Hello there and welcome to mid-October: That most beautiful and unpredictable time of year, where one day can have us sweating and martyred by desperate lady mosquitoes, while the next can be bitterly cold but still shining with jewel tones that pick up the yellows and browns in the leaves. The magic is increasing! What else is going on?
We’re having our MASSIVE yard sale on Saturday and the map is live! Check it out here.
If you are a patron of the arts at the Atlas, consider filling out this survey: it will help shape the future of transportation along H Street NE.
This past Friday, October 9, there was a fatal collision between two scooters at Eastern Market Metro at around 6:45 p.m.. Sadly, Talib Shakir, who worked in the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizens’ Affairs (MORCA) died as a cause of the crash. Neither he nor the other person was wearing a helmet. Please wear a helmet when scootering!! Your brain is way too precious to go around unprotected! DC News Now
I have mostly vowed not to share Washington Post articles because I believe the paper’s owner is a sad and degenerate individual who destroyed a strong publication because it didn’t line up with his oligarchic agenda. But sometimes there are glimmers of what we lost and what we can still have: Such is the case with the beautifully written “40 Best Restaurants In and Around DC” by food critic Eleazar Sontag. It’s more than a guide: It’s the ode that our local dining scene most absolutely deserves. If you are impatient, skip to what he has to say about his number one pick because I may have cried a silent and aesthetically pleasing tear or two. No ugly-crying here. Absolutely loved seeing local favorites on the list, like Caruso’s Grocery, Tapori, Maru San, Omakase at Barracks Row, Pascual and Albi.
The Safe Passage, Safe Blocks grant recipients were recently revealed by the administration. These organizations help students get safely to and from school in critical corridors. Office of the Mayor
An evergreen reminder that Capitol Hill Books is not the residence of the Antichrist, despite what you may have been led to believe. Washington Sun
According to PoPville, the 2 AM Project is now open on H Street, in the former Sticky Fingers space. Looks like I have a place to go to when the random bout of insomnia hits?
But sadly, Lydia on H Street is calling it quits and moving to Dupont Circle area, according to an Instagram post from October 12. Sad to see a good one go.