photo by Victoria Pickering

“Dear PoPville,

I was wondering if you or your readers would know why I was woken up by the sound of small regular explosions this morning around 7am? (near U Street metro) There would be a series of them, like fireworks slowly going off, and then a pause for several minutes and then the sound would start again.”



1524 U Street, NW via google maps

Thanks to Donna for passing on the sad news from Zawadi: “An iconic presence in the community for over three decades is saying farewell.”

Zawadi writes:

“This will be our last newsletter of 2023. We take this opportunity to convey that we will be closing our brick and mortar store on Friday, Jan. 27, 2024. As you can imagine, it has been a difficult decision and one that has taken many years to reach. However, we are satisfied in knowing that I have lived my dream life for 32 years and have walked unimaginable roads with Zawadi. I have touched and been touched by many lives. Now it is time to move on to the next chapter. (more…)


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