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Thanks to Rozi for sharing this timely awesomeness:

“This caught my eye on my walk this morning. It’s a basement door on the side of an apartment building on Kennedy Street (or Kenndy St, as the sign says). I did a little sleuthing and found that The Washington Sun was a weekly newspaper that started in the mid 1960s. The publisher lived in Brightwood, so (more…)



833 Kennedy Street, NW

“ROUTES AND ROOT A Modern Bar & Eatery

Bringing Flavor, Culture, and Connection Back to Kennedy Street NW DC”

“Dear PoPville,

Last fall you featured a short article highlighting that Routes and Root is coming to Kennedy St NW. I wanted to reach out because we’re getting closer to bringing Routes and Root to life and I couldn’t be more excited.

Our goal is to create a bar and eatery that brings something innovative and unique to DC’s food scene—a place where great food, thoughtfully crafted cocktails, and culture come together to create a true neighborhood gathering space.

We’ve recently launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise the remaining funds needed to complete our renovations and get our doors open. (more…)



701 Kennedy Street, NW

“Inspired by the Tulip Poplars of Rock Creek Park; the tallest trees from the native woodlands we love. Poplar will feature mushrooms and other foraged goodies that thrive under the canopy of our locals forests, as well as new wines, fruit wines, and ciders crafted by the team behind ANXO Cider.”

I’d be been hearing rumors for months now so I’m super excited to share the big news from owner Cerrissa Fitz:


Cerrissa Fitz

“I’m excited to share that I have leased 701 Kennedy St NW with my spouse Sam Fitz and our great friend, Chef and professional forager Iulian Fortu. We hope to open the space this Winter as a wine bar and small restaurant with wines and ciders made, under Sam’s direction, by ANXO Cider, paired with plates from Chef Iulian that will feature foraged and farmed ingredients of exceptional quality, with a focus on local and transparent sourcing. (more…)



701 Kennedy Street, NW

Windows are papered over – there was a for lease sign up for a month but that was recently taken down too. I’m starting to hear some sweet rumblings of what’s to come but hopefully will know more soon – stay tuned!

Ed. Note: For many years this was supposed to become Rotanda.


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