History

Thanks to Stephanie for sending: “I was surprised to find this fabric remnant amongst my aunt’s belongings. I assume 4/27/70 is a date – was Woodies really selling fabric then?”

Should you come across any old DC photos or ephemera from your or your family’s collection please send to [email protected] or DM us at one of our socials @PoPville thanks!

Some history about Woodward & Lothrop from Wikipedia: (more…)


Navy Yard


via google maps

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of three people for various weapons offenses that occurred near the Navy Yard.

On Thursday, December 11, 2025, at approximately 1:51 p.m., First District officers responded to the 600 block of L Street, Southeast, for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, (more…)


Sponsored

This article is sponsored by RLAH @properties.

5319 4th Street NW
5319 4th Street NW

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  • Classic Petworth rowhouse, fully renovated
  • Rare two-car carport
  • Quartz-and-butcher-block chef’s kitchen
  • Spa-inspired primary ensuite
  • Finished lower level with fireplace

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Mount Pleasant

“The Mount Pleasant Perpetual Stew Project

a free stone soup-style community meal for these trying times ✨ the stew returns, winter 2025

The Stew is back! Your faithful stewards will be back in action January 10th to kick off our next season. We’ll be back in Lamont Plaza, ladles ready and arms open 💛🫛🥔🥕🌽🧅 ” (more…)


Event

Logan Circle Main Street and U Street Main Street are celebrating World Cup season with a free, family-friendly Carnival celebrating soccer, community, and local business sponsored by Volo. All proceeds support LCMS and USMS programming.

Join us Saturday, July 11, 2026, 1–5 PM at Harrison Park for an afternoon packed with:


Shaw


1251 9th Street, NW

Thanks to Tony for sending the closed sign on the door of Union Kitchen: ‘We are closed sorry for any inconvenience’

“Union Kitchen @ 9th/N NW has been closed for the past few days. Maybe permanently? Shame, since it was one of the last
few places to get a coffee after 7 p.m. Looks like it’s the 7-11 a few blocks north, or suffer through the evening :-)” (more…)


Penn Quarter


inside 410 7th Street, NW photo by Chris Bryan

From a press release:

PubKey, the celebrated Greenwich Village “Bitcoin bar” where conversations around the future of sound money, monetary policy and technology flow as easily as the drinks, will open its much-anticipated DC flagship location at 410 Seventh St. NW in Penn Quarter on Dec. 19.

The 12,000-square foot space – the former Hill Country – represents a major expansion from PubKey’s 2,000-square-foot NYC location. The two-story space will allow PubKey DC to bring to life a welcoming, irreverent pub with a media studio, event stage and speaker series on cutting-edge topics across freedom tech and policy, a private dining room, community events such as trivia and karaoke and chophouse-style restaurant opening in the new year, all under a single roof.

Inspired by the historical role of taverns as free-thinking hotbeds for revolutions, (more…)