“Dear PoPville,
A friend of mine insists on calling the area south of Florida Avenue and north of V Street “SoFlo” to differentiate from “U Street,” which he says could mean anything. I tell him it’s dumb, but he won’t stop. Can we get some sort of reader poll on whether this is kosher or not?“
via google maps
Ed. Note: If anyone has any information or tips on who else to contact please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m a resident in an apartment building that is right by Gonzaga’s parking lot, and on my walk home yesterday I heard what I came to find was a kidnapping in the parking lot around 4:30PM. (more…)
photo by Geoff Livingston
“Dear PoPville,
I just celebrated one year postpartum after having a rough delivery and preemie in the NICU, and I’d like to commemorate this with some (real) self-care. I’d love to do something restorative like a weekend in Yogaville [Ed. Note: No relation to PoPville] but that’s less than a 2 hour drive from DC. I’m looking for a place/experience that is in nature, offers yoga, meditation, maybe some art therapy? Help a mama out!”
photo by Peter Hershey
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve tried Googling for this in the DC area but have come up empty, so I thought maybe throwing it out to the PoPville community might yield something. I’m an adult interested in possibly taking cello lessons, but I have no prior experience with the instrument and do not have a cello. I am looking for an opportunity to take a 1-3 hour tutorial where I can try out the instrument, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I always thought that DC merely threw away its recyclables, but it was done behind the scenes. Today, the secret is out. Both green and blue bins dumped in same compactor. According to our maintenance man, it’s the second week in a row DC sanitation has done this. The excuse? “Not enough manpower, not enough trucks.” This was the answer provided by DC Sanitation worker.”
“here’s the old sign and the new sign, not more than five or six car lengths apart”
“Dear PoPville,
So a DDOT truck drove up in front of my house today and put up some new parking signs in spots that I guess have been in need of them. Great! Hooray for infrastructure!
Except when they left, I noticed that the signs read “2 hour parking—Zone 4A permit holders excepted.”
Which is interesting, because I and my neighbors all have “zone 4” parking stickers…and the EXISTING signs at the end of my block say “Zone 4,” NOT “Zone 4A.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I tried to get a duplicate car title sent to a new address. The drop-down menu doesn’t include DC in the “state” field. Not under D or as “Washington DC.” I’ve got around this in other settings by leaving that field blank and providing everything else including a 9-digit zip code, but not allowed here!” (more…)
2600 Woodley Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday, this will come down”
Another reader shares a tentative timeline and writes: (more…)
courtesy NGA
“Dear PoPville,
I got selected for jazz in the garden and am able to go for the first time in all of my years in dc! Wondering what are the best practices/recommendations these days for attending and having a good experience?“
“Dear PoPville,
Whoever is constructing Stephen Starr’s restaurant space at Signal House (1255 Union Street NE) is dumping their wastewater in this treebox/rain garden… It’s been going on for at least a few weeks now.
I have shared with 311 and will also share with DOE and DOB as well.”