5200 Sherier Place, NW
“Dear PoPville,
At the Palisades spray park but they haven’t turned on the water! All the kids here are hot an annoyed…”
Anyone else encounter a dry spray park?
So much for that heat emergency relief… (more…)
DC Government
5108 MacArthur Boulevard, NW
Thanks to Nick for the update on The Fox at The Palisades:
“I walked by and they have a sign that they are hiring. I emailed the general manager, at the end of April and he said, (more…)
“WE NEED YOUR HELP if you love CYM Georgetown and want to see us stay in the community holler at us via email at [email protected] or shoot us a DM and we’ll tell you how you can (easily) help! YOUR SUPPORT MEANS THE WORLD AND WE LOVE YOU EXTRA EXTRA LARGE” (more…)
photo by Elliot Mitchell
“Dear PoPville,
Please share this news. It is an important announcement that could improve accessible cab service in DC from nonexistent to perhaps something? People need to know about it and try it out.”
From DFHV:
The Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) is thrilled to announce the launch of our new Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle (WAV) pilot program. This initiative aims to further improve accessibility and convenience for passengers who require wheelchair accessible vehicles (WAVs). (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
PSA: Please be aware that there is no security at Kenilworth pool. There was nearly a brawl there on Saturday and the police were called. The lifeguards did nothing as the situation escalated among a bunch of unsupervised minors. It was a scary situation and not safe. (more…)
photo by Robert Lintott
From Destination DC:
“More people visited Washington, DC in 2023 than ever before, Destination DC (DDC), the official destination marketing organization for the nation’s capital, announced today. Washington, DC welcomed 25.95 million total visitors last year, up 17 percent from 2022 and surpassing the pre-pandemic record set in 2019. The new benchmark resulted in a record $10.2 billion in visitor spending and supported a record 102,366 local jobs. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m trying to help a friend who has fallen on hard times with alcoholism, which has spiraled into mental health issues and homelessness.
I am trying to navigate the labyrinth of bureaucratic cluster, so that he can get wrap around services (mental and physical health services and access to SSI) as well as housing. Specifically, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Below is the follow-up from DC for the 311 service request I put in for the missed street sweeping. Ever since street sweeping started on March 1, 2024, there has not been any street sweeping done on the 500-600 block of Hobart Pl. NW; (more…)
From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, the District’s Department of Human Services (DHS) shared the results of the 2024 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count, the annual census of individuals experiencing homelessness. This year’s count took place on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, and showed an overall 14% increase from 2023. Despite this increase, the total count remains 12% lower than the count recorded in 2020, the last PIT conducted before the onset of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Between 2023 and 2024, homelessness among unaccompanied individuals increased 6%, and is similar to the level recorded in 2020; homelessness among families increased 39%, but remains down 30% from 2020. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a building that backs into an alley with a community garden with a MAJOR rat problem. The garden has a big compost container and also has a large shed where they store gardening equipment. The area under the shed seems to serve as a very hospitable rat burrow, as just walking by it at night I’ll see several rats scurrying from residential trash cans back under it. The compost also seems to attract the rats, as I’ve seen them trying to get in and out of it, especially in the winter when it’s a source of heat.
I tried contacting 311 about the rodent problem, (more…)