Thanks to Frank for sending: “Whole Foods in navy yard has swapped out the registers at express checkout of shelf checkouts” (more…)
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Neighborhoods
18th and Columbia Road, NW photo by cesar maxit
Thanks to cesar for sharing: “Adams Morgan Plaza was recently fenced off by @TruistNews despite a nearly 50 year old public use easement that allowed farmers market, apple pie festival, concerts, protests, gatherings. Today a new message appeared above the fence.”
1740 14th Street, NW
Ed. Note: This mural was put up by the No Kings Collective in 2019. This corner is where the Aslin Beer Company Beer Garden is coming at 14th and S Street, NW.
Thanks to Alex and Erika for sending: “I’m upset… (more…)
925 U Street, NW at Vermont Ave
Looks like Chesapeake Crab Shack & Bar‘s patio is coming along nicely and I’m told they are shooting for a “late spring” opening. (more…)
3400 11th Street, NW
From The Thirsty Crow:
“OLD BLUE BBQ POP-UP TONIGHT Monday April 4th / 5 to 10 pm! Swing on by and say hi to our grillmaster pals @oldbluebbq and check out their BBQ Brisket & Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Cochinita Pibil Tacos, Chicken Wings, Shrimp, and more! Play pool and watch all the games on our TV screens!
Tonight’s pop-up menu: (more…)
1001 North Capitol Street, NE at K Street
Christopher asked: “I heard a rumor that Town 2.0 is opening Memorial Day Weekend… Is this true? Does the DC LGBTQ+ community once again have an Ed Bailey super-club to go to?”
Ed replied: “Lol. No. That is not accurate.”
However, thanks to Derek for sharing a recent construction permit that seems promising: “I’d guess they’re aiming for a mid to late spring opening next year, maybe stretching all the way to pride week.” (more…)
This rental is located at 17th and U St, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,950 / 2br – 812ft2 – 1719 U St NW-Adam’s Morgan – $3950/month – 2 bed/2 bath – 812 Sq. Ft. (more…)
2016 P Street, NW
Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Did Bangkok Thai in Dupont close for good? They had signage up last month that they were closed for renovations until April 1, but now there are no signs at all.”
While their website is still live, their phone has been connected.
How the front used to look: (more…)
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Update from an email:
I’m passing along owner Aaron McGovern’s statement regarding the Sakharov Sculpture (which is safe and sound in storage):
“At this point we’ve been forced to protect our property, our building, and our residents from the continued hate crimes against us. To date we’ve experienced nearly 20K in property damage and an undetermined financial loss of business because of these circumstances. Russia House’s future is uncertain and we still have faith that it will one day provide DC with another 20 years of amazing experiences.” – Aaron McGovern
Thanks to all who messaged me on Friday which was also April Fool’s Day so I needed to see this with my own eyes to confirm. And indeed my Sakharov Sculpture, our Sakharov Sculpture is gone. I have been using a photo of this bust to illustrate various posts here for over 10 years. There are no words. What best captures how I’m feeling right now is: (more…)
Kim writes just before 10am: “any idea what happened on 11th and vermont?! at least three cars completely destroyed” (more…)