1601 14th Street, NW photo courtesy Le Diplomate

From an email:

“We wanted to make sure that Le Diplomate’s annual extravaganza in celebration of Bastille Day is on your radar this year. On Friday, July 14, the District’s favorite French brasserie promises to deliver a day imbued with unmatched joie de vivre, blending entertainment and gastronomy to celebrate France’s national holiday. (more…)


Traffic advisory from MPD:

“On Monday, June 19, 2023, The DCBHCC Juneteenth Music Festival will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Monday, June 19, 2023 from 05:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. and closed to vehicle traffic from approximately 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.: (more…)


Readers report starting 1:22pm: “Big shooting in Shaw. 20 shots maybe. ON FLORIDA or T by 7th street. Police have 7th street closed off it appears”

“There was a shooting on 7th and T street NW about 10 minutes ago, police on scene. Please spread message to be safe in surrounding area.”

From MPD: “Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 1900 block of 7th Street, NW. Lookout for B/M wearing a red/burgundy shirt. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911 W/ EVENT”

Update from MPD: (more…)


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