“Dear PoPville,
I’m writing to see if there was a resolution to an incident I saw this morning near Woodley Park on Calvert St. A dark gold, mixed breed dog around 50 lbs broke loose from its owner, darted into the street, got hit by a car, and then sprinted toward Connecticut Ave. (more…)
2604 Connecticut Ave, NW
What a ride, what a ride. Last we check in November this space was supposed to become Connect Cafe but that never happened. Before Connect Cafe this space was home to Hum Yummy which was previously home to Moon Sports Bar which was also, briefly, home to Taco City. Prior to Taco City the space was also, briefly, home to the Gourmand Grill. Prior to the Gourmand Grill the space was the longtime home to the original Mr. Chen’s space. (more…)
3000 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Bruce for the update:
“Good news. Signage is up, across from the Zoo in Cleveland/ Woodley Park, for a new Mika’s Neapolitan Pizza. There is no indication of an opening date.”
A peek inside reveal it’s still got a LONG road to go: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share this incident with a potential scammer posing as a Verizon worker. Monday night in my apartment complex in Woodley Park, a man claiming to be from Verizon was knocking on people’s doors. He claimed that management had let him in after hours. He wore a black polo shirt, but with no indication that he was with Verizon.
Someone called the non-emergency police number. He could not provide police with an ID from Verizon, (more…)
2621 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Jack for sending:
“TVs are on and seems like it’s pretty ready to go inside. Old Macintyres spot in woodley park.”
Currently Tavern 18 has a landing page: (more…)
3000 Connecticut Ave, NW
Thanks to Ridley and Meghan for sending: “Saw this sign go up next to the Woodley Park Starbucks. That space has been empty for so long I forgot anything could go there.” (more…)
Thanks to M. for sending from Woodley Park:
“Snapped just after noon, a park police motorcycle versus Toyota Camry. Northbound Connecticut Avenue traffic was halted for at least 10 minutes.”
2619 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Maddy’s closed here back in March 2023. Before Maddy’s the space was the longtime home to home to Woodley Cafe, where I was a server for a few years way back in the day.
The liquor license placard for Yours Café says:
“New Class C Restaurant with an indoor seating capacity of 98, a Summer Garden with 28 Seats, and a Total Occupancy Load of 170. (more…)
