Dear PoPville

“Dear PoPville,

I’m off of 14th street. The city is doing the same thing they did for the memorial parade in my neighborhood. No parking signs went up overnight, all the cars have been ticketed, and tow trucks are going up and down the street. Can you tweet/post whatever to give people a heads up so they can get to their cars before towing? I’m on R street but I’d say people should look to see if they’re safe anywhere off 14th for the whole length of the parade. To be clear this is on streets perpendicular to the parade route. The parade route was properly noticed through the week. This is the streets coming off of the route.”

Kate also writes: (more…)


Crime

Reader reports just before 3pm: “Carjacking blew through the stop sign at 11th and I NE. Hit a DC maintenance truck and then crash into the back of a parked car. Suspects took off on foot. MPD was in pursuit and caught one suspect.(more…)


Event

Lower Georgia Ave is keeping the spice tradition alive with the 6th Annual Chili Cook-Off 🙌

Local businesses will be competing for the coveted People’s Choice Award & other prizes. Join your friends and neighbors for family-friendly fun to sample your fill and pick your favorite.


NoMa (Near Northeast)


photo by Maria Lustre Rebrikova

From a press release

Slice & Pie, named the country’s #2 slice shop by Italian organization 50TopPizza, will open a second location in Union Market this summer. The DC-based business from master pizzaiolo Giulio Adriani will begin serving NY and Detroit-style slices for takeout and delivery from a stall in The Market, Union Market District’s food market occupied by 40+ independent merchants. Slice & Pie’s new location will share their space with Taste of Lucy, a bite-sized version of Adriani’s Italian cocktail bar Lucy (which also shares an address with Slice & Pie’s original location). Taste of Lucy will serve highlights of the original location’s menu including Neapolitan pizzas, a rotating pasta option, and select appetizers. An edited selection of Lucy’s cocktail menu, featuring about five cocktails and four to six wines by the glass will also be available, and the new location will offer a Happy Hour menu daily from 5pm until 7pm. (more…)


Animal Fix

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signs

Thanks to Mark for sending: “At least 2 of these amazing signs spotted near the Chipotle and Starbucks at Dakota Crossing. 😂”

Speaking of unauthorized vendors, about those Food Trucks towed from the Mall – from the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection:

“On May 30, the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), in partnership with federal and District agencies, conducted an enforcement operation on the National Mall resulting in 32 towed food trucks, five junk vehicles removed,and 46 citations issued. (more…)


Dear PoPville

“Dear PoPville,

What’s the process for renewing streatery licenses or permits? I generally LOVE them but the one in front of my building is for a dinner-only place that is barely occupied for dinner and occupied by non-diners during the day. It’s never cleaned and just adds to the rat problem. I’d like to get involved when they’re up for renewal.”