Thanks to T. for sending from an apartment building/condo: “Just so there’s no misunderstanding, I suppose. Near Logan Circle.”
Pure poetry: (more…)
Neighborhoods
3504 Connecticut Avenue, NW
ICYMI: December 18, 2025 – Major Progress at the Cork Market coming to Cleveland Park
Cork shared the good news with some sneak peeks last week:
“Hello, Cleveland Park! We’re so excited to be here — come see us until 9pm tonight (12/30) & 2-9pm tomorrow (12/30) for a sparkling wine popup & sneak peek of our new space at 3504 Connecticut Ave NW! And ICYMI: our grand opening is on Thursday, January 8!” (more…)
509 7th Street, NW
ICYMI, March 8th 2024: District Chophouse closes after 25+ years in Gallery Place/Penn Quarter.
For a hot second the space was planned on becoming Lagos DC, “serving West African cuisine”…
“Dear PoPville,
Whilst checking on an Amazon delivery for a package today, Amazon also provides a map of the delivery location. That map also reflected a place called “Bourbon Boulevard DC” along 7th St NW, at the previous location of the District Chophouse and Brewery – which closed a few years ago. I live nearby and was curious. (more…)
BREAKING: When I received this late Friday afternoon :)
From an email:
“The team behind Side Door Pizza is opening Canton Disco, a Cantonese-inspired all-day café, restaurant, bar, and takeout concept, coming to Navy Yard in February 2026. (more…)
9th and N Street, NW
On December 12th we wondered if the Union Kitchen near the Convention Center had temporarily closed or “temporarily” closed?
Thanks to Jared for sending the update: “Union Kitchen closed at 1251 9th St NW. Empty of all its stock and furniture moved around inside.”
Location is still listed on their website: (more…)
OK we got some updates on the El Rey front – today they posted on their U Street and Navy Yard IG pages: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share a concern about the park across the street, which many of us in the neighborhood love and use regularly. Renovation work started around July 2025 and then stopped pretty abruptly around August. For a while, there was no information about why the work paused, and eventually a rumor started circulating that human remains had been found. Later, the park’s newsletter confirmed that this was true.
Recently, on a day when the park was unexpectedly open and the construction barriers were down, my partner and I walked over to take a look. Near the areas where digging had been happening, we saw piles of dirt with visible human bone fragments mixed in. (more…)
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14th and T Street, NW previously home to Matchbox
Note: The Matchbox closed here back in September 2020. Matchbox opened here back in late 2012. Historically the space was home to Arena Stage’s Living Stage outreach theater which had been long closed/vacant prior to Matchbox’s opening here.
Flashback: August 9th, 2022 – Peek Inside the newly opened Mi Vida on 14th Street
Thanks to DS for sending:
“More bad news. Mi Vida has abruptly closed its 14th Street location this week. It has been wiped from their web site (more…)
1520 14th Street, NW
ICYMI: Bar Japonais’ streatery came down December 16, 2025.
“Dear PoPville,
According to a sign in the window and the website, Bar Japonais (1520 14th St NW) is “currently closed for improvements. We wish everyone a happy holiday and look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.” (more…)
2737 Sherman Ave, NW previously home to Napoli Pasta Bar before Capa Tosta
ICYMI: July 29, 2021 – Check outs some great photos of Capa Tosta, recently opened on Sherman Ave.
“Dear PoPville,
When you go to the Capa Tosta‘s website it has this message on it saying that it is closed. Looks like it may be changing to an Ulivo restaurant similar to the one they have in NYC.”
‘Capa Tosta is Closed. Ulivo is Opening Soon. We’ll be opening our doors with a brand new name, look, and feel in the new year.’ (more…)