“Dear PoPville,
I dropped by Theodore Roosevelt Island last Saturday and saw that some of the water features by the memorial are functioning. A few weeks before, the pools had been completely dry!” (more…)
1345 Yard Place, SE
Thanks to Eric for sending from the new Urby building in Navy Yard: (more…)
1830 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
The sign at the post office at 1830 14th Street NW says it opens at 9:00 a.m. This is the line at 9:40 a.m. waiting for it to open. And it doesn’t include at least a couple people who have already given up and left.”
Another reader writes: (more…)
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- Your REO/Bank-Owned Property of the Week is a “beautifully renovated 4 Bedroom, 3.5 Bathroom [Petworth] townhouse” with “extra-thick quartz countertops” and “the rare convenience of a detached garage parking space, a highly sought-after feature in the city.”
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying a suspect in two Destruction of Property offenses that occurred in Northwest.
• On Friday, April 24, 2026, at approximately 4:50 a.m., the suspect approached a business in the 1900 block of M Street, Northwest. The suspect damaged property and then fled the scene. CCN: 26054307
• On Monday, May 18, 2026, at approximately 12:00 a.m., the suspect approached a business in the 3300 block of M Street, Northwest. The suspect threw a keg through the front window of the business and then fled the scene. CCN: 26066979
The suspect was captured by a surveillance camera and can be seen in the following photos: (more…)
2505 Champlain Street, NW previously home to Churreria Madrid
Well hello!! Some of you may have noticed the other new mural going up in Adams Morgan and there are a couple of key words written:
ICE CREAM. I ran into the owner, Ryan, who tells me that Nectar Ice Cream will be opening in here in about a month! He was kind enough to give me a peek inside: (more…)
“Reflections In Time” is a pop-up art show of recent abstract art paintings by Gary Honig
Discover his work in this local Gallery setting, where the artist will be in attendance each day of the exhibition.
rendering of mural being restored on the side of 2501 Champlain Street, NW just off Columbia Road
About that cow mural on the side of the coming Call Your Mother in Adams Morgan:
“As I’m sure you know, the shop used to be a Ben & Jerry’s. Our co-founder, Andrew, was a regular there growing up, so it’s been a full-circle moment to be able to bring Call Your Mother into that space. While we’re putting our usual pink and playful touch on things, (more…)
Ed. Note: Thanks to all who’ve been messaging me turkeys lately. That’s a funny sentence to type… Please send still photos and not videos unless the turkey is doing back flips or something. :)
Thanks to Nick for sending the photo above from Adams Morgan: “Turkey strolling down Mintwood Place in the Kalorama/AdMo area. Watching people do double-takes as they noticed it was quite funny.”
And thanks to Karen for sending the photo below from Foggy Bottom: (more…)
949 1st Street, SE – Half and Eye Street, SE
Thanks to Sydney for sending: “Looks like Tous Les Jours getting ready to open right across from the CVS on eye st and half street SW 👀”
Stay tuned for an opening date.
ICYMI: TOUS les JOURS, “French Asian Bakery”, opened in Union Market last month.
They also have a location inside Luna Hall in Chinatown: (more…)
photo by Ron Cohn
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From an email:
“From May 19-24, Motorkat (6939 Laurel Ave.) is celebrating three years in Takoma Park! We’re ringing in our birthday with Crab Week, featuring four specials (Crab Soup à la Ross, Blue Crab and Gulf Shrimp Empanadas, Crab Salad, and Soft-Shell Crab), as well as Happy Hour deals all night long ($9 martinis, $8 glasses of wine, select pints for $5, and half-priced Chesapeake oysters). (more…)