From Big Bear (100 Block of R Street NW in Bloomingdale):
“BIG BEAR HOLIDAY STREET MARKET – This Friday 12/6!! (4pm-8pm)
We’re bringing back our annual Holiday Artisan Market at Big Bear this Friday, and this year we’re expanding into the street!
Come finish some holiday gift shopping with over 25 local vendors selling everything from vintage clothing, artisan chocolate, Lebanese olive oils, fantasy romance novels, handmade jewelry, pottery, pet gifts, and more. (more…)
This rental is located in Columbia Heights/Pleasant Plains. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
801 O Street, NW
Sad new via Tim Carman:
“I just had a conversation with Cedric Maupillier, chef and owner of Convivial in DC. Much of it was off the record but here’s the unfortunate takeaway:
Convivial is closing Dec. 22.
Many factors played into the decision: crime, location, back rent.
It’s a big loss.”
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
3115 14th Street, NW
From an email:
“Tamashaa, a modern Indian Gastro Bar, that opened this past Spring in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington, DC, is launching a three course brunch menu this Saturday, December 7th. (more…)
5300 South Dakota Ave, NE
“Dear PoPville,
Now open in Northeast DC on South Dakota Avenue in walking distance to the Fort Totten DC Metro Station, Aldi is a much needed addition to the neighborhood. Fresh fruits + veggies, discounted staples and frozen foods, plus the Aldi quirks (yep the aisle of “what’s that doing here – I’m buying it!” And those $0.25 cent shopping cart dispensers) are all here and present. (more…)
The Washington D.C. Pancakes & Booze Art Show
D.C.’s Pop-Up Underground Art Show is BACK on May 16th, 2026 at Penn Social.
1901 9th Street, NW courtesy SOST
From a press release:
“SOST, meaning “three” in Amharic language, is set to debut at 1901 9th St NW on Friday, December 13, in the heart of D.C.’s historic Shaw neighborhood. This three-story cultural destination delivers an unparalleled immersive experience integrating dining, music, and community in celebration of the Black diaspora. What once stood as an Ethiopian community center now features a hybrid café/wine bar, a restaurant with a rooftop lounge, and a secret subterranean space for auditory discovery and craft cocktails. (more…)
Thanks to LA for sending: “Spotted at the corner of Calvert and Connecticut
First time I’ve seen one of these little critters!”
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.
625 H Street, NE
Thanks to Kevin for sending:
“Great news– sign is up for Taco Bell on H St across from the Whole Foods”
STAY TUNED for an opening date.
photo by Ruth
Thank to a reader for sending:
“a Total Wine and More coming to old Mazza Gallerie. pretty exciting.” (more…)
From DC Water:
“All DC Water customers in the impact area under the boil water advisory can use tap water for all purposes after following the instructions provided below.
DC Water issued the boil water advisory on Tuesday, December 3, (more…)