1423 H Street, NW
“Fresh pastries , house made syrups and coffee made with love daily 🥐☕️”
Boom. Childhood Cafe’s 2nd location is a go!
“DC… the wait is over! Our second Childhood Cafe is HERE🤩 (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
Heads Up: This week is DCPS spring break so I’ll have a more limited schedule. Your daily rant/revels shan’t be affected! Back in form by Monday April 20th – Cheers, Dan
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Thanks to I. for sending: “This afternoon at 4:09pm on Windom Place, NW in the American University Park neighborhood.”
Well, it doesn’t appear anyone was seriously injured so that’s something but can we not…
From DC Fire and EMS: (more…)
Your summer nights are about to get a lot more adventurous. Beginning June 27th, join us after hours at the National Geographic Museum of Exploration for a brand-new series of evening events. Here’s a first look at what’s coming up:
Grand Opening Weekend: Evening Street Fair
Celebrate the Museum of Exploration’s Grand Opening with a one-night-only, after-hours marketplace inspired by street festivals, night markets and bazaars around the world.
This FREE event will feature live music and DJ sets that bring the museum to life, along with food and beverage for purchase from international street food vendors and outdoor bars. Plus, hear from a National Geographic photographer on the fascinating stories behind their work.
Gather with friends, explore flavors from around the world, dance to live music under starlight and explore in a whole new way.
Join us on June 27 from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Exhibition Showcase: Red, White & Blue
Exhibition Showcases are special evening events that bring National Geographic exhibitions to life through storytelling, conversation and performance. This summer we celebrate our premier exhibition, “Red, White & Blue”.
The evening will begin with a cocktail reception in Explorers Eatery alongside talks from featured Explorers and photographers. You will then explore our photography galleries for an exclusive private viewing. The experience will culminate with live performance inspired by the exhibition on view, offering time to explore the work in a unique way.
These celebrations end with FREE access to the Courtyard Nighttime Experience.
One night only, on July 10 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Van Ness and International Place, NW
As my friend Emily says: “What do they know that we don’t?!?!”
More photos: (more…)
photo by Fritz Myer
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser presented her Fiscal Year 2027 (FY27) Budget, Grow DC. The FY27 budget prioritizes enhanced funding for education and public safety, preserving core city services, protecting robust health care for DC residents, and growing the District’s economy.
“For everything we love about our city—our great schools, parks, transportation, arts, culture, and restaurants—they require us to have robust revenues to make robust investments,” said Mayor Bowser. “For that, we need a pro-growth budget, which we are delivering with Grow DC.”
Education and Childcare (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:
Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
Missed connection: Wednesday, 4/8, Rye Bunny.
You: wearing a hat and a retro windbreaker, with two friends (a couple?), sitting in the corner booth.
Me: (more…)
3411 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I think captain cookie in Cleveland Park is shuttered?? No one’s been there during operating hours yday and signage is down inside.”
Bummer. There phone number has been disconnected and their website no longer lists the Cleveland Park location. (more…)
“MPD is seeking the operator of a dirt bike that struck two children Saturday night and fled the scene. The operator was part of a larger group of illegal ATV and dirt bike riders.”
Full release from MPD:
“The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) is seeking the community’s assistance in identifying the operator of a dirt bike that struck two children and fled the scene Saturday evening in Northwest.
On Saturday, April 4, 2026, at approximately 6:52 p.m., Third District officers responded to the intersection of 14th Street and Chapin Street, Northwest, for the report of a crash. Officers discovered two juvenile males who were injured after being struck by a dirt bike operator as they rode an e-bike in the bike lane. DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene and transported one juvenile male unconscious to an area hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The second injured child was treated on scene for minor injuries.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the dirt bike operator lifted the bike onto its back wheel just before the collision. The dirt bike operator fled the scene, continuing northbound on 14th Street with a large group of ATVs and dirt bikes.
The suspect who struck the children, and the larger group of illegal vehicle operators were captured by a nearby surveillance camera and can be seen in this video: (more…)
*According to Dan Silverman, 29 year continuous citizen of the District of Columbia based on a VARIETY of reasons to include but not limited to hundreds of beers quaffed over the years, my whims and addled memories. But TRUST.
21. Chevy Chase Lounge (at the Parthenon 5512 Connecticut Ave, NW) – Have you been here? A dive bar in the most sterile way…
20. The Blaguard (2003 18th Street, NW) – I’ll always think of Common Share but the Blaguard is a very worthy successor.
19. Wonderland (1101 Kenyon Street, NW) and cousin 18. Dew Drop Inn (2801 8th Street, NE) – Didn’t want to forget them so typed them as soon as I could. They really need their own categories but they’d top my lists however you define them.
17. Snappy’s (3917 Georgia Ave, NW) Very good but too new for a super high ranking. Much potential for a higher ranking in future years.
16. Lyman’s (3720 14th Street, NW) – Pinball, the food, the people – nearly perfect. So why put them at 16th? Well, “The number 16 symbolizes a powerful combination of transformation, independence, and the attainment of higher knowledge, often signaling a need for personal willpower and the dismantling of old structures to move forward”, naturally.
15. Jimmy Valentine’s (1103 Bladensburg Road, NE) – Very fuzzy memories. My youth!
14. Stan’s (1029 Vermont Ave, NW) – That downstairs walk, oh my…
13. Looking Glass Lounge (3634 Georgia Ave, NW) – My people!
12. Tune Inn (331 Pennsylvania Ave, SE) – Legends. What more can you say?
11. Jackie Lee’s (116 Kennedy Street, NW) – FAR but so fun. (more…)
2200 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Thanks to n. for sending: “Devin & Blakely closed at 2200 Pennsylvania”
The farewell note: (more…)