PoPville https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html “Cultural Excellence brings the Dupont Artisan Market is coming back for a 19th season! QUESTION: How do YOU pronounce Quackenbos? AI & Art: Creativity, Ethics, and the Future of Cultural Work “Praise for DC Duck Watch – A little reminder that all hope isn’t lost and the DC ducks are in good hands!” Daytime Shooting in Columbia Heights, Police Officer reported to be involved Colm Tóibín: Stories of Sanctuary | 2026 Cheuse Lecture 18th Annual Columbia Heights Day Is Food Medicine? Pops Bagels Pop Up Concludes in Mount Pleasant “Bravo Zulu to this cyclist who took the time to remove an obstacle that untold numbers of others passed off as someone else’s problem to fix.” UPDATE: Boy Located Unharmed. MPD Searching for a 2 Year Old Missing Child after his Mother was Fatally Shot last night in Park View DC Fresh Finds for April 22, 2026 Pleasant Plains Community Yard Sale Hoʻolauleʻa: Welcoming Kanepo Ka Lua “Yet another bakery, Paris Baguette, coming to Union Market!” “Vermont Ave NW: Repeated food dumping.” What the Helen of Troy is Going on Here? Morena by Kayu Opens Saturday on 17th Street!! “OUR RICE BOWLS ARE BACK” plus more goodness Meanwhile at Metro Center – “Expect significant delays” June 5 First Friday: Salvage & Cycle May 1 First Friday: River & Reuse Free Electronics Recycling April 25 Blossoming at the Library End of an Era: Down Goes One of the (the very?) Last Pay Phones in Town “don’t want another headline of a kid hit by a car.” Mom’s Day Out Returns to The Boro with Flowers and Fun The Shaw Library is Closing for Renovations Next Month – “renovated library is expected to open in early 2027” “Look Inside The Georgia Avenue Thrift Store” (RIP) My Kid Could Do That! Mark It! Ben’s Chili Bowl Reopening Original U Street Location next month (May) Signs of the Times: LOV_ Random Reader Rant and/or Revel Today* in Hawks*** Around Town – on the Terrace Yo!! A Bit More on Kuro Listening Bar coming to Park View near Petworth Metro on Georgia by Looking Glass – “Vinyl Listening Bar” – Nice!! “Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, will pay $9.9 million to resolve allegations that it misled customers about ticket prices, charged deceptive fees, and used illegal pressure tactics to get fans to buy tickets for a decade.” Tosca Ristorante and Bar also Turning 25!! EU Open House: Embassy of the Czech Republic END OF AN ERA: Dos Gringos Closing at the end of the month in Mount Pleasant. La Lucha, “sandwiches & more” coming soon. Tree Down in Adams Morgan Why is it so hard to actually have a solid group of guy friends? Hill Family Biking: Grown-ups Bridges Ride Friends of the Righteous Rainbow Society* Presents Harp Ensemble, Prelude Strings, Debut Orchestra & String Ensemble in Concert Tiki Vinyl Night Missed Connections – Union Station on the Red Line, Before Midnight on Saturday Night Multiple Gunshots Fired Last Night in Columbia Heights Fortunately no victims but two damaged vehicles Community Mandalas Art Class Profs & Pints DC: Nightmares and Creativity “Tragic day – bartaco closed in Mount Vernon Square… tell me why” CVS Opens First Pharmacy-Focused Location in Washington, D.C. – Petworth Hill Family Biking: T(w)een Bridges Ride