300 7th Street, SW via WMATA
From WMATA:
“A new tenant is coming to the first floor of Metro’s headquarters in L’Enfant Plaza! Potbelly is bringing first floor retail to help activate our neighborhood. The lease also provides additional revenue for Metro.” Read More
“Dear PoPville,
We’ve put together the Southwest, DC Prehistoric Pocket Park as a little bit of sidewalk joy for people walking between the Wharf and L’Enfant Metro station!” Read More
“Dear PoPville,
I been reaching out to my ANC Commissioners who were awesome trying get the illegal dumping removed across street the Audi Field Soccer Stadium. I reported to ANC Commissioners, DC Public Works, DC Customer Service 311, my ANC Commissioner reported to 311 customer service line. It’s been almost 8 months and the illegal dumping still there. Read More
via GoFundMe
The GoFundMe says:
“Our school community is devastated by the news of the loss of Patricia Harris, a parent at Van Ness Elementary in Washington, DC. She was a mother to three children, ages 14, 8 and 4.
An innocent bystander, her life was needlessly taken in a drive-by shooting on December 21, 2023.
We cannot bring her back. But we can try to wrap our community around these children and their grandmother to do what we can to help in this terrible time. Read More
via google maps
MPD reports at 12:08pm: “MPD is on the scene of multiple people shot near the intersection of O Street, SW and Half Street, SW.”
From Alert DC:
“MPD reports the following road closures due to police activity:
– Half Street between N and O Streets, SW
– South Capitol Street, SW, between N and O Streets, SW
– Carrollsburg Place and P Street, SW
Please use an alternate route”
This is a developing situation and will be updated as more info is released.
Update: Read More
10 I Street, SW
“Dear PoPville,
Just noticed this morning that South Capitol Street icon and landmark, the Capitol Skyline Hotel has just covered over the “Hotel” part of their signage. Read More
Thanks to Dean for sending: “new signage up at 3rd and E St SW next to former Pizza Autentica space.”
Stay tuned for an opening date.
“Dear PoPville,
A bunch of these signs just popped up on I St SW. What do they mean? Bikes don’t have speedometers, is this actually useful??”
photo by Tim Brown
From the Washington Spirit:
“The Washington Spirit will begin playing all home games at Audi Field in 2023, the club announced today. The District’s Navy Yard will now be the exclusive home of the Spirit after the club agreed to a multiyear agreement with D.C. United. Read More
via National Park Service
From the National Park Service:
“To improve safety in East Potomac Park, @NatlParkService & @DDOTDC will restripe Ohio Dr. from the Golf Course to Hains Point and back to Buckeye Drive with a new, dedicated bike & pedestrian lane. The work will start soon & last one week Read More
