2475 18th Street, NW
D Light first opened here back in November 2021. Went through some tough times over the years.
“Dear PoPville,
I was walking in Adams Morgan yesterday and came across the owner of Dlight cafe whom I know well. She informed me that they have permanently closed down. So unfortunate for the neighborhood. It was sold by the original Ukrainian sisters to this owner in January 2024. (more…)
“notifications from my few failed attempts”
“Dear PoPville,
It seems like the whole Capital Bikeshare network is down? Or maybe just ebikes? I was only getting errors in the app and from the bike screens in Union Market and a friend reported the same in Capitol Hill: (more…)
Thanks to Emily for sending this beauty.
Sweet City Ride is made possible by the Friends of the PoPville Sauntering Society!
This article is sponsored by RLAH @properties.
DC Open House List for This Weekend: May 22, 2026
Memorial Day weekend is here, and DC’s housing market isn’t taking the holiday off — there are 170 open houses across the city this weekend. Whether you’re firing up the grill or squeezing in a little house-hunting between cookouts, it’s a perfect stretch of days to wander through some new listings. To see the full DC Open House list, click here.
photo by Emma K Alexandra
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DC Legendary Musicians, Inc. celebrates its 20th Anniversary with Spirit, Sanctuary, Silence & Sound, an evening honoring Washington, DC’s musical legacy, cultural memory, and community service. Founded in 2006 by Rev. Dr. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, DCLM has spent two decades recognizing the musicians, elders, artists, and cultural workers who helped shape DC’s sound.
The celebration will include music, recognition, community gathering, and a special tribute to the symbolic legacy of Ron McNair — astronaut, physicist, and saxophonist. The evening also marks the launch of renewed DCLM programming, including Second Sunday Sound, Silence & Sanctuary, the Annual Thanksgiving Drive, and the renewal of an Annual Health Fair connected to DC Legendary Musicians Way near 6th and T Street NW.
photo by Pablo Raw
From an email:
“With the World Cup Official Draw taking place in D.C. this Friday, December 5th, at 12:00pm, Gordon Ramsay’s Street Pizza and Street Burger in Penn Quarter are ready to welcome fans with big screens, bold flavors, and unbeatable all-day deals—making them the ideal spot to catch every moment while enjoying some seriously craveable bites.
To celebrate the draw, the restaurants will be offering all-day specials: (more…)
Thanks to Corinna for sending these magnificent shots from Columbia Heights. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
My neighbors’ twin boys do an annual toy-drive for children’s national. Several years ago Savi battled leukemia and both he and his brother know the generosity of strangers during holiday season as people made sure both Savi AND Marcel received gifts as they celebrated the holidays in the hospital. In the years since, they collect gifts for about six weeks and ensure that every single pediatric cancer patient AND THEIR SIBLINGS can have a festive holiday with gifts, even if they’re cooped up in the hospital. Last year they collected so many that they had to ask a moving company to help them deliver.”
You can give them your support here.
photo by John Sonderman
“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday evening after the shooting, Marine 1 probably buzzed my building in Woodley Park like 20 times and now they’re doing it again (Friday night), just an east-west route and then turning around and doing it again.
I can tell that they get as far east at Columbia Heights, then they must turn around somewhere. (more…)
courtesy WIT/DMArchitects
From a press release:
“Washington Improv Theater (WIT) announced today that it plans to establish a one-of-a-kind performance, learning, and organizational training center in the heart of DC’s Northeast neighborhood of NoMa — one the fastest growing parts of the city.
The theater has signed a 30-year lease on a 10,735 square foot space at 1222 3rd St. NE that will house a 110-seat theater on the ground level and seven training/rehearsal rooms downstairs. There will also be a small café/bar with outdoor seating. (more…)
