“Dear PoPville,
I was out running along the Mall this morning (Sunday) when I saw 4 helicopters land on JFK Hockey Field (1964 Independence Ave, SW) just south of the Reflecting Pool around 5:30am. (more…)
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photo by Fritz Myer
Should you capture notable sights during these crazy days, please send to me via email at [email protected] or you can direct message me on our socials (IG, Threads, X/Twitter, and/or BlueSky) @PoPville thanks!
Thanks to Fritz for documenting and sharing these crazy days with us: (more…)
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From WMATA:
“Calling all transit fans! Metro wants you to help finalize the exterior design of our upcoming 8000-series rail fleet.
Customers can now vote (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!
1527 14th Street, NW previously the longtime home of Great Wall before 54 Noodles Bar
54 Noodles Bar only opened here in April 2024.
Jason writes:
“Looks like 54 Noodles Bar has closed. Its empty inside and the Google says Temporarily closed.”
A look inside is not promising (more…)
Local rising kindergartener, Phin, has advanced to the Top 5 in his group in the national Jr. Ranger Contest, a competition that celebrates children who are passionate about nature, wildlife, and exploration. After making it through earlier rounds with strong family and friend support, Phin is now in 4th place and working toward the top spot needed to move on to the quarterfinals.
The contest encourages kids to engage with the outdoors and highlights their curiosity and love for learning about the natural world. For Phin and his family, this experience has been both exciting and meaningful, made even more special by the encouragement from friends, neighbors, and the broader community.
3174 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Thought you might like to know that the infamous Subway in MtP may soon be a Peruvian chicken place (more…)
To celebrate DC native Haili Blassingame’s debut novel, THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, Lost City Books is throwing a launch party themed around messy love stories. Haili, and a crew of writers she has assembled, will read excerpts from their work, but there will also be audience participation in the form of anonymously submitting messy dating stories. It’s going to be a night of laughter, of gasps, of books, of great company. Refreshments will be available. We can’t wait to see you there!
1601 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Thanks to Jonathan and Dave for sending: “Daily Provisions in Dupont at Connecticut and Q Streets. New signage posted this weekend. Officially opens (Mon 8/18) and looks like they’re giving out free cruller doughnuts to the first 100 customers. (more…)
675 WHARF Street, SW
“JINYA’s Wharf Grand Opening is on 8/20. There will be a live DJ, ribbon cutting at 11 AM, and the first 100 guests will receive a voucher for free ramen to use on their next visit.”
From a press release:
“Real ramen culture is making waves in the nation’s capital as JINYA Ramen Bar prepares to open its newest location in The Wharf. Located at 675 Wharf St. SW, near 7th Street Park, the Wharf Fountain and the Wharf Marina, the new restaurant will feature a spacious patio for waterfront dining. It marks JINYA’s eighth location in the Washington, D.C., area and the 76th location systemwide. (more…)
photo by DCbmyers
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“from a checkpoint on M St SW in Friday about 6:30pm. There were about 30 federal agents and a few MPD. They were stopping all cars and checking IDs and taking down license plate numbers. It was a high traffic time because there was a baseball game and a soccer game happening tonight.”
“Dear PoPville,
Please remind readers to tip our food delivery workers like Rockefellers! Many are risking their freedom and safety right now, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Last night around 10:30 PM a vehicle was reportedly speeding while chased by federal law enforcement, hit a speed bump and flipped over on Webster St NW between 2nd St NW and Rock Creek Church Rd NW. We could hear a lot of helicopters overhead and saw a lot of non MPD on the scene so I grabbed my dog and went to get a closer look. (more…)