Environment

Just in from DDOT:

“Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT), along with the District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE), announced the Neighborhood Curbside Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station Pilot, an initiative designed to expand access to public EV charging in residential neighborhoods across the District. The pilot will help inform future regulatory updates and establish guidelines for a permit program allowing private vendors to install, operate, and maintain curbside EV charging stations in the District’s public right-of-way. The pilot is being deployed in partnership with EV charging company It’s Electric and is funded through a federal grant awarded to the company. (more…)


Van Ness


4422 Connecticut Ave, NW

Welp. Tell me when it’s over. And tell me what is coming. And tell me when my garbage gets picked up. I’m exhausted. Fin.

ANYWAY, enough about me. If you’ve never been blessed to see some amazing photos of what this magical Burger King (with a drive-thru) looked like on the inside, behold what once was: (more…)


Sponsored

This article is sponsored by RLAH @properties.

5319 4th Street NW
5319 4th Street NW

This fully renovated Petworth rowhome comes with something DC buyers rarely get — a two-car carport: 5319 4th St NW

  • Classic Petworth rowhouse, fully renovated
  • Rare two-car carport
  • Quartz-and-butcher-block chef’s kitchen
  • Spa-inspired primary ensuite
  • Finished lower level with fireplace

Other Notable Fresh Listings:

  • The Most Expensive Home of the Week is a 7BR/7 full + 2 half-bath brand-new Coba Properties build in Observatory Circle, with an elevator to all four levels, a golf-simulator-ready lower level, and a detached two-car garage topped by its own guest suite—all for $5M.
  • “Signature loft elements—exposed brick, concrete floors, and soaring ceilings—anchor” this Penn Quarter loft, which delivers “stunning monument views from both the living area and primary bedroom.”
  • A “sun-filled three bedroom, 2-bathroom residence” in the Cleveland Park Historic District that “blends timeless architectural charm with thoughtful improvements,” with a solarium overlooking “the community’s lush landscaped gardens and the park.”
  • Your REO/Bank-Owned Property of the Week is a “Row Home in Glover Park” “tucked into one of Glover Park’s most desirable corners,” just “blocks from Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Safeway” and “a half-block away” from “quick access to Tenleytown Metro.”

Bloomingdale


108 Rhode Island Ave, NW near Boundary Stone

Back in January we shared word that Sounds Like El Camino Closed, again, in Bloomingdale. Reopening Again in a few weeks? And reopened they did!

Huzzah. Thanks to Marsha for sending the good news.

For those who have stopped by, has the menu pretty much stayed the same?

Some history on the space: (more…)


Bars

ICYMI: On Thursday we posted, Your Chance to Own a Piece of the P Street Duffy’s (RIP)

Duffy’s shared the latest Friday night:

“As you can tell from the post, it’s not a happy one or one we wanted to make. But we are going to exit gracefully and raise our glasses with you all the entire time. (more…)


Event

A blue note is a musical moment that doesn’t quite land where you expect. And that’s the spirit behind this burlesque revue from DMVariety!

Start your weekend early with Blue Note Burlesque, a night of vintage tease and thrilling variety acts that’ll leave you exclaiming “I can’t believe I found this in an alley!”


1000 words

GOOD MORNING PoPville. My garbage has still not been picked up nor have many other neighborhoods. We are not alone in that regard, sadly. As we continue to be gaslit on that front please enjoy a little levity.

Thanks to Erica for sending “Sandwich guy snow sculpture in Dupont Circle!”

And thanks to Jeff for sending a look at the Barbies: (more…)


Bloomingdale

Thanks to Fae for sending sending from Bloomingdale: “it definitely caught something. Hopefully a rat!”

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