From MPD:
“On Thursday, August 11, 2022, Rustin, the movie, will be filming in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, North Carolina Avenue between 6th Street and 8th Street, Southeast, will be posted as Emergency No Parking and closed to vehicular traffic from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.” (more…)
From the Adams Morgan BID:
“The Adams Morgan Partnership Business Improvement District (AMPBID) is excited to announce that the long-awaited return of the 18th Street Pedestrian Zone will occur on multiple Sundays throughout the remainder of the year. The pedestrian zone will be located along 18th Street NW between Kalorama and Columbia Roads NW on the following dates: (more…)
Nik wrote: “Love the driver who “parked” (i.e. left his flashers on) his car to run into a store on 14th Street for at least five minutes now. Truly iconic levels of not giving a fuck about anyone else.”
The Milk Man replied: “king for not blocking the bike lane”
Nik concedes: “Honestly, yes”
This rental is located in Eckington. The Craigslist ad says:
“$4,200 / 3br – 1700ft2 – 3BD/2Bath Townhouse/Condo in Eckington (Eckington) (more…)
via google maps
Ed. Note: The Washington Post reported this occurred 5:40pm and “the victims told police the assailants used an anti-gay slur and referred to monkeypox.” Metroweekly also reported it happened at 5:40pm and “two teenagers who allegedly called them “monkeypox f*****s” before assaulting them, resulting in a six-hour stay at a local emergency room.”
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Third District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects in a Simple Assault offense that occurred on Sunday, August 7, 2022, in the 1700 block of 7th Street, Northwest.
At approximately 7:12 pm, the suspects approached the victims at the listed location. The suspects made derogatory comments towards the victims based on their sexual orientation. Two suspects then assaulted the victims and fled the scene. The victims were transported to local hospitals for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Two persons of interest were captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the photos below: (more…)
Ed. Note: In a Pickle closed down at Eastern Market back in March.
Thanks to Jesse for sending the devastating news from Number 1 Sons:
“Hello Number 1 Sons and Daughters,
Number 1 Sons will be closing at the end of the month. Our last weekend at markets will be August 28th and 29th. Unfortunately, we’re unable to continue operating in our current space. Our final market schedule is at number1sons.com.
Since 2012, we’ve made pickled and fermented food and drink that we’ve brought to our neighbors at farmers’ markets across the Washington DC area. (more…)
inside 327 7th Street, SE photo by Kimberly Kong. space previously home to Montmarte.
Sad news from the recently opened Newland yesterday:
“We are heartbroken to announce that Newland’s last day of service was at the end of last month.
We set out to serve food and drinks that pushed our creativity and innovation to the next level, all while having a damn good time. We can safely say that, while this isn’t how we envisioned Newland’s story unfolding, we did just that.
We could run through the many possible reasons why (more…)
3423 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Reza for sending: “new tattoo shop opened last week in Columbia Heights. Beautiful studio.” (more…)
Thanks to Terry for sending from 16th and U Street, NW.
1050 17th Street, NW
Thanks to Jason for the heads up about Polestar:
“We are an electric performance car brand, determined to improve the society we live in. We innovate to drive progress and create a better future.” (more…)