“Dear PoPville,
This dude in Dupont circle was being a menace (Sunday) – he was blasting loud jazz music on his 2 massive personal speakers and doing calisthenics on rope rings on a tree branch. A woman approached him, asking him to turn down his music and he refused. A man approached asking about the strength of the tree branch, considering the recent fallen tree in Dupont from the storm this week, and he got into a heated alteration with both. Then out of nowhere, (more…)
Yesterday Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum shared:
“We are pleased to announce that after a very long wait (over 125 years!), we are preparing to start, over the next two-week period, the excavation work necessary for the Great Triumphal Arch and Military Observation Deck, at Memorial Circle on Columbia Island between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery. (more…)
Thanks to Mindy for sending: “In smaller print they added JUST KIDDING.”
Thanks to Peter for also sending some photos from Adams Morgan: (more…)
photo by The U.S. Capitol Police
From The U.S. Capitol Police:
“The United States Capitol Police (USCP) seized a guillotine, which was spotted in the bed of a pickup truck along the 100 block of East Capitol Street. (more…)
Speaking of robots around town, thanks to K. for sending the DDOT specimen.
ICYMI: DDOT Robot! Wait, What? Oh Yeah, to “help in sign & sidewalk condition inventory” (more…)
Speaking of smoked, as August winds down and the new school year is about to start on Monday – thanks to Hannah for sending this beautiful specimen from Columbia Heights.
***Last Christmas Tree in Town (definitely not the last) is brought to you by the Friends of Mizuta Masahide Society. Should we be blessed with any, please send your SEPTEMBER tree sightings to [email protected] and let me know where you saw it. Thanks!
Thanks to a reader for sending around 10:30am. To the videos! Sound up: (more…)
photo by Christopher
Reminder from AlertDC: “On Saturday, August 22, 2026, and Sunday, August 23, 2026, the Freedom 250 Grand Prix of Washington, DC will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with the build out and the security requirements for this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration.”
ICYMI: (more…)
Ed. Note: Back in July we learned that DDOT Approved Two More Sidewalk Robot companies for DC.
Thanks to David for sending: “Autonomous Delivery Robot Spotted at 16th and U”
And thanks to J. for sending below: “1700 block of Connecticut Avenue, not Wall-E.” (more…)
Thanks to Tim for sending: “DC4LYFE on a MD Tag.”
Amazing.