“Dear PoPville,

I was walking by the public house on my walk home from work, and saw a sign where the Chick-fil-A was supposed to be that said it was going to be a bank. I can’t tell if that was a joke or not though. Have you heard anything about this? I haven’t seen anything since you posted about it last November so I’m wondering if it did end up becoming a bank.”

It is no joke! But the bank is coming one storefront down to the former Little Beet space: (more…)



1209 U Street, NW via Miller Walker Real Estate

Thanks to Jordan for passing on from Verity Commercial:

“Retail tenant, Rush Bowls, secured its first DC location at 1209 U Street in NW thanks to Oyku Hanna of Verity Commercial. Franchise Owner Onur Can is responsible for bringing this healthy meal-in-a-bowl franchise concept to NW, DC.

“We’re on schedule to open the Rush Bowls’ DC location within the next few months,” says Rush Bowls Franchise Owner Onur Can. “Bringing a healthy food concept to our nation’s capital has been a long-time goal for me. We’re thrilled to have business space that we can grow and thrive in.”

Rush Bowls offers healthy meals in a bowl and smoothies crafted from wholesome ingredients and fruit, topped with crunchy granola and honey that taste delicious.”

You can see their menu here.



1742 Columbia Road, NW. Photo by Adams Morgan BID

Sometimes you tweet a random thought:

And then God smiles upon you, courtesy of the Adams Morgan BID last night:

“It’s back in Adams Morgan tomorrow!”

To be clear “tomorrow!” is TODAY!!!



1916 M Street, NW

Thanks to The Baseband for sending: “unsure if this was common knowledge by now but McDonald’s on M St NW b/w 19th & 20th is totally gone and gutted!”

The location is still listed on the McDonald’s website – anyone know if it’s just an extensive renovation like they did in Dupont, U Street and Adams Morgan?

Update from Peter Sacco: (more…)


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