photo by Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
Last fall, I was at The Wydown on H Street NE, and my bike lock broke. I propped up the lock, but when another rider locked up their bike next to me, the ruse was exposed and the pieces fell apart on the street. The rider came into Wydown, apologized (he didn’t need to!), and mentioned that he could run home and grab a spare bike lock for me. He VERY kindly did so. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
I live in LeDroit Park and I’ve been hearing like a weird alarm all night. Sounds like it’s coming from like maybe 7th and T? It might actually be coming from over by Howard? Is anyone else hearing this? Am I going crazy??”
“Dear PoPville,
This delightful person thought it was a good idea to park in the bike lane on Harry Thomas Way NE yesterday evening. Read More
photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
It’s that dreaded time of year again where the temperatures are rising but the heat is still mandated to be available in buildings per DC code until May 15th. This results in indoor temperatures nearing or exceeding 80 degrees with no air conditioning available (in buildings where tenants do not control the thermostat in this way).
Last year I started a petition to encourage the Council to revisit these regulations in light of climate change causing higher temperatures earlier in the year. Read More
Lots of folks have been writing in from 10th and V Street, NW: “any idea what this is?” Read More
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve lived in DC for about 7 years now and have struggled with the intellectual book clubs of our uber-smart city. So here I go starting my own! This book club is designed for escapist popular fiction–think Reese’s book club, mystery/psychological thrillers, page turners that make you forget about the terrible day you had at work but also don’t require you to use your brain too much.
Below is a starter schedule, Read More
photo by Ian Livingston
“Dear PoPville,
Is there any way to report constantly running sprinklers to DC Water? I noticed them running Thursday afternoon (when it was raining) and they were still running Saturday afternoon. Read More
photo by Nathan Castellanos
“Dear PoPville,
My best friend’s dad was on United Flight 2640, from Chicago to DCA, on Tuesday afternoon in seat 11C. During the flight he suffered what appeared to be a seizure and the young man sitting next to him called for help and was adamant that this was a life threatening situation. When they landed at DCA he was taken off the plane by the airport EMS team and rushed to GW Hospital. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Recovery Fee from Flavio. That’s a new one?”
photo by Bill Herndon
“Dear PoPville,
How many DC folks have a metal deck? Our strip of rowhouses in NE DC all have metal decks, so we had assumed they are popular in DC. But a couple of contractors have been surprised/confused. So do other PoPvillers have metal decks? Does anyone remember when the (short-lived?) metal deck fad struck?”
