
You gotta love old school nicknames.

You gotta love old school nicknames.

D’Brows located at 1203 U Street, NW has become a tarot card reader. It always boggles my mind how tarot card readers can afford rent in prime real estate. What is this France?…

Photo by PoPville flickr user AWard Tour
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday. So anything good happen to you this weekend/New Year’s?
How’s the first day back going?

This protest occurred Sunday afternoon. Before I got close I thought it was a strike against Hour Eyes… Anyone know why they chose the corner of 18th and K?


Clearly someone is upset by the construction:

Anyone know the details of what’s going on here?


I don’t know if this is meant to be humorous or serious advice. Sad times indeed…though it did initially make me chuckle.

I just noticed these signs after they expired. I wonder if there are any statistics to show the effectiveness of these temporary drug free zones? I know lots of folks out there have followed this more closely than I have – anyone know if the statistics exist? I wonder if it was related to the recent shooting at Sweet Mango? By the by, Sweet Mango is open but there liquor license is still suspended pending a hearing.

This was one of the nicest signs I saw saving a parking spot (from Mt. Pleasant). And a nice consolation is offered:


I first stopped by the Florida Avenue Grill’s front window, located at the corner of 11th and Florida, NW, to admire this holiday sign:

I quickly went from laughter to tears when I saw this:

To be honest, I can’t say I was a frequent late night Grill person but I seem to remember some folks loved this as a late night option. Very sad to hear that it’s no longer an option. I can’t imagine what would happen if Ben’s Chili Bowl ever decided to do this… A disappointing development for a legendary DC institution.

Thanks to all who wrote in about this update. We’ve been following this process very closely. I know some folks don’t think it is a big deal, I can say from speaking to neighbors who live around there, they are very excited to have this eyesore removed. I am too.