photo by Tim Brown
“Dear PoPville,
What should I do if dc water tells me the place I’m renting has lead pipes? Problem is my landlord is quite unfriendly so likely will not greet this news well”
Dear PoPville
photo by Clif Burns
“Dear PoPville,
Do we know what has happened to the Farmer’s Market at 14th and U? It usually starts the first Saturday of May every year. But as of this past weekend, no sign of it so far this year and no info on their website/social media.”
“Dear PoPville,
Suspicious package in Bethesda metro station — WMATA security called and told me to evacuate
Yesterday, around 7:30 p.m., I reported a highly suspicious package at the Bethesda metro station (above). The people on the platform noticed it but seemed non-pulsed. It was two boxes with wires coming out of the top, hooked up to a server board. It was on a platform with wheels.
I immediately called the Metro Transit Police to report it. They confirmed they would send officers to the station. A few minutes later, I boarded the red line and didn’t see the suspicious device enter the train.
A few minutes later, a WMATA officer called me and told me they had reports of this suspicious device on the red line heading to Metro Center. (more…)
807 V Street, NW
Will writes:
“I had some unexpected charges from Atlantic Plumbing on my credit card and they told me “there was an issue that delayed the credit card settlement” and so purchases from August and October 2022 are showing up as current transactions now. Crazy!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Jogging in rock creek park around 330 Sunday I saw a group of people crowded on boulder bridge looking down into the creek at a beaver that wasn’t moving. Word going around was that an off leash dog had attacked it about 20 minutes earlier. (more…)
photo by Nick Carton
“Dear PoPville,
The last couple of weekends, I’ve noticed the loop around Reagan National Airport become a parking lot and a nightmare for anyone arriving or departing. The traffic is so bad that cars can’t even leave the airport after picking someone up from arrivals.
This seems ironic since the whole arrivals area was just redesigned. Is this a tragic design flaw or is there another event that is clogging up the airport traffic?”
Nick wrote: “Friday evening mess at DCA. Complete gridlock. No Ubers available. Cab line 200+ people deep. Going the metro route!”
DCA reported last week: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
It’s now happened multiple times – a marching band down 13th st on a Wednesday night. Any idea what’s going on?”
Another reader asks: “do you know anything about the marching band / parade in NW today around 7 pm? i saw them on 11th between R and S. it made my day.”
I’m guessing it’s practice for the annual United House of Prayer Memorial Day Parade.
“Dear PoPville,
A speed hump sign was installed two or three years ago (it’s been so long I can’t even remember exactly when it was) in O Street, NW. But since then… no “hump” has ever been installed in our street. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
27 carts at Columbia Heights village apartments. The stores have no interest in collecting them. DPW just came through on an alley cleaning but have no idea how to haul that many away.”
“Dear PoPville,
Warning: Five downtown Capital Bike Share stations are off line. Before I called Capital Bike Share for help, I tried these three stations that didn’t work. (more…)