From an email:
“In cooperation with Positive Force DC, we bring you DC Punk Rock Flea Market & Food Drive!
Saturday, Nov. 20th 12 PM – 5 PM
St. Stephen & the Incarnation Episcopal Church – (1525 Newton Street, NW)
Free to enter, but please bring a donation of whole-grain cereal, pasta, rice, peanut butter, or canned vegetables, fruit, beans, or tuna for delivery to nearby low-income seniors by We Are Family DC! For more info, see wearefamilydc.org“
Thanks to T for sending from Lanier Heights: “Owl. Bigger than a football”
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted it to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
via Josefina Birria
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to reach out with some information about an amazing popup that has started a permanent residency every weekend on H Street at The Haymaker Bar (1015 H Street, NE). The company is called Josefina Birria and they make incredible beef and chicken birria and stuff it into empanadas, quesabirria tacos, top it on fries and more. (more…)
100 Maryland Avenue, SW courtesy USBG
From The United States Botanic Garden:
“The U.S. Botanic Garden (USBG) will offer an outdoor holiday display this year, running from Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022, closed on December 25. The outdoor displays will include festive decorations, trains, evergreens, and lights in the outdoor gardens. As part of the festivities, G-gauge model trains will run between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. each day in the gated outdoor gardens. All outdoor gardens are open and will have decorations. The Conservatory and public restrooms remain closed due to the closure of the U.S. Capitol campus buildings. (more…)
1345 F Street, NW across from the National Press Building photo by Natalie Weiss
Thanks to Natalie for sending the update on the Puro Gusto coming to the former Maison Kayser space. I also snapped some photos of the colorful space over the weekend: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
We’re organizing a beautiful photo exhibit starting Saturday. Proceeds go to Afghan refugee families in the DMV. (more…)
2630 16th Street, NW
Readers have been reporting the past few days:
“Any idea how to file a complaint against an embassy? The Cuban Embassy on 16th St has been blasting music from its loudspeakers for 8 hours a day to drown out protestors.”
and
“since Sunday afternoon the Cuban Embassy has been playing hours and hours of music to drown out 10 protestors out front. (more…)
This rental is located at East Capitol Street SE near 14. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,000 / 2br – 803ft2 – Sunny Capitol Hill Apartment for Rent! (East Capitol Hill) (more…)
photo by Tim Brown
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to share that Capital One Arena changed their bag policy this year and hadn’t seen it posted/talked about anywhere. Their new rules are super strict for bag/purse size and I saw several women including me and my friends who had to pay for a locker to stash it in. We even googled it before going to check, but the top hit is from 2019 and apparently that rule is outdated. Below is the new rule, (more…)
1018 Vermont Ave, NW
Looks like the Thai and Real Deal Coffee on Vermont just north of K Street. (more…)