Lots of people have a bucket list—the things they want to do before they, well, kick the bucket. Now you can list an idea or two in a very public way. more ›

A number of second-hand and vintage shops in Adams Morgan and 14th Street were warned this week that if they didn't get a new business license reserved for pawn shops, they ran the risk of thousands of dollars in fines. more ›

In an email sent to constituents last night, Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham reported that the U.S. Post Office located at 1915 14th Street NW will be closing on December 31. more ›

Not one, but two pieces of exciting 14th Street business news have come across our desk today. more ›

Denizens of Mid City, barraged with sad business news over the last few weeks, finally were handed a shred of positivity on Saturday -- Pulp, the much-loved gift and card shop with the iconic purple exterior at 1803 14th Street NW, will not be closing in November. more ›

The small business exodus from the 14th Street corridor continues: last night, Borderstan reported that Pulp, the gift and card shop with the iconic purple exterior at 1803 14th Street NW, will be closing on November 23. more ›

If you've spent any time hopping from cafe to cafe during the workday, chances are you've heard that Mid City Caffe will stop pouring caffeine on October 1. more ›

In case you missed it in yesterday's Go Home Already, news broke late last night that 14th Street coffee shop Mid City Caffe will be closing its doors on October 1. The shop opened in 2009. more ›

UPDATE (1:05 p.m.): The store's owner, Pixie Windsor, got in touch with us this afternoon -- and those of you in Adams Morgan and Bloomingdale could be the lucky recipients of a relocated Miss Pixie's. more ›

Early this morning, firefighters and emergency crews rescued a man from the top of a crane hanging 150 feet over the 2400 block of 14th Street NW. DCist reader Jessica M. Diaz was on the scene and captured the dramatic rescue in photos, including the ropes, rigging and a basket which was used to safely bring the injured crane operator to the ground around 9 a.m. more ›

The 2400 block of 14th Street NW was the scene of "a very slow and deliberate" rescue operation this morning, after a man was injured on the tip of a crane and was stuck hanging 150 feet in the air. more ›

Sarah Krouse of the Washington Business Journal provides an update on the plans for the southwest corner of the 14th and U Streets NW intersection, which will be the home to a as-yet-unnamed mixed-use project. more ›

Now here's a sight you don't see every day: hundreds of skateboarders making their way down 14th Street in mid-afternoon. more ›

D.C. Fire and EMS crews responded to the scene of a collision involving an adult female cyclist this morning at the intersection of 14th Street and Constitution Avenue NW near the National Mall. more ›

Coffee buffs in the Mid City area were thrilled when news broke last August that the award-winning baristas of Peregrine Espresso would be opening up a second location at 1718 14th Street NW. Last night, DCist got a first look at the new digs. more ›

Club Bali, formerly at 1901 14th Street, was a popular place where jazz greats like Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, and Cab Calloway performed. the building used to be home to Arena Stage's Community Engagement Studio, but now is vacant. more ›

Brightest Young Things will be opening their very open pop-up space on 14th Street near the U Street corridor. Washington City Paper reports while founder Svetlana Legetic openly hates the term "pop-up shop," the lifestyle website will be opening one all the same. But it will be hipper than other pop-ups, such as the touristy Cherry Blossom pop-up. more ›

Anyone who lives or frequents the 14th Street NW corridor between Logan Circle and U Street has surely seen Michael, the man whose belongings have been piled up on the corner of 14th and Corcoran Streets NW for at least a couple of years. Michael isn't a panhandler -- personally, I've never heard him ask for anything from anyone passing by, let alone money -- but his pile of belongings, which includes furniture, clothing, and other various supplies depending on the season, had prompted questions about blight in a corridor that is still undergoing a major transition. more ›

UPDATE (4:25 p.m.): WTOP spoke with Ward 1 Councilmember Jim Graham, who said that the two individuals wounded were Marquette Hunter, 19, and Devon Norace, 20. Both were reportedly shot in the ankles as part of a gang-related drive-by shooting on V Street. more ›

What did we tell you about Michael A. Brown and his unstoppable thirst for renaming District streets? That's right, we called him unstoppable. But while renaming three of the District's most-used roads in an attempt to promote statehood/confuse the hell out of everyone -- quick pop quiz: can you name even one of the convoluted statehood names without cheating? -- is one thing, it's another entirely to introduce legislation to ceremoniously rename a portion of a street after your own father. more ›

After some quick repairs to yesterday's road collapse of a large chunk of 14th Street between F and G Streets, DDOT reopened lanes in both directions sometime around midnight last night. However, plan for more delays throughout the next few days as DDOT plans to make permanent repairs. D.C. Water reports that repairs being made to a 6-inch water main break under the road, and some nearby customers may experience disruptions in service. more ›

DDOT is reporting on Twitter that a portion of 14th Street NW, between F and G, has closed because of a partial road collapse. Right now traffic is detouring around the area, so if you can avoid driving through that portion of 14th Street, you probably should. more ›

As your editor-in-chief stepped outside this morning for a brief stroll, he couldn't help but notice that the long-vacant piece of prime real estate located on the northeast corner of the 14th and U Street NW intersection had a new feature: a sign indicating that a Subway restaurant was "opening soon." more ›

Well, file this under "I can't believe this caused someone to get stabbed" - reports are saying that Brandon Banks, and his companion, Christopher Lee Nixon, were stabbed as the result of a fight that started with a fashion insult. That's right, either Banks or a friend made a crack about the suspect, 24-year-old Jason DaCosta Shorter, wearing white pants and a white jacket. more ›

More information about the stabbing on the 900 block of 14th Street NW is coming out. Redskins punt returner Brandon Banks, along with another man who is in critical condition, were stabbed outside of the nightclub the Park early Saturday morning. MPD reports that after a fight escalated, a suspect attacked both Banks and his companion with a knife. Banks' wounds have been described as superficial. The suspect is now in custody. more ›

The United States Postal Service has been looking for ways to cut back on costs for, well, years now. But one of the biggest drains on USPS' yearly budget is their brick-and-mortar postal offices, which, with massive cuts in labor and a movement to online services, are often understaffed and underutilized. The Wall Street Journal reported earlier this week that the USPS was looking to move on closing thousands of offices -- and Prince of Petworth publishes an email from a reader who overheard that the post office at 14th and T Streets would be "closing in a few months." more ›

News came out last night that the din of 14th Street would will find itself a little more quiet come January. HR-57 owner and director Tony Puesan confirmed with the Washington City Paper last night that the destination jazz club/music cultural center will pack up and move to H and 9th Streets NE sometime the first week of January. Cheaper property taxes was put forth as the impetus for the move. more ›

Remember those garish streetscape plans for 14th Street NW, the ones that residents were not particularly impressed with -- and which one DCist commenter dubbed "hideous tacky crap" -- when they were unveiled at the end of September? Well, turns out that District Department of Transportation Director Gabe Klein isn't really thrilled about the plans for one of the project's main focus points either. According to a report in Greater Greater Washington, Klein has asked the project team to "present a better plan" for the 14th and U intersection redesign. According to the post, Klein has also instructed the project team to assume that the Reeves Center will be standing as is for some time -- there are those out there who believe that the Center should be demolished and rebuilt with a new footprint, but it sounds like Klein is reluctant to plan on that happening anytime soon. more ›

Just how conceptual do you want your sidewalks to be? That was the question asked of residents last night at the Reeves Center during a public meeting to discuss DDOT's planned 14th Street streetscape project. Mike Houh and Allen Yang of Precision Systems, Inc. (PSI), which has been contracted to design the new streetscape, presented a 25-page outline of the original and an alternative design plan. more ›

Plenty of exciting news for those who live and play around the 14th Street corridor this afternoon. First, Peregrine Espresso announced on its blog that they have signed a lease on the storefront at 1718 14th Street NW. It'll be months before Peregrine opens up shop there, but caffeine fiends will certainly be jumping for joy at yet another high quality coffee joint in the area. Additionally, Chris Richards reports in the Post's Click Track blog that the Clyde's Restaurant Group has plans to open a 15,000-square-foot nightclub in the enormous space they are taking over from Borders at 14th and F Streets NW. The space will be a "'more adult' music club with a general focus on singer-songwriters" and book live acts. more ›