photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I want to say thank you to the woman who walked with me in Farragut North to her office while an unhoused guy started to trail me on Wednesday night. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
I’m writing this to say thank you to the very kind stranger thank bought my lunch (Tuesday) when the vendor at the Italian pasta stand inside Western Market could only accept cash as their card reader was down. Read More
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“Dear PoPville,
Last Friday my better half embarked on her usual hike through Rock Creek Park that begins off of 17th near Bancroft elementary school. Just as she was getting on the trail headed into the park, she tripped and hit her head on a rock. She was speed walking, fell pretty hard and was dazed. She got up and started to come back to our place when she passed out on 17th Street, fell again, and broke her nose. She had tried to call me but, hadn’t told me where she was. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday morning (Jan 3) I picked up the book Dirt Road by James Kelman in the Little Free Library on Webster Street NW (between 2nd and 3rd), and noticed that the previous owner had left something behind in the book. Read More
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“Dear PoPville,
To the people who helped me today (November 13) after I got hit by a pickup truck on the crosswalk near Cardozo HS, I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for calling 911, holding me, and waiting with me when I was too in shock to do anything. Read More
“Dear PoPville,
Good news happened in Petworth on Tuesday 11/7.
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A poor cat has been stuck in a tree for at least 24 hours (most likely longer). Read More
“Dear PoPville,
On Saturday 9/2 I was approached by a woman and her family at The Line cafe patio in AdMo, asking me how I was and I froze. I want her to know I’m doing well, and still working to heal.
I knew I recognized her from somewhere. She was the woman who helped me contact the police and my partner after I was beaten by four men on her block because I’m gay about a year and a half ago. Read More
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“Dear PoPville,
I want to reiterate my thanks to the person (man, mid twenties) on their bike this morning (Thursday) around 0815/0820 on the Rock Creek path at the intersection at the Georgetown Waterfront / Watergate for being such a polite and respectful neighbor.
I was walking my dog and an unkempt man pushing several shopping carts full of items approached her to say hello – totally fine. When it came time to cross the street he started speaking to me in a language I am not familiar with and following me and my pup pretty closely. I smiled, waved, said “Have a good day!” but he didn’t seem to understand. He kept following me, using the carts to push us further and further off the sidewalk and closer to the river. My dog, who is also a medical alert animal, started to get agitated in response to my increased heart rate and the general situation.
Just as I was aiming for an escape route, a nice man on a bike stopped, took out his earbud, and asked me if I knew the person following me. When I said no, he kindly stayed with us as we continued to walk away, Read More
photo by Jeanette.Cook
Shannon writes: “Bit of a long shot, but one of the folks who stopped to help me was a dark-haired woman wearing a blazer who I think said she was a nurse. She was so kind, and I’d love to find her and thank her. This was 11th & K NW, around 8:30 AM on a Tuesday.” (August 15th) Read More
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday, a group of 11 Northwest Neighbors Village members had a lively lunch at Steak N Egg Diner on Wisconsin Avenue. In the middle of our meal, we got the most amazing surprise when our waiter came in to say that the young couple who had been sitting at the table next to us had paid for our entire bill of over $250! Read More
