11th and Rhode Island Ave, NW
Thanks to A. for sending the update on the Roasted Bean Co. coming to the former Logan Circle liquor store:
“Heard from employees that this is opening next week! Too bad some idiot already defaced their beautiful mural…”
6th and Rhode Island Ave, NW
Thanks to Josh and Sara for sending the updated photos of the former Mr. P’s Ribs lot and soon to be Electric Cool-Aid. You can track some more of their progress (more…)
801 O Street, NW courtesy Convivial
From a press release:
“Fusing some of the freshest summer ingredients with signature French culinary classics in honor of France’s national holiday – Bastille Day or La Fête Nationale Française (July 14th) – proud French native and Executive Chef/Owner Cedric Maupillier of Convivial is excited to invite Francophiles from near and far to indulge in their Provençal-inspired Bastille Day Picnic. (more…)
1017 7th Street, NW
At long last!! Pearl’s Bagels is nearly here (on 7th Street across the street from the Convention Center near the original Passenger location.)
From the owners:
“The day has finally come and we’re going to open this Saturday!
For now, we’ll be doing contactless takeout via online pre-order (the day before) only. Once we get a handle on how many bagels to make any given day, we’ll switch to day-of ordering and ramp up to making all the sandwiches we’ve been planning over the past year. We’ll be selling assorted bagels by the half-dozen, tubs of various cream cheeses, plus “Nana’s Hot Jalapeno Spread” — Allee’s (my wife and business partner) grandmother’s specialty that’s similar to pimento cheese, but hotter and better (in our humble opinion).
We’ll also be selling two build-your-own-sandwich kits. The “Lox Box” will feature Ivy City Smokehouse novalox, Little Wild Things microgreens, capers, pickled red onions, a tomato, and cream cheese; and the “BEC Box” which will include Epic Curing bacon, a half-dozen cage-free eggs, sliced cheddar cheese and a little jar of ketchup. (more…)
Readers report:
“A victim was stabbed near the intersection of 8th and O st NW and trailed his blood all the way around the Perla condo to the BP on 9th. When I asked the officers if he was alive they said he left in an ambulance in stable condition.”
MPD reported at 9:59pm: “3D Stabbing in the 800 block of N Street, NW. No lookout at this time.
DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911”
“Dear PoPville,
I live in on Westminster Street in Shaw, which has a children’s park on the street and many families in the area that come to play there. I was leaving my house around 6:45PM [Monday] and was walking west on Westminster and a tall (probably 5’11” or 6’0″), lanky, african-american, male approached me. We were about 15 feet apart when he seemed to adjust his jeans, but I then realized that he was exposing himself (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share this letter my friend in Shaw received via USPS…
I’m not sure if others in the neighborhood received the same letter. But the envelope was stamped and mailed.
My friend has BLM and Pride signage on their house.”
via google maps
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Saturday, July 4, 2020, in the 1400 block of Cedar Street, Southeast.
At approximately 9:21 pm, members of the Seventh District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located a juvenile male victim suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and transported the victim to a local hospital for treatment. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 11-year-old Davon McNeal, of Southeast, DC.
The Metropolitan Police Department currently offers a reward of up to $25,000 to anyone that provides information which leads to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for any homicide committed in the District of Columbia. Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the police at 202-727-9099. Additionally, anonymous information may be submitted to the department’s TEXT TIP LINE by sending a text message to 50411.”
Also awful: (more…)
11th and Rhode Island Ave, NW
Thanks to Lauren for sending the update on The Roasted Bean Co coming to the former liquor store in Logan/Shaw: “They appeared to be hiring but not yet open.”
Stay Tuned.
1819 7th Street, NW before opening
From Mason Dixie:
“To Our Beloved Biscuit Fans and Fam:
It is with heavy heart that after 6 years of being DC’s go-to biscuit shoppe, we have made the very difficult decision to close our doors. While our hearts are broken to see our restaurant’s journey come to an end, we are humbled and consider ourselves lucky to have a strong, growing frozen consumer product business that is now nationwide in over 5,000 locations, growing faster than ever, and now expanding into new products. The impact of COVID-19 has been surreal and defeating and we had to make the tough decision that continuing to sail into an unknown future of restaurant ownership was too risky when we have the opportunity to focus our efforts on a growing, thriving, and critical business in grocery, one where we have the ability to feed and educate the nation on what better for you biscuits really means.
We want to take the opportunity to thank all of our supporters and dedicated fans for all you have done to get us where we are today and while closing the restaurant is like closing the foundational chapter in our coming-of-age story, it is also what has led us to some remarkable moments in our history here in this amazing city: (more…)