“Dear PoPville,
Big tree split overnight at 3rd / D / Mass NE in a pocket park by Schneider liquor store. The city screwing signage into the tree sure didn’t help its health: (more…)
Details from the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the brand-new Restaurant & Retail Stabilization Grant, a $3.875 million fund to support the District’s restaurants and retailers and continue growing DC’s economy. The grant is funded by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and administered by Capital Impact Partners (CIP), a local, nonprofit community development financial institution. Through the Restaurant & Retail Stabilization Grant, the Bowser Administration is stepping up for small businesses, providing critical financial relief to brick-and-mortar establishments that took a hit in 2025—keeping neighborhood shops and restaurants open, resilient, and ready for the future. (more…)
2435 N Street, NW
Thanks to Andrew for sending this beautiful sight: “Francis Pool is filled!”
The outdoor swimming pool season starts Memorial Day Weekend – Memorial Day 2026 is on Monday, May 25, 2026. Giddy up!!
See a list of all outdoor public pools below: (more…)
Raise a glass to America’s 250th birthday! To celebrate, Clyde’s Restaurant Group, a DC institution since 1963, has released a limited-edition merch collection — and once they’re gone, they’re gone. A donkey and an elephant, dressed to the nines in red, white, and blue, clinking glasses across the table. Because at Clyde’s, the bar has always been common ground.
The T-Shirt ($30 or $20) Unisex tee in white, with the full illustrated back graphic and a Clyde’s 250 logo on the left chest. Available in both adult and youth sizes.
The Hat ($25) Embroidered Clyde’s 250 logo cap. Choose your colorway: white with navy thread, or navy with red thread. Structured fit with an adjustable back strap.
Grab a hat and receive $5 off an adult tee. Discount applied automatically at checkout.
Since 1963, Clyde’s Restaurant Group has been a staple in the Washington dining scene. What started as a single bar on M Street is now a family of over a dozen distinctive properties across DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia including Old Ebbitt Grill, The Hamilton, Rye Street Tavern, Cordelia Fishbar, 1789 Restaurant, The Tombs, Fitzgerald’s, and six Clyde’s locations. Each has its own personality while all share the same commitment to warm, polished hospitality. With Ebbitt House opening soon in Reston, the story keeps going.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m feeling nosey about a strange, large police presence I saw while walking in Kalorama around 6p (Monday.) Huge police checkpoint set up in front of the Chinese Embassy residence (end of the Taft Bridge on Connecticut Ave, NW). Probably 6-8 cop cars, a dozen police, and a handful of cars stopped in the checkpoint. Haven’t seen anything on social media or news about it at all so no idea what happened!”
Another reader adds: “6 cruisers and multiple officers stopping cars at the south end of the Taft bridge in front of the Chinese embassy. Pulling cars over.”
MPD shared the police report with me:
“Officers were conducting a Traffic Safety Checkpoint in the 2300 block of Connecticut Ave NW and observed the driver of a Honda SUV not wearing a seat belt. A traffic stop was conducted at the location and WALES/NCIC confirmed S1 does not possess a valid drivers license to operate a motor vehicle on public space. S1 was placed under arrest and transported to the Second District Station for processing.”
And regarding the Wilson Pool and even odder reader report: (more…)
4702-4704 Wisconsin Ave, NW
We got some serious action at the Steak n’ Egg up in Tenleytown!! Thanks to Leslie for sending the new signage up out front: (more…)
Creature Comfort brings their melodic, emotionally driven indie rock sound to Pie Shop for a night of live music alongside Terrain and The Dusk Whales.
Featuring:
14th and Quincy Street, NW
We first learned about the 7-Eleven coming here back in 2015. Must be the end of a ten year lease…
Thanks to Pat for sending the latest 7-Eleven closure coming in a few weeks across the street from Red Derby and Lyman’s: (more…)
Thanks to Jeffrey (and others) for sending this absolute stunner: (more…)
3534 Georgia Ave, NW
The final farewell note from mom n pop antiques:
“The Steady n Ready Crew of MOM N POP ANTIQUES! We have come to the end of a great 4 decade run! (more…)
photo by John Sonderman
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incredible photo from PorchFest by Madam’s Organ 2461 18th Street, NW
This is a big one for Madam’s fans, again, they are ok but:
“The Last Two Step: A Farewell to Human Country Jukebox
Time to hang up the spurs and head for greener pastures after thousands of shows, tens of thousands of beers and whiskeys, and dozens of band members. Join us for our farewell concerts: three consecutive nights at Madam’s Organ, our home base for nearly 17 years. (more…)