Thanks to Michele for sending from Dupont Circle, spotted on Monday. (more…)
Dupont Circle
via google maps
From MPD:
“Alert: Shooting Investigation at 0115 hrs at the intersection of Connecticut Ave and Q St NW. Lookout is for 3 teen male and 1 female.”
Other shootings last night were reported by MPD at: (more…)
new location will be at 1629 Connecticut Ave, NW
Back in April we learned that Alero would be moving down the Ave into the old Chipotle space. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
nine weeks later, the base was demolished and has been left sitting for over a month with zero work done since. (more…)
17th and S Street, NW
From Councilmember Pinto:
“Dupont Circle Dog Parents! The S Street Dog Park resurfacing project is finally here! @DCDGS
& @DCDPR anticipate temporary closure from August-December 2023. They will post signs giving 2 weeks’ notice before the closure to replace surface with in-kind surface material begins”
“Dear PoPville,
They were GOOD.
I was driving and could only pull over for a minute to listen. I’ve just had an emotional day thinking of my dad, he passed away almost a year ago and his birthday is in a few days. He was a musician and he admired New Orleans music and culture above all. It was wild to stumble upon this—he would have loved it. (more…)
Remember when the Real World folks stopped by. There was a time. There was a time… (more…)
“Paul Cézanne, Mont Sainte-Victoire, 1886-1987, Oil on canvas, 23.5 x 28.5 in. (59.6 x 72.3), Acquired 1925, The Phillips Collection”
From a press release:
“The Phillips Collection has been awarded Bank of America’s 2023 Art Conservation Project Grant for the conservation of two paintings by the influential French artist Paul Cézanne (1839-1906). Seminal to the permanent collection of America’s first museum of modern art, Cézanne’s Mont Sainte-Victoire (1886-1887) and Self-Portrait (1878-1880)—which are in constant demand for exhibitions and loans—are receiving extensive treatment for the first time in forty-five years. Their conservation will transform the appearance of the two compositions, revealing their strength currently obscured by deteriorated varnishes, while also affording scholars the opportunity to examine the artist’s process in the process. (more…)
1630 Connecticut Ave, NW at R Street
Thanks to Julia for sending. Pure Green’s IG says:
“Building healthier communities by connecting people with superfoods! (more…)
2122 P Street, NW photo by Jonathan Padget
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to let you know that a new Thai place has opened up at 2122 P St NW in the old Asia 54 space called Sampannee. My husband and I tried it last night and it was genuinely great! The massaman curry really impressed me and the mango sticky rice was far and away the best I’ve ever had in DC. (more…)