“Dear PoPville,
I recently received a COVID booster and saw that it was not updated on the vaccine card in my Apple wallet. I recall a post awhile back about how to add the record to Apple wallet. Could you post a question to the forum for how to update our records in Apple Wallet?”
Apple has a good explainer here.
“Dear PoPville,
Do you know what happened outside of The Guild apartments (Sunday night) in Navy Yard? I heard this super loud boom that I looked outside to see if it was a gunshot. Ten minutes later a bunch of cops and an ambulance arrives (around 10:30 pm). Turns out it was the sound of someone falling out their window (more…)
C. writes: “A building undergoing work for underpinnings had an unintended collapse. About 2pm was the major collapse. I walked past maybe 20 minutes before and noticed a large whole in the exterior brick wall and noticed workers were digging a ditch beside the house. (Permits say the were there to underpin the house.) I passed again about 2:02 and saw a huge plume of dust arise (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was hit by a car as a pedestrian in a protected walkway and filed an insurance claim against the driver 5 months ago; insurance company answers my calls 10% of the time and basically tells me it’s pending. Medical bills are dueeeeee, is it lawyer time?? ):”
The early replies: (more…)
Thanks to W. for sending:
“A very kind, witty and helpful note left with us this morning in Brightwood Park. The orientation was unintentional so we quickly fixed it in honor of His Majesty for today. (May revert it back to upside down again tomorrow in a mild form of protest).”
Thanks to Jackie for sharing:
“Omg this is awesome! If you have to get your vehicle emissions inspected I would recommend the kiosk at 300 Van Buren Street, NW. Definitely faster than the station near Nats Stadium. Just manually enter the VIN and the whole process is 10 minutes! More people should know about this!!”
“Dear PoPville,
Did DC govt drop off the compost bins in Ward 5 early? Found this sitting on my front doorstep, but I haven’t received any official email explaining. the website still only says pickups will start “Summer 2023”
photo by Eric Sidle
“Dear PoPville,
I’m seeking recommendations for D.C.-area therapists and psychiatrists. If you can recommend any based on your own experience or that of friends or family members, I’d appreciate it.
Thanks!”
“Dear PoPville,
I was at the West End Library and passed in front of this home on 25th and L. On the lawn are these two small brick monuments. My guess is that they represent where a building once stood, but I’m not sure. Any guesses?”
UPDATE: Found!!
“Dear PoPville,
Very strange request here! I have a lovely boyfriend who is the sweetest guy in the world but a couple of months ago he got a concussion and is suffering from memory issues. Yesterday he parked his car somewhere in Dupont Circle and since then he hasn’t been able to remember where he parked it. We called 311 and it hasn’t been towed. (more…)