metro

REMINDER:

“Holiday service information for New Year’s Eve; Fares free after 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve

Metro will offer free bus and rail fares from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on New Year’s Eve to support safe, responsible travel across the region. Metro will also operate on modified schedules for New Year’s Eve, and New Year’s Day.”

From WMATA:

“Winter construction on the Green Line between Georgia Av-Petworth and U Street will be finished tonight, concluding 13 days of work that started on Dec. 16. Winter work wraps up in time for customers to ring in the new year and celebrate *every other Yellow Line train traveling to Greenbelt which begins at 5 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31. (more…)


Columbia Heights

“Dear PoPville,

I am a Columbia Heights resident writing to highlight some extremely kind strangers in my neighborhood this morning. This AM I was walking two dogs when one slipped out of his harness and proceeded to run away. I left the second dog behind and gave chase. The dog ran for blocks and was approaching Georgia Ave, where I was very sure he was going to be hit by a car, when (more…)


Georgetown


1078 Wisconsin Ave, NW

ICYMI: December 11, 2025 BIG BAGEL NEWS: Andy’s (Pizza) Getting in on the Game!!

“PopUp Bagels started as a backyard pickup window to share a newly created bagel recipe with friends. It’s now grown to multiple popup and permanent locations for always-fresh weekend pickup.

Our goal is simple: to make you the best, freshest bagels. No frills, plainly perfect: crispy crust and soft crumb center, just the right size and with a perfect proportion of seeds.

We’ve won Brooklyn Bagelfest “Best Bagel” two years in a row and we can’t wait for you to try a dozen.” (more…)


Georgetown


3015 M Street, NW via Sprinkles

OH there was a time…

A call to the shop confirms that TODAY is their last day open. They’ll be open until 8pm if you want one last memory – hustle!!

Flashback January 29, 2012: Get a Free Red Velvet Cupcake for PoP Appreciation Day at Sprinkles in Georgetown. For a second I thought I dreamed this, thank God for the archives search function.

For posterity: (more…)


Event

To celebrate DC native Haili Blassingame’s debut novel, THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, Lost City Books is throwing a launch party themed around messy love stories. Haili, and a crew of writers she has assembled, will read excerpts from their work, but there will also be audience participation in the form of anonymously submitting messy dating stories. It’s going to be a night of laughter, of gasps, of books, of great company. Refreshments will be available. We can’t wait to see you there!


Adams Morgan


1815 Adams Mill Road, NW – There was a time

This space was previously home Southern Hospitality and before them the longtime home of  Adams Mill Bar and Grill.

Le Mont Royal, “a French-Canadian Disco”, Opened in Adams Morgan on January 6, 2023

Thanks to all who passed on the sad news from Le Mont Royal:

“You read that right…we’re closing next week. Sunday, January 4 is our third birthday AND our last night of service. (more…)


Columbia Heights


16th Street between Euclid and W Streets NW

ICYMI: Fences Go Up Around Freedom Plaza and John Marshall Park – “PLAZA BEAUTIFICATION AND FOUNTAIN REHABILITATION”

Thanks to everyone who sent photos yesterday:

“Just walked my pup through Meridian Hill/Malcolm X park and on the upper level there are fences that block off the railing that over looks the lower portion of the park and doesn’t allow you to go down the stairs.” (more…)


wildlife

Thanks to Sid for sending this beautiful Falcon or Juvenile Hawk(?) from Chevy Chase, DC.

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

From All About Birds:

“Peregrine Falcons are the largest falcon over most of the continent, with long, pointed wings and a long tail. Be sure to look at shape as (more…)


Rant/Revel


photo by Adam Fagen

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