News & events
Headlines about U Street from local outlets, what's coming up, and what's new in DC's own records. Gathered automatically every night; each item links to its source.
Headlines
18 in 6 months- “Old Banneker High School Trees All Gone”PoPville ·
- Photo Friday: 70 degrees and sunnyGreater Greater Washington ·
- Red Light (Bar & Detroit Pizza) coming soon to Blue BuildingPoPville ·
- It was an, unexpected by most, Air Force One Flyover!!PoPville ·
- November 2026 AgendaANC 1B ·
- Down Goes Dragon Hero in Shaw/U Street near 9:30 Club – Closing Next ThursdayPoPville ·
- Voting Rights and the USCTAfrican American Civil War Museum ·
- Lil Sto (Fashion) opening soon on U StreetPoPville ·
- October 2026 AgendaANC 1B ·
- September 28 Special Meeting AgendaANC 1B ·
- PROTECT THE BRIDGE: Stop Community Navigation from losing funding in FY27District Bridges ·
- September 2026 AgendaANC 1B ·
- ANC 1E Seeks Residents to Join Committees, Shape NeighborhoodANC 1E ·
- July 2026 AgendaANC 1B ·
- June 29 Special Meeting AgendaANC 1B ·
- June 22 Special Meeting AgendaANC 1B ·
- June 2026 AgendaANC 1B ·
- DC police announce youth curfew zone for U Street CorridorWTOP ·
Headlines from local outlets that mention U Street, linked to the outlet. We don't copy articles.
What's on
Next 30 days- 3:30 PM–6:30 PMCommon Good City FarmMarket · 300 V St NW
New in DC's records
From DC open dataBigger projects, permits issued this week
No demolition, addition or new-building permits issued in the last 7 days.
Openings & closings
From liquor licensesOpened: new licenses
None since we started tracking on November 1, 2026. A new liquor license usually means a new restaurant, bar or shop; it shows here the night it appears in DC's list.
Gone: licenses cancelled
- We, The Pizza Express · 1301 U Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- V Street Lounge · 2100 14th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Union Kitchen · 1924 8th Street NWRetail - Full Service Grocery · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Ugb Distribution · 1420 U Street NWWholesaler · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Tusk · 637 Florida Avenue NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Tico/nama Ko · 1926 14th Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- The Gibson · 2009 14th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- The Bottle Collection · 2104 Vermont Avenue NWRetail - Liquor Store · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Unnamed business · 925 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Space DC · 1355 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Source · 1835 14th Street NWMultipurpose · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Sound Bar · 1909 9th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Sodexo Management Inc · 2400 6th Street NWCaterer · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Provision No. 14 · 2100 14th Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Privilege · 1115 U Street NWMultipurpose · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Poppinmess Champagne & Dessert Bar · 1301 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Poppinmess Champagne & Dessert Bar · 1301 U Street NWCaterer · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Political Pattie's · 911 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Mirror Lounge · 1920 9th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Mi Vida · 1901 14th Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Mama 'san/harlot · 2001 11th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Highlight · 1336 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Haikan · 805 V Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Gramophone · 647 Florida Avenue NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Ghion Restaurant And Lounge · 2010 9th Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Fairmont Liquor & Grocery · 2633 Sherman Avenue NWRetail - Liquor Store · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Desperados Pizza · 1342 U Street NWTavern · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Daily Fish Of Chesapeake · 2250 Sherman Avenue NWRetail - Grocery · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- City Corner Mart · 2601 Sherman Avenue NWBeer and Wine · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Butter Me Up · 1409 T Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Archipelago · 1201 U Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
- Alero Restaurant And Lounge · 1301 U Street NWRestaurant · cancelled before November 1, 2026
A cancelled license usually means the place closed, but not always: it can also mean an ownership change. Places that got a new license at the same address under a similar name are left out. 150 liquor licenses are active in U Street now.
Where the headlines come from
13 outlets| Outlet | Tonight | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| WTOP | Read tonight | 1 |
| ANC 1B | Read tonight | 8 |
| African American Civil War Museum | Read tonight | 1 |
| ANC 1E | Read tonight | 1 |
| District Bridges | Read tonight | 1 |
| PoPville | Read tonight | 5 |
| Washington City Paper | Read tonight | 0 |
| WAMU | Read tonight | 0 |
| 51st | Read tonight | 0 |
| Greater Greater Washington | Read tonight | 1 |
| Mayor's office | Read tonight | 0 |
| DDOT | Read tonight | 0 |
| DC Parks and Recreation | Read tonight | 0 |
A story counts when its headline, summary or tags mention U Street or a landmark in it. We read each outlet's public feed, only where its robots.txt allows, and keep the headline, outlet, date and link; never the article. Stories stay listed for 6 months.
Where the events come from
- DC farmers market listRead tonight
- DC Office of ANCs meeting noticesRead tonight
Only calendars that publish listings for computers to read are included, so some events are missing; the "Also check" links cover the rest. Know a public calendar that should be here? Tell us.