
3900 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to Chris and Lydia for sending: “Stickers have been applied to the windows, the sign has changed, and I saw some guys in red shirts going in this morning…training perhaps??” (more…)

3900 Georgia Ave, NW
Thanks to Chris and Lydia for sending: “Stickers have been applied to the windows, the sign has changed, and I saw some guys in red shirts going in this morning…training perhaps??” (more…)

photo by Adam Fagen
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“BULLETIN/BOLO: The United States Park Police is seeking assistance in identifying the individual depicted here in connection with a Destruction of Government Property investigation. The incident occurred on June 19, 2026, at approximately 3:36 p.m. at the Reflecting Pool on the grounds of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC.”

8th and T Street, NW
Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
All Souls
Wednesday 6/24 8 pm
You were sitting at the bar when I walked in, and I mistook you for someone I was meeting for the first time. You introduced yourself, and we only exchanged a few words, but I felt a connection.
As it turned out, (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
The fireworks incident at last night’s movie was terrible, and I’m glad no one was seriously hurt (and i hope that’s still true), but IMO it was just a matter of time, as uncorrected behaviors tend to escalate. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I live on 1200 block of Penn Street NE and Washington Gas has been doing construction since October. While this has been disruptive (very loud and limited parking), they’ve seemingly disappeared but there is water actively leaking out of their construction for over a week now.” (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I was walking by the Planned Parenthood on 4th St NE Wednesday morning some time around 7:30 or 8am. There were a small handful of protestors out front, which is not unusual at all. What I was surprised by was that they were armed with a megaphone/loud noisemaker and started (more…)

Thanks to Ammie and Tim for sending yesterday: “Workers were unloading new benches and starting to install in Logan Circle this afternoon, hopefully we’re getting closer to the re-opening?” (more…)

14th and Fairmont Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I live in Columbia Heights and was on my way to run an errand (Wednesday, 12:15pm), waiting at the 14th and Fairmont (south) bus stop, when a group of armed men in bulletproof vests came running from the direction of the corner gas station firing their weapons towards the group of about 10 people waiting at the bus stop.
I was hit in the hip by a long metal taser. They came back a little while later and identified themselves verbally as US Marshals. (more…)

3246 Prospect Street, NW
“Wood-fired sourdough bizza & natural wine
coming to an alley in Georgetown – Fall 26’ 🍕”
We first learned of this action back in April. Some progress!!
The liquor license application for Bizzeria says: (more…)