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
2000 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Thanks to Natalie for sending: “Paul in Western Market suddenly closed! Looks like it’s for good too. All of the appliances behind the counter gone and only the tables/chairs are left. Crazy!”
photo by Robert Lintott
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Exciting news from U.S. Botanic Garden:
“Want to know more about the fabulously foul corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanum)? Drop by the back of the Tropics house tomorrow morning (Friday, April 19) in our Conservatory to talk with Nate, learn about how the Garden grows and cares for its collection of corpse flowers, why these blooms stink, and the plant’s fascinating life cycle. Bring your questions and connect with plant science professionals in this Expert Is In program.
Friday, April 19, 2024
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Tropics House
This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.
We have a corpse flower bloom developing, with a potential peak bloom date of April 29-30.”
Thanks to Mark for sending from: “in front of the National Gallery of Art.” Read More
Photo by Clif Burns
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“Dear PoPville,
Hey – you stopped me while I was walking down 7th street NW in Chinatown and said, “hey, hey – you’re gorgeous.” Unfortunately, Read More
“Foxy Roxy staying warm and watching animal planet. Silver Spring”
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“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??”
This rental is located at 1517 QUEEN STREET NE near 16th Street NE. The Craigslist ad says: Read More
