“Dear Popville,

Back in May of this year, I had a run in with a lady matching the description from the previous posts. As I was walking my dog, I heard a commotion around Newton and Brown Streets NW, saw someone moving some recycling bins, didn’t think anything of it, and kept walking toward Monroe. I heard a sound from behind me then a glass bottle shattered Read More

3100 block of Mount Pleasant Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Assault with deadly weapon on Mt. Pleasant St NW on Sunday, November 19th at 12pm

On Sunday, November 19th at 12pm, I was sitting on the Sun’s Cinema patio on Mt. Pleasant Street NW with two friends. We were eating lunch with our two dogs when we were approached by an agitated individual known in the neighborhood.

The dogs began to bark, and this person became activated and started yelling threats. I was unable to de-escalate the situation. Read More

Official word from NPS: “After an extensive rehabilitation project, the Dupont Circle Fountain is flowing again. Now properly balanced and waterproofed, the fountain will run until cold temperatures required it to be winterized.”

Thanks to Brad and Matt for sending photos of the Dupont Circle fountain flowing again once more!!: Read More

Thanks to Marj for sending the good news yesterday:

“Escalator at DCUSA finally being repaired. You can’t see the service man in the picture, but I swear it’s not just the yellow blockade.”

“Dear PoPville,

Milkbar’s alarm is once again beeping every 45 seconds day and night since 11/6. I told the clerk that day whose only response was, “Okay.” Read More

drew asks:

“has anyone contacted DCUSA or know how to? The up escalator has been broken for well over a month in the shopping mall and it looks like there’s been zero effort to fix it”

Thanks to Stuart for sending the great news.

RIP Thelma.

“Dear PoPville,

I am reaching out to the community to see if anyone has any experience with daytime noise complaints. One of our neighbors spends most of every day blasting proselytizing Christian sermons and gospel music (of which some of the tunes are repeated over and over for hours). Read More

“Dear PoPville,

I live close by to Howard University’s Plaza Towers on Barry Pl. NW, and have been hearing their fire alarms go off almost daily, sometimes multiple times a day (and as late as midnight). Read More

Thanks to a couple of readers for sending:

“Surprisingly polite, especially for Dupont. Might be a good time to remind folks that residential cans don’t always get flipped so putting loose trash in them (like poop bags) just forces whoever Read More