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“Dear PoPville,
Any recommendations for a local service to clean hand made rugs (Persian)? Don’t want to get ripped off and also want to avoid damage. Thanks!”
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“Dear PoPville,
I opened my DC mail-in ballot today. The only ballot in the envelope was for the DC delegate race? Is this correct? These are the entire contents. The back of the ballot is blank. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
My in-laws want to rent in DC proper to be closer to their grandchildren. This would be their first time living in a city but would not be their primary residence. They are looking to rent a townhouse or large apartment in an area with decent walkability and safety. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
What’s up with the bike storage at Union Station? It’s a modern glass building right next to the station, which the mayor and council chair opened to fanfare about a decade ago. Unfortunately, the storage building seems to just sit empty and unused. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A girl I went to high school with who lives in dc is missing and has been since Monday, nobody knows what happened.”
MPD flyer is here: (more…)
Alison spots in Silver Spring:
“Why is there this bumper sticker on a government vehicle? Whose agency does this belong to?”
“Dear PoPville,
Can we do a refresh for ‘Where can I get things framed nicely for a fair price in the DC area?'”
“Dear PoPville,
I saw the lost ashes post and thought I would add this:
Twice in the past week my packages were “delivered to reception,” but after searching everywhere possible, my concierge maintains that my building never received those packages. One of those instances was through USPS and I suspect the other was as well (USPS has messed up my deliveries several times over the past couple of years). (more…)
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Jenny Hunter is a labor lawyer, policy consultant and freelance writer living in Ward 4.
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“In 2018, when DC voters last considered an initiative to phase out the subminimum wage for tipped workers, the restaurant industry unleashed a well-funded campaign of sketchy arguments and fearmongering, dressed up as concern for workers. It didn’t sway voters, who decisively approved Initiative 77. But the industry convinced the DC City Council to thumb its nose at voters and repeal the measure.
This November’s ballot includes Initiative 82, a near-replica of I-77. I-82 would gradually raise the tipped subminimum wage of $5.35 so that by 2027 tipped workers would earn at least the regular minimum wage, now $16.10, with tips on top of that. Yes, that’s right, today tipped workers in DC can be paid $5.35 per hour–just a smidge more than the federal minimum wage in 1997, when DVD players first became available in the US and “SpiceWorld: The Movie” came out.
So, the restaurant industry is dusting off its specious old arguments. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
After years of hard handling by the DPW trash collection folks, my Supercan had to be replaced. The broken lid let the rain in, despite my duct-tape efforts, and then the lift bar was pulled out, so the can had to be lifted into the truck by hand. Okay, so I sprang for a brand new one — just $30 for us oldsters.
The new one arrived, and now what to do with the old one? (more…)