From Politics and Prose:
“We’re having a SIDEWALK SALE! Come by our Conn Ave location on Saturday, July 26 from 9am-6pm (or while supplies last).
There will be a collection of goodies for purchase, including books, totes, DVDs, cards, and more. We hope to see you there!
Politics and Prose at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW”
From the good people at Dauphine’s (1100 15th Street, NW):
“Food, music, and a good cause—what more could you ask for? On Sunday, July 27th Dauphine’s is hosting a ticketed event to support the team Chicatana (3903 14th Street, NW) and help them rebuild their beloved restaurant after a fire destroyed their kitchen.
The purchase of your ticket will go towards an afternoon of curated bites by Dauphine’s and Chicatana. ALL PROCEEDS from ticket sales will go to Chicatana, so let’s come together and shower this incredible team with good vibes and usher them towards reopening! Head here to purchase your ticket!
Your ticket includes: (more…)
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
Thanks to Dean for sharing yesterday from Capitol Hill: “7th and C Street, NE. The red building in the longer video is 7- River Mart.”
Is it a beaver? Update: A Groundhog!
To the videos: (more…)
photo by Kevin
From the office of Councilmember Zachary Parker, Ward 5:
“The past few days have been spent in conversation with the developer to address community concerns.
Councilmember Parker takes neighbors’ concerns seriously and is committed to holding Jair Lynch accountable for delivering on community benefits in this vital development. We are especially committed to advocating for neighbors to ensure the development includes a grocer and senior affordable housing, as well as robust retail options and other amenities. For what it is worth, we have found Jair Lynch to be a responsive and fair partner.
Based on the developer’s conversations with our office and the community over the last few days, they are formally submitting an updated PUD modification filing to the Zoning Commission. This revision removes all requested flexibility to convert retail to residential from the application in Parcels 2 and 4, including requested flexibility in the grocer space. While the developer maintains that the flexibility would have provided more long-term certainty given that retail markets are presently unpredictable, they have chosen to remove it based on conversations with our office and neighbors’ concerns and because they have a signed lease with a grocer and are committed to moving forward.
From Jair Lynch: “Should this grocer lease terminate, we are prepared to re-engage with the Zoning Commission and the community to adjust the plan accordingly. Please note, if ‘the back-up scenario’ is necessary, re-engaging with the relevant parties will likely take 12-18 months to reset the project.”
Here are some quick updates on the details: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
We thought readers should be aware: Wednesday night around 11pm a bullet came through the window of our house on the 900th block of Constitution Ave NE on Capitol Hill. By some miracle, the bullet stopped at the wooden blinds or it would’ve entered our living room: (more…)
Any singles tired of swiping and craving real connections?
Join us at The Feels, a facilitated mindful dating event that moves you through paired conversation – there are deep questions + positive reflections + somatic elements like eye gazes. It’s designed to be the antidote to the bad behavior that online dating + tech more broadly has created!
2317 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Thanks to all who passed on the sad news from Sprig and Sprout:
“After 13 incredible years in Glover Park, we’re heartbroken to share that
Sprig & Sprout will be closing our doors for good at the end of the night on Sunday, July 27.
This has been one of the hardest decisions Marc and I have had to make—and we announce this with disappointed hearts. For over three years, we’ve been operating without a formal lease, without any legal protections, and only crushing silence from our landlord. The repairs on the building have become overwhelming and without any response from our landlord we essentially are being constructively evicted.
More than anything, the burden of maintaining the building has pulled our focus away from what mattered most: the food, the service, and you. (more…)
3301 Georgia Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I went to the Park View Call Your Mother this morning and you could see like 80% of the place inside was empty. They’ve got rid of all the production equipment and setup that used to take up most of the footprint. I’m just really hoping they’re not planning to close it.”
Fear not, it’s just the opposite – the folks from CYM tell me:
“Just getting ready to reopen the inside. About 20 seats. Hoping end of August!
Time to take it back to the good old days!”
“Dear PoPville,
I just saw Jonathon Van Ness from Queer Eye getting a color job at Bishops hair salon down at Navy Yard. (more…)
807 V Street, NW
Thanks to all who’ve written in from the Atlantic Plumbing movie theater. Most recently John writes:
“There’s likely a dark story behind whatever’s going on at Atlantic Plumbing.” (more…)
We’re more than halfway through summer so we are seeing a summer vacation slump as plenty of DMV residents are out and about outside of the District leading to less than 300 DC Open Houses this weekend. Take a look at some of our favorite opens below and to see the full DC Open House List, click here.
