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Thanks to Tom for sending this cool find:
“Spotted at 39th and Yuma it reads, “Tourist Center, 1450 Pennsylvania Ave. NW” and includes the old DC slogan “Washington a Capital City.” (more…)
Wisconsin and Warren Street, NW
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Thanks to all who passed on from Nesso Plaza:
“Nesso Plaza is coming to Tenleytown!
We’re adding a second location in Northwest DC, bringing the Nesso vision to an entirely new neighborhood. (more…)
4000 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Welp September 1st and has come and gone but now the paper is down. Repeat, paper is down so I shall pounce at the opportunity! Have a look around Botiwalla, gotta be opening up any day now: (more…)
7 Ridge Square, N.W across from Tatte and Wegmans off Wisconsin Ave
Thanks to Jenny for sending the latest from the King Street Oyster Bar across the street from Wegman’s: “Paper up on windows!” (more…)
4000 Wisconsin Ave, NW at Upton
Thanks to Jenny for sharing from the coming Botiwalla location in Tenleytown.
ICYMI: We hear the opening will be September 1st but still waiting for confirmation on that. (more…)
4513 Wisconsin Ave, NW previously home to a Starbucks
Curious.
Thanks to Mark for sending the latest happening at 2D Noodles: “Maybe this is just a new incarnation of the same company. It’s hard to tell.” (more…)
4545 42nd Street, NW. #108
“Dear PoPville,
We recently opened a Japanese head spa in Tenleytown, bringing a wellness experience that’s become increasingly popular from New York, Los Angeles to D.C. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was curious to know if you all had any update on this long stalled project at 4620 Wisconsin Ave, NW? I was walking by today and the site is still a vacant mess. (more…)
5000 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Back in February 2025 we wondered whether Rome Pizza & Sub (Friendship/Tenley/”Friendlytown”) Temporarily closed or “Temporarily closed”? We were overjoyed to learn that they had reopened in April 2025.
Alas, Thanks to Mark for sending on the sad news: (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
Have you heard anything this morning about what’s going on with the Metro buses in Tenleytown? There are 20-30 vacant buses lined up along Wisconsin Ave with police and firetrucks blocking many streets, including a stretch along Wisconsin between Veazey and Yuma streets.”
AlertDC had reported at 7:52am: “MPD reports the following roads are closed due to police activity:
– 4200-4300 blocks of Wisconsin Avenue, NW, between Van Ness and Yuma Streets
– 4200 block of 40th Street, NW, between Wisconsin Avenue and Warren Street
Please use alternate routes and expect delays.”
Andrew Leyden reported around 9am:
“The MPD Bomb Squad has cleared a suspicious package at the firehouse of DCFD Engine 20. A thermos bottle with some wires was discovered this morning but ruled non-hazardous.”
An A+ update from Andrew:
“Some commentators on this post have noted the device in question is likely not a thermos bottle, but is instead a sex toy called a “Blowbot” or similar item.”