925 U Street, NW at Vermont Ave
Thanks to J. and M. for sending: “New sign spotted at U and Vermont! At the defunct crab house at Vermont and U across from Service Bar. Or…maybe not. My husband pointed out to me that this is the name of the Vietnamese spot further east at 634 Florida. No clue what the sign is doing here!” (more…)
845 Upshur Street, NW
Happy 5 years to Menya Hosaki!!
“Celebrating 5 years here at Menya Hosaki.
Beyond grateful for these past few years and to receive your love and support. We are truly thankful. (more…)
1660 33rd Street, NW previously home to a used bookstore and more…
Ed. Note: Not to be mistaken with the Lobby Bar.
“The Lobby Lounge | Cocktail & Wine Bar
Georgetown, D.C. | Open Now”
Have a look around: (more…)
Show Mother’s Day love with a creative, fresh, flower arrangement from D.C. florist Volanni!
Michael Lanni, the artist behind these arrangements, puts intuitive care into each of his designs. As he likes to say, “This is our art, and flowers are the medium.”
Pick out the perfect Mother’s Day arrangement and place your order online. Volanni makes deliveries throughout the DMV. The deliveries can go out Friday, Saturday and Sunday (May 8th-10th).
Mother’s Day is approaching fast on May 10th and flower availability is limited, so get your order in!
720 7th St, NW photo by Mark Lyon
Back in November we learned that a Raising Cane’s was coming to Chinatown. Like, Wawa, Tatte, Call Your Mother, well like everything this place is LOVED by many while many other don’t feel the same, to put it lightly… NEVERTHELESS, (more…)
Tango Pastry at 408 H Street, NE
“Dear PoPville,
A friendly reminder to the community to spread some love to their local businesses on H Street NE would be much appreciated… at least three got broken into last night with cash registers and technology stolen. I’m sure it will be more once people start getting to work and realizing what happened. (more…)
Join us for a night of cocktails (open bar), light fare, live music by the Future Band, and dancing as we honor champions of children in foster care. Awards will also be given to honor our Foster Youth of the Year, Foster Parent of the Year, Advocate of the Year, and more.
Thanks to Megan for sharing the GoFundMe:
“The PTO of Ida B. Wells Middle School and the PSCO of John Lewis Elementary School are reaching out as neighbors and fellow Ward 4 community members who care deeply about the Hernandez family.
On Wednesday, September 3, 2025, after dropping his child off at John Lewis Elementary School, our neighbor and friend was suddenly detained by federal agents on his way to work. He has been held at a detention center in Chantilly, Virginia for one week and has since been moved to a detention center in Texas. His wife has only been able to speak with him twice.
The family has called Petworth home for the past eight years. (more…)
***This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]
Thanks to Jonathan for sending these great shots. The bunny above is tough to top but he got a great white whale too: (more…)
128 Kennedy Street, NW
Thanks to Dave for sending from The Hair Depot:
“HAIR DEPOT DC
Beauty supply’s
Your One-Stop Hair Shop! Largest Virgin Hair Selection” (more…)
photo by LaTur
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1900 M Street, NW
Continuing coverage of Just Salad continues… Their website page is now live for this location so it’s gotta be any day now.
A peek inside reveals they are ready to roll too: (more…)