“Dear PoPville,
Genuinely curious about people’s thoughts on standing in a street parking space to save it. This has been happening to me more and more recently in Mount Pleasant where I live and I honestly think it is one of the most rude and selfish behaviors. (more…)
1112 First Terrace NW
“Dear PoPville,
Two new buildings at 1112 1st Terrace in northwest have been shot four times never once in the news the latest was on 1-2-2023” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
When is the best time of year is best for apartment hunting? My last 5 or so leases have all started in August which I have to imagine results in more competition among tenants for lesser places and higher rents due to how it lines up with school/new job schedules? (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
At about 11:30pm on the night of Friday Dec. 16th, I was on a personal stand-up electric scooter traveling eastbound on K st. NE between 6th and 8th. I hit a large pothole and fell breaking both elbows.
1. A Good Samaritan stopped and called 911 and i told him i owned the scooter but the ambulance did not take the scooter with me to the hospital. If someone could bring the scooter back to me, it would be appreciated. It is Segway Ninebot scooter.
2. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Where in the DC area can I donate unopened rapid Covid tests? I imagine there are individuals and communities who need them more than I do and cannot afford them. (more…)
Kristen is looking for your Winter Restaurant week “best restaurant week deals or favorite picks?”
From a press release:
“Winter Restaurant Week, presented by Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington (RAMW), returns as the biannual celebration of the region’s restaurant industry. Restaurant Week gives both diners and restaurants something to commemorate this January with specially priced menus offered throughout DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
Participating restaurants will offer multi-course brunch and lunch menus for $25 per person, and multi-course dinner menus for $40 or $55 per person for on-premises dining. (more…)
photo from a previous nightmare inducing post back in December 2020
“Dear PoPville,
Last night [Petworth. It got in there sometime between 5:15 and when I got home at 9.] I got home from a massage, started running a hot bath with epsom salts for soaking, and went to use the toilet when I opened the lid and saw a rat in my toilet bowl. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I wonder if you can help me crowdsource an answer to a problem of mine. I’m cleaning out my closets and have some old (yet still usable) winter coats I’d like to donate. Can the community suggest a good place to donate them? I feel like in the past it was common for big, downtown office buildings to hold annual winter coat drives, but those seem to have disappeared in the pandemic.”
photo by Low Clouds and Coastal Fog
“Dear PoPville,
Where can heathens like us hang and maybe converse with other heathens on Christmas Eve? Would welcome both restaurant and bar recommendations.”
Update from DCPL: “The DC Public Library is working to secure physical books and make them available to the public in a more timely manner. Thank you for your continued support of the Library.”
“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone noticed recently that the DC Public Library isn’t ordering many newly-released books, including significantly hyped new releases, such as Cormac McCarthy’s two new books? (more…)