
Thanks to Mica and Peter for sending from Dupont Circle around 20th and Mass Ave, NW, Friday morning: (more…)

Thanks to Mica and Peter for sending from Dupont Circle around 20th and Mass Ave, NW, Friday morning: (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
This is a huge issue throughout all of DC! The problem lies in the pickleball players continuously moving their nets onto established tennis courts which violates the rules set in place DPR stating that (more…)

Wisconsin and Western Ave, NW
I’m hearing from a very good source that a Barnes and Noble bookstore is looking to come to the building where Total Wine is located. Waiting on confirmation but I think they would do very well there!
Barnes and Noble is slowing reemerging on the DC scene with relatively recent (re) openings in Georgetown (2024) and Penn Quarter (January 2026.)
STAY TUNED.

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This renovated Penn Branch home has a designer kitchen and parking for six: 3422 Pennsylvania Ave SE
Other Notable Fresh Listings:

“Hidden gem Persian brunch in Columbia Heights! Perfectly cooked yolks, prepared three ways! 🍳🍴”
Thanks to Jeremy for sending: “Now there’s brunch at Persian restaurant KooKoo – menu looks good. the menu looks really good with a Persian shakshuka 🤤”
Check out that menu: (more…)

1337 H Street, NE previously home to Hill Prince
“Dear PoPville,
Can you find out what happened to Hush Harbor? Has been closed for awhile now. No sign on the door or anything but they have been consistently closed for weeks.”
Wild. Washington Business Journal reports: “Smartphone-free bar Hush Harbor pivots to pop-ups after less than a year on H Street”
All that hullabaloo…
Hill Prince first opened here in 2017 before being sold to Rock Harper in 2023.
Hush Harbor’s IG has been wiped.
For posterity: (more…)
Every first Sunday of the month shoppers will be able to browse Logan Circle’s newest monthly creative and vintage market. Logan Circle Main Street, in partnership with K-Bird, Barrel House Cafe & Bar, and Emily of LOVERS Plant Studio & Wares, host a monthly outdoor market designed to bring together local artists, makers, small businesses, and neighbors in the heart of the Logan Circle community.
The next market will be Sunday June 7, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM along P Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW, including the exterior of K-Bird and the northern exterior of Barrel House Cafe & Bar.

2021 14th Street, NW photo by alex barbieri
Thanks to Alex for sending: “Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell made it to Busboys and Poets on 14th!”
And at DCA: (more…)

16th Street between Euclid and W Street, NW
Ed. Note: We got our first sneak peek of the fountains flowing during testing on May 7th. Hopefully they stay on for the whole season now. Fences first went up in late December 2025.
Thanks to all who sent us photos yesterday and this morning: “Miracle of Miracles! Flowing and open to the public tonight at Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park, Thursday evening. It was fenced off and not flowing this past weekend when I stopped by. This is lovely.”
MANY MORE Photos of the fountains filled and flowing: (more…)

Thanks to Erik for sending: “My husband captured this beauty (Barred Owl) on our backyard fence in Colonial Village!” (more…)

1405 Park Road, NW
Thanks to M. for sending word about Pro Nails and Spa: “They just opened this mani/pedi spa place on park road: (more…)

photo by Paul
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