Quick recovery from that fire!! Congrats & welcome back online @TheRoyalDC
The Royal Reopens at 4pm Today!!
Excellent update popville.com/2026/10/the-roy…
We are losing a staple of our community and a steadfast friend. Thank you for so many good years, Dukem!
This has been a rough week... END OF AN ERA: DUKEM Ethiopian Closing after almost 30 Years on U Street next month. - See their farewell note: popville.com/2026/10/dukem-e…
1B Commissioners Miguel Trindade Deramo and Matt Fay testified at a @councilofdc committee hearing last week about the proposed Neighborhood Management Authority for Columbia Heights, as well as the prospect of a Business Improvement District (BID) for the U Street corridor 🏁
Parts of 11th Street NW Becoming a One Way Street!! - More photos of the progress so far: popville.com/2026/09/parts-o…
Blast from the Past: Here’s What U Street Looked Like During Green Line Construction back in 1987!! - HOLY MOLY, puts the Ben's Chili Bowl enduring and thriving despite it all into perspective: popville.com/2026/08/blast-f…
Paris Baguette Coming to the former Kapnos/G spaces on 14th Street! - So many rumors of what was coming to this long vacant space. Now we know: popville.com/2026/07/paris-b…
ANC 1B retweeted
FAQ of the week: “What's up with the brown water in the Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park fountain?”
➡️ NPS repaired and turned on the two fountains on the upper plaza (by Joan of Arc/drum circle) for the first time in many, many years
➡️ NPS has described this as a “miracle” and really it is fantastic to see
➡️ This began to flush rust and sediment out of those long-dormant pipes
➡️ Those two fountains are connected to the big cascading fountain, so the rusty water is flowing through the entire system
➡️ NPS’s contractor has been working to clear the water & they’re hopeful that will be complete today-ish
@PoPville @SamDelgadoDC
Highlights of tonight’s agenda:
- U Street Performance Parking Fund
- Nightlife Noise Balance Amendment Act
- Safe Passage expansion
- Howard Theatre & triangle park at 625 T St
- Upzoning at 7th & Fla Av
- Pedestrian safety project for 14th St
anc1b.org/announcements/july…
Guest speakers for tonight’s monthly meeting:
- MPD Commander Sean Connors
- Anthony Hall, Department of Behavioral Health
- HIPS
The Commission has invited them to address public-safety issues around 9th & U Streets, including alleyways.
Join at 6:30pm
anc1b.org/announcements/july…
ANC 1B retweeted
Water is now flowing in the UPPER fountains of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park — for the first time since idk the Tudor period probably
ANC 1B retweeted
Noticed all the construction on U Street and wondered what’s going on? Pepco is hosting a community update on the Champlain Substation project tonight! @PepcoConnect
“DC’s First Black Woman-Owned Brewery Opens in Shaw on Juneteenth” TODAY!! - Check out all the action: popville.com/2026/06/dc-firs…
Curfews announced for this weekend. Please note varying start times in the thread below:
(1/2) MPD announces the establishment of a modified juvenile curfew zone in the U Street Corridor beginning for only Thursday, June 18, at 9:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Read more: mpdc.dc.gov/release/chief-po…
Learn more about curfew enforcement here: bit.ly/3QuYetH
ANC 1B retweeted
Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park PSA ⛲️ The upper fountain is turned off for the day for some anticipated repairs (adjusting the water level) and the reflecting pool will be drained this weekend in order to receive its final coat of paint!
♻️🚮 TODAY — @DCDPW and @dczerowaste will host a bulk trash pick-up at 3rd & Elm Streets (LeDroit Park), 10am to 2pm.
ACCEPTING: bulky household items (broken chair, old sofa, etc.) not eligible for regular trash collection
Full details: eventbrite.com/e/ward-1-roll…
♻️🚮 TOMORROW — @DCDPW and @dczerowaste will host a bulk trash pick-up at 3rd & Elm Streets (LeDroit Park), 10am to 2pm.
ACCEPTING: bulky household items (broken chair, old sofa, etc.) not eligible for regular trash collection
Full details: eventbrite.com/e/ward-1-roll…

















