
“Dear PoPville,
Any word on Miss Deb, the caring crossing guard at Stoddert Elementary School? Heard she was hit by a car! Heard she will be OK, but recovering. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Any word on Miss Deb, the caring crossing guard at Stoddert Elementary School? Heard she was hit by a car! Heard she will be OK, but recovering. (more…)

1426 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Dang I keep forgetting to post this but the Shouk in Georgetown has been closed a while now with mail piling up inside: (more…)

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Thanks to a reader for passing on from GW Dining:
“Join PopUp Bagels founder Adam Goldberg for free hot bagels and schmear this Friday, December 13 at 11AM in Potomac Square! 🥯
“Help us taste test our #notfamousbutknown bagels before we come to town for good!”
STAY TUNED for the permanent location.

Thanks to Wyatt for sending from Columbia Heights.
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
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!

3404 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Ah man, I was excited about this spot.
Word on the street that Vinery had to back out due to the chaos around the construction site. The developer ran out of money. It has been purchased by two separate entities so hopefully will finish up eventually and make way for retail to move in. (more…)

Update from the Library of Congress Communications Officer:
“We messed up. We replaced the tree topper yesterday and we hope people can join us for the official tree lighting later this afternoon at 4pm.”

“Our intention with the new tree topper was to celebrate liberty and freedom by highlighting the “Liberty Cap” that is featured around the Library’s Great Hall. Obviously, the execution left something to be desired. The topper has been replaced with a festive floral arrangement. We hope DMV residents can visit the Library and celebrate the holiday season with us this year and enjoy it!”
Photos by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
“Dear PoPville,
The LOCs Christmas tree is a site to see!
It’s was supposed to be a Liberty Cap hat apparently? What a terrible plan to start with but the contractor got it wrong and put up a Liberty Cap mushroom… as in the hallucinogenic magic mushroom, hence all the sticks and leaves around it.
There is now a frantic effort to get it down.”
Intent: (more…)

8012 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD via FB
Thanks to all who passed on the sad news from Crisfield Seafood:
“Our time has come.
After nearly 80 years The Original Crisfield Seafood Restaurant is closing.
Our last day will be December 22nd. (more…)

Thanks to L. for sending:
“Wind at the Capitol South Metro today blew down one of the light covers” (more…)

908 Florida Ave, NW near the 9:30 Club
Thanks to Jared for sharing: “looks like the king gas in Shaw is becoming a shell
Idk if that’s newsworthy or not lol”
Ed. Note: We chronicle it all, big or small!!