
Thanks to Elizabeth for sending: “From 6th & E NE yesterday (10/23). Definitely a Christmas tree.” (more…)

Thanks to Elizabeth for sending: “From 6th & E NE yesterday (10/23). Definitely a Christmas tree.” (more…)

photo by Jeff Vincent
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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.

From MPD:
“On Sunday, October 26, 2025, the Marine Corps Marathon will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)

Good grief. Thanks to Noa for sending this afternoon from 15th and P Street, NW. (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!”

photos via DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb
From the office of the DC Attorney General:
“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Residences at Kenilworth Park, LLC (RKP), the developer and owner of an assisted living apartment complex in Ward 7, will pay $200,000 and permanently protect remaining wetlands on its property to resolve allegations that it violated multiple District environmental laws during construction, including illegally draining neighboring wetlands and discharging pollutants into DC waters. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Tuesday night a parade of 8 cars, including DC police, ICE, and FBI, parked in the unit block alley between V and W NW and went through all our trash cans. What made it extra weird was the 5, 25 year old white males in suits who accompanied them.
I heard one of them say to another, “we know they were headed down north cap and went into the alley off W” and they responded “doesn’t help that it’s trash day.” (more…)

‘Free
works just fine but
HP helped pay for
the demolition of
the WH East Wing”
Thanks to E. for sending:
“Just saw this printer outside an apartment building in Petworth. Love it.”

via google maps
From MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department announces the arrest of a suspect involved in a threats offense that occurred in Northwest.
On Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at approximately 8:25 a.m., Third District officers were flagged down in reference to an incident that had just occurred in the 3000 block of 14th Street, Northwest. The preliminary investigation revealed that the suspect yelled homophobic slurs and made threats to do bodily harm to the victim. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I thought that new advertising billboards were not permitted in DC. This recently appeared on the new oval between Nats Park and the Frederick Douglass Bridge…” (more…)