Update from a reader:

“I was told that the garden beds the willows are in are very shallow so every few years they start to die off. One was really sick and not looking great and another fell over in one of the recent storms so they went ahead and cut them all down. The were replanted a couple of years ago when one of the theater houses had finished its latest remodel. No word on if they will be replanted or if something else will be replanted in its place.”

Thanks to P. for sending this jarring sight from the Kennedy Center:

“Willow trees on the Kennedy center terrace razed: (more…)



1416 14th Street, NW

14th St Cafe Asian Bistro opened up here at 14th and P Street, NW back in 2015. Previously the space was the longtime home to Carry Out Deli which closed in January 2015.

Thanks to Josh and Kelly for sending: “it’s devastating.”

“When I walked by the 14th St Cafe Asian Bistro I saw a cardboard sign on the front door saying “permanently closed 10/1/25” (more…)


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