It’s a seasonably warm June afternoon, which means we can finally complain about the weather in style. Sure, it’s been hazy from the Canadian wildfires (Reuters), but at least our air quality isn’t as terrible as two years ago– remember that? You can check the air quality at AirNow.gov— while we still have it. Don’t worry: the air is probably going to get bad, too.
… but hopefully not on Saturday, when we will be hosting the Capitol Hill Yard Sale Extravaganza! Over 95 houses participating! Crafts! Vintage! Furniture! Toys! Lemonade! Cookies! Check out the map here and plan your Saturday morning.
This past weekend, we bid farewell to Leah Daniels as owner of Hill’s Kitchen. New owners Sarah Needle and Miles Hamilton have officially bought the store and they will be reopening soon. THIH on Instagram
Hiraya is closing on H but despair not: a smashburger place called Double Up is coming in its stead, opening around July 10. Eater
A snippet of the preliminary hearing for Cotey Wynn over at DC Witness. Wynn, along with another mysterious shooter, may or may not be directly involved in the shooting at the 1300 block of H Street NE in which Morgan State basketball star Blake Bozeman was killed.
The ribbon has been cut and it’s farewell to the Dave Thomas Circle (also lovingly known as the clusterf—) and hello to Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Plaza. Yay! WJLA-7
WC Smith, which manages the Avec building on H Street NE and The Collective in Navy Yard among others around town, has settled in the lawsuit brought forward by DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb. WC Smith was accused of inflating rent prices by using FrontPage software. Bisnow
Speaking of the Avec, the ALDI that occupies its largest retail space will open officially TOMORROW, June 5! THIH on Instagram (which you should honestly follow because I forget to cross-post on occasion)
How to make a project fail: Go way over time and budget; ignore repeated pleas for continuing the expansion of said project; make sure press only focuses on downsides of project; harbor ill will against project; never fight back or focus on the good; rinse and repeat. Oh yeah, the DC Streetcar is going to be phased out in two years, to be replaced by buses. NBC-4
Did anyone say failures? Looks like the DC Council has voted to pause the implementation of Initiative 82, which would have phased out tipped minimum wage. Even though voters have twice elected the measure, many restaurant closures cite I-82 as a reason for why they were no longer able to stay open. The vote was 8-4, with the only nays in the council being Brianne Nadeau, Matt Frumin, Janeese Lewis-George and Zachary Parker. Alex Koma/X
Were you stuck getting home yesterday evening on the Metro? There was a small fire outside Stadium-Armory station. WJLA-7
It seems that saying that building a taxpayer-subsidized football stadium at the site of a former football stadium is a dumb idea is as egregious as saying you are “annoyed by mambo sauce.” The 51st collected opinions from residents around the RFK Stadium site and asked them what they thought. This quote from resident Lora Nunn sums it up for us: “I have a problem with the city pushing the false narrative that a stadium will somehow “save” the communities they have actively ignored for years.”
National Community Church, whose portfolio of properties includes Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse, Capital Turnaround and the Miracle Theater, has just purchased the colorful Blind Whino in near Southwest, also known as Culture House. Washington Business Journal
Citywide and concerning: Why does 911 keep sending help to incorrect addresses? Statter911