From an email:
“After a two-year hiatus, our famous neighborhood July 4th Crab Crack is back!
Join us on Monday July 4th from 1pm until the fireworks starts for fresh Maryland blue crabs steamed on site all day long.
Guests can order crabs by the dozen or half dozen. We’ll have plenty of steamed corn on the cob, hush puppies, and our regular menu will be available as well. All crabs are market price. (more…)
14th and S Street, NW
Thanks to Alex for sending: “Free coffee at Aslin till noon!!!”
Another reader wrote: “I shouted through the fence “when are you opening?” and he said “Thursday!”
Update from another reader: “The beer garden is having a soft opening today too”
Aslin Coffee’s IG says:
“Guess what Thursday is! Yep, it’s OPENING DAY for Aslin Coffee in DC! (more…)
1602 U Street, NW
Local 16 closed here in August 2021. In January we heard some scuttlebutt about a Belgian beer place coming. We were close!
The liquor license placard for Baby Shank says:
“New Retailer’s Class “C” Restaurant serving French Bistro cuisine. (more…)
12th and Florida Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Isn’t it about time for another story on Bemmi Hardware which is still in the same state as when you last posted on it in 2014?” (more…)
Thanks to all who reported while we were offline.
13th and U Nw DC right now pic.twitter.com/VDQUMimdrr
— Blake Rutherford (@blakerutherford) June 20, 2022
The Washington Post reported a 15 year old boy was killed, a police “officer was struck in the leg and two other people were shot.”
From MPD:
“MPD is responding to the area of 14th and U Street, NW, for a shooting incident in which multiple people have been shot, including an MPD officer.”
Video briefing from MPD Chief Contee last night: (more…)
1409 T Street, NW photo by Oswald T. Berbur
Oswald writes: “Today’s first photo reports that the Butter Me Up sign on T St. that appeared last December has now disappeared without the restaurant ever having opened. Was the sign relocated to the BMU that did open in Montgomery Mall? Will National Taco be returning?”
Ed. Note: When Montgomery Mall did open we were told T Street would still be coming “this Summer”. Stay tuned.
“Dear PoPville,
saturday 6/11, a little after 10pm, i was walking home down U street and then 14th with a pizza. i went to cross through the traffic on 14th in the crosswalk in front of trader joe’s and there was a car full of hotties hyping my outfit and my pizza, (more…)
Thanks to Parth, J and GF for sending around 3:45pm from U Street between 13th and 14th: “Arrested immediately. As far as I could tell nobody was hurt” (more…)
1351B U ST, NW
District Alley will be located behind U Wine and Beer and Universal Capoeira, down the alley: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I made the unfortunately abysmal mistake of living on U street (technically I live on 12). And every day of my life I wonder why the city does nothing about the dirt bikes. They are loud (so so loud). They ride through red lights. They cut off traffic. They make U turns in the opposite lane in front of the law abiding drivers. They drive in the wrong lane. Every single thing about them is illegal. I parked illegally on accident for one morning and got $145 in parking and towing fees. (more…)