3000 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Mika’s Neopolitan Pizzeria — across from the zoo — is now advertising a September 15th opening. (more…)
2400 East Capitol Street, NE
Thanks to Alex for sending last night:
“Small fire around 7:30 pm at RFK roof’s west end (photos taken from Fields at RFK.) DCFD on the scene. Possibly related to demo process.”
There was also a small fire inside RFK August 18th. And a bigger one back in 2022.
1926 14th Street, NW
The placard for Ingle Korean Steakhouse says:
“NATURE OF OPERATION
New Class “C” Restaurant with a Seating Capacity of 156 and Total Occupancy Load of 195. (more…)
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3131 Mount Pleasant Street, NW
Great news from Past Tense Yoga Studio:
“It’s not a stretch to say our expansion to 3131 Mt. P has taken longer than anticipated but we’re real excited and can’t wait to welcome you in on Sept 1!” (more…)
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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!”
Thanks to Charlie for sending: “something like a 1950 Buick Super with Dynaflow automatic transmission.” (more…)
Thanks to Joe for sending from the NoMa metro.
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photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
I have a house that is located in the Shaw/ Logan Circle area and I have steps that have been in place since 1890. The Steps are now showing their age and they need some serious repair although we have been in the house since 1964 they’re beginning to lean in one direction. Could the community help me in deciding who to get to do the work. Your answer will be greatly appreciated.”
photo from our archives, September 1, 2022 “Parking enforcement booted 11 cars in a four block radius in Lamond Riggs”
Ed. Note: we last shared a “DPW scofflaw enforcement” update here in May 2025.
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to see if the community has any insight on DC’s boot process. I few weeks ago, I noticed several cars over a week long period or less getting booted in my neighborhood in northeast. This included my friend’s car which only had two unpaid parking tickets (which they didn’t know about because of a clerical error by the city, and still had to pay the tickets and boot fee, but that’s a different story).
Legally, any vehicle with two or more unpaid tickets (of any kind of violation) older than 60 days is eligible for boot and tow. (more…)
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photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this latest EO on “addressing crime” in DC and I can’t shake it – and I don’t understand why it’s not getting more attention.
In “Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia,” POTUS directs further action, including Sec 2(c) which states, (more…)