“Dear PoPville,

(Wed. July 31st) I was part of a group that witnessed a mentally ill woman scream at, follow, threaten, and then physically attack a random woman and her dog outside Bundy Dog Park in Shaw. I and another witness called 911 while it was happening and (after being on hold for several minutes) were assured police and an ambulance were on their way. No emergency services ever arrived in response to our 911 calls. The perpetrator just walked away. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Went to Hells Kitchen at the Wharf and saw the attached note at the bottom of the bill that made my brain flip trying to understand. Server knew nothing other than service charge was not a tip. That they recently started doing this and it’s been a mixed bag result. We left cash tip and I decided to call the restaurant the following day to get a better explanation from the manager. (more…)



photo by Diane Krauthamer

From the office of the DC Attorney General:

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today filed a lawsuit against StubHub, Inc. (StubHub), an online ticket exchange and resale platform, to put an end to StubHub’s deceptive and unfair practice of hiding mandatory fees from consumers until the end of a lengthy purchase process, and then failing to provide clear and accurate information about the purpose of those fees or how the fees are calculated. These deceptive and unfair practices interfere with consumers’ ability to compare prices and to otherwise make informed decisions about their ticket purchases, in violation of the District’s consumer protection laws. (more…)


Thanks to Jennifer for sending this great haul from Chevy Chase.

Great Garden Haul entries for 2024 are now open! Please send your great garden hauls via email to [email protected] with Garden Haul in the subject line and let me know what you’ve grown and what neighborhood you are in. Cheers, thanks and happy gardening!



1424 Park Road, NW

Scott writes August 1st: “Absolute DAGGER restaurant news. Mi Cuba Cafe in Columbia Heights has closed permanently. This was the best Cuban in DC and a great space. Best mojito around. Was planning to hold my 40th bday next year in the upstairs. Sucks so, so bad :(”

Anyone else hear the closure was permanent?

On July 24th we posted “Mi Cuba Cafe will be temporarily closed due to administrative affairs”

Mi Cuba Cafe’s website still says: (more…)


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