Wisconsin and Albermarle Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Any word about what is going on in the former Burger Tap and Shake space next to the Tenley metro? Looks like some serious redesign going on inside.”

Tenleytown & Around reported a: “Chase Manhattan Bank is coming”.

Updates as they get closer to opening.

2319 Wisconsin Ave, NW

From Tennis Zone Plus:

“New Location: 4839 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., 20016 – Tennis Zone Plus will be moving from its current location of 2319 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., 20007. It will now be just a couple blocks from the Tenleytown-AU Metro Station.

D.C.’s premier tennis store is moving to a larger space to provide its customers with more options than ever before.

Since opening in 2009, Tennis Zone Plus has been a fixture in the D.C. community, becoming a one-stop shop for tennis players of all skill levels. Tennis Zone Plus not only provides the tennis community with the latest gear, it also has a wide variety of items to suit the needs of the squash, racquetball, pickleball, and badminton communities. Read More

On Friday we shared the news that Surfside’s lease in Glover Park was up in January 2020. Indeed after 12 years Surfside will be leaving it’s original location. The owner tells me that they will stay open until about a week before Christmas and the new Tenleytown location should be open in October: Read More

Photo by @katebergt

Thanks to all who messaged Saturday about the helicopter hovering in Tenleytown on Saturday. It was NBC Washington’s tower getting replaced. Read More

4321 Wisconsin Avenue, NW

First the 10th annual Independence Burger Eating Championship first! Then: Read More

4000 Chesapeake Street, NW. Photo by PoPville flickr user Jennifer

On Friday we noted that the Fort Reno Concert Series would continue again this year. Thanks to Allison for letting us know that the schedule has been released: Read More

Photo by PoPville flickr user Jennifer

It’s about that time of year so I checked in with Fort Reno Concert Series‘ Amanda MacKaye who tells me – the 2019 is a go and that the schedule should be released in the next day or two and the “start won’t be till after the 4th.” Read More

Thanks to Raymondo for sending.

All I know is that he better move to the right or we’re gonna have an issue.

Albemarle and 40th Street, NW behind Whole Foods

So the guy I spoke to out front was totally legit. From a press release:

“Wawa, Inc. today announced its continued expansion into Washington D.C. with the grand opening of its 4th store in the district, located at 4530 40th St., NW A, Washington, DC. The new store will open its doors to the public on June 20, at 8:00 A.M. with the grand opening ceremony kicking off at 9:00 A.M. Read More

Thanks to Raymondo for reporting from Wisconsin Ave at Brandywine around 6:30am:

“Driver crossed lanes, jumped curb, took out tree and guardrail. Landed in CVS parking lot.” Read More