2660 Woodley Rd, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I rent in a building next door to the Marriott Wardman Park that is slated to be demolished (with a 900 unit apartments constructed in its place). Many renters in the neighborhood are wondering about the timeline of the project (so we can plan accordingly), but we can’t seem to find any specific information (other than the general plans). Does anyone out there have more info or know where we can find it?”



2309 Calvert Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

I stopped by the CVS at the corner of Connecticut and Calvert the other day and saw some workers actively taking down Afghan Grill’s signage. Their “open” neon sign was lit though! Any idea if they are closed for good or, hopefully, just replacing their old signs with new ones?”

I stopped by over the weekend and the space has been completely cleaned out: (more…)



2609 24th Street, NW

Thanks to alyssa for sending from the former Mayahuel space in Woodley Park. Flavorture’s website says:

“A unique merger between two local companies birthed, Flavorture! A food experience company committed to providing top notch, cuisine with a bold taste Headed by owners Pinkey Reddick and Llewellyn McAlister, Flavorture launches with a strong background in large government contracts and exclusive events throughout the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region. Both owners are chefs, who are experts at their craft. With customers appreciating their food and level of service, the Flavorture owners grew their respective businesses to include catering social events, corporate functions, individually packaged menu items and now, expanding to curating private events for area professionals.” (more…)



2651 Connecticut Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Last night around 2:45am I was woken up by a loud sound, it sounded like a car hitting something. A few seconds later I heard a guy yelling so I looked out the window and across the street he was yelling “I tried to help you! What did you do!” So I look down out of my window and there is a car on the sidewalk that had run over a flower bed (including the small metal enclosure around the flowers) and it looked like it hit the patio area of Hot and Juicy. (more…)


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