Thanks to Bessie for sharing this great special:
“Downtown Liquors on 14th St next to Mezcalero is giving 1c wine today for International Women’s Day!” Read More
5320 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to Katie for sending: “Just wanted to highlight this wonderful Ethiopian cafe on Georgia Avenue. The owner makes everything fresh and it was so delicious. Read More
12th street and Dalia Street, NW
Thanks to Bryan for sending: “there’s a new Starbucks opening up at the Parks/Walter Reed. Right in front of the Whole Foods.” Read More
“Dear PoPville,
A group of local community members are planning an inaugural “Uptown Pride” event on June 10th 2023 and we are looking for volunteers to help with the event!
Finalizing the events across the next few weeks but the event is slated to have: Read More
4401 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Chad for sending: “Just saw this banner go up at 14th and Webster NW. El Don had been open after closing for a bit during the pandemic”
El Don wrote on July 9th: Read More
4622 14th Street, NW at Crittenden
From the Bull Bar & Grill (planning on opening by the end of this month):
“Giving the community a place to feel at home continues to be tradition to the Cruz family lead by Maria who started her entrepreneurial journey in 1980’s NW Washington DC on 14th street in the Columbia Heights Neighborhood. Opening “Tienda La Union” then soon “Salon de Belleza”, Maria’s businesses did more than provide needed services; it was also representation for a community migrating to the district from Central-America, especially from her home of El Salvador. Years later, blessed by her success, “La Libertad” a restaurant and bar she added to her catalog of business ventures cemented her commitment to the area as a place where local businesses can thrive and prosper. Read More
It is my pleasure to present Volume Two ( here is Vol. One if you missed it.) of Intangible Tales by local blogger Intangible Arts. Intangible Arts’ assignment for Vol. Two was to demystify Georgia Avenue. Enjoy the journey.
Georgia Avenue has become DC’s new test lab for balanced development. It’s an ambitious task, and I’m not sure it’s ever been done right.
Tricky! How to balance the new money vs. the long-time residents that are the backbone of the neighborhood, in one strip of development? Other neighborhoods have tried this and failed miserably (creating national retail hell-holes with no local flavor), and that is why we watch our little street with great interest.
I heard from one new resident that Georgia Avenue can be a damned scary place. Maybe that’s true, but a little familiarity can go a long way. When we bought our place, we didn’t have anyone to point out the neighborhood gems, and so we’ve tried to find ’em ourselves. As a result, the strip isn’t nearly as damned-scary as some might think.
And that’s the real point here: A brief tour of my home stretch of Georgia Avenue, southward from the Petworth Metro to the top of Howard University. Due to space, it’s a short list. Story continues after the jump. Read More