
202 Florida Avenue, NW
Thanks to Thomas for sending: “Lots of progress on the new Alero on Florida Ave, NE: (more…)

202 Florida Avenue, NW
Thanks to Thomas for sending: “Lots of progress on the new Alero on Florida Ave, NE: (more…)

50 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Thanks to S. for sending:
“The Potbelly at Union Station straight up disappeared, no signage or furniture left behind. Do you have any idea what happened there?” (more…)

Trying to remember what I was up to on September 15th, 2018 3:36AM…
Thanks to Al for sending:
“somehow the metrobus was a delorean…”
The question is, obviously, can an accordion metrobus get to 1.21 Gigawatts?!?

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The District is trading open-house signs for sparklers this Fourth of July weekend, and with only 57 open houses on the calendar citywide, the holiday slowdown makes for a low-key chance to tour at your own pace. We’ve rounded up six to get you started. To see the full DC Open House list, click here.

Thanks to Brad for sending this beauty from 7th and S Street, NW.
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.

3416-3418 11th Street, NW
Thanks to Laura for sending the update: “El Jardin is now open (and it’s delicious)!” (more…)
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!”

photo by Jason Gooljar
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“Map includes National Airport station closures (only on March 7-8, May 9-10, and May 16-17).”
Do note the official name used in the WMATA release below…
From WMATA:
“Crystal City Entrance Construction: Spring 2026 Weekend Closures
Highlights
Trains will not operate between Pentagon City and National Airport for ten impacted weekends in spring 2026. For three of those weekends, trains will not operate between Pentagon City and Potomac Yard.
Crystal City station will be closed for all ten impacted weekends.
In addition, National Airport station will also be closed for three of those impacted weekends.
Free shuttle buses will replace trains between Pentagon City and National Airport stations, with the shuttle extending to service Potomac Yard for the three weekends that National Airport station is closed.
Beginning the weekend of Feb. 14, 2026, (more…)

Goodness. Right in front of Le Diplomate too.
Sweet City Ride is made possible by the Friends of the PoPville Sauntering Society!
From Wikipedia:
“The Citroën DS (French pronunciation: [si.tʁɔ.ɛn de.ɛs]) is a front mid-engined, front-wheel drive executive car manufactured and marketed by Citroën from 1955 to 1975, in fastback/sedan, wagon/estate, and convertible body configurations, across a single generation comprising three series. (more…)

800 Upshur Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Thank you for sharing information about the fire in Petworth last week. I wanted to pass along the GoFundMe that the community has set-up to help support the employees at Cinder BBQ through this incredibly difficult time. (more…)

rendering of 1815 Connecticut Ave, NW by Post Brothers via MHN
“Dear PoPville,
You posted this last year: “Checking in on Office Building to Housing Conversions”
Looks like there is some big news last week. The developer has to move forward with the project: (more…)