trash.
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
This morning at 7am I walking to the gym when I realized a man, standing in the doorway of an apartment building on 17th & S Streets NW (across from the S Street dog park) was holding the door open with one arm, and masturbating/aggressively waving his genitalia at me with the other.
I quickly fled but there are many, many solo runners at that hour and many families with children. (more…)