Not what OP saw but a super cool photo by billyhoag1

“Dear PoPville,

I was wondering if you have gotten any reports of 5 orange round shaped “lights” moving pretty low in a straight formation above the NW DC area. They aligned side by side and then vanished. I was with 4 girls on my friends rooftop and me and another girls saw the lights as well. We were on a roof top on Westminster looking over to the Shay building when we saw this.”


“Dear PoPville,

I’ve opened a number of requests on 311 site, which are then closed without any update, or solution. I’ve called 311, where tickets are created by agents, but when I login all of the details I took the time to convey- and are important to the issue- ie where dumping is occurring- are not there as the agent didn’t bother to input. (more…)



1736 Connecticut Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Any word on Le Mirch in Dupont? It’s been closed the last two weekends when I tried to go. Website doesn’t have any updates….”

I tried calling the number listed at their Facebook and it’s been disconnected. Also there are no hours nor contact info listed on their website.



14th and Kenyon Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Do you know what’s going on outside of the Geico on 14th and Kenyon in Columbia Heights? The outside patio area has been under construction for months and it seems like they’ve completely torn it up. I don’t know if the Geico owns that space or if it’s something else but I’m just curious if it’s anything interesting!”

Update from a resident about Punjabi by Nature coming to the divided space: (more…)



one day of flyers from before the primary election back in June

“Dear PoPville,

I’m wondering if the community knows how to opt out of physical mailings from DC election campaigns. I turn to online sources for information about candidates so the physical mail is an unnecessary and unsustainable source. Google hasn’t gotten me far, so any tips would be appreciated.”



photo by Daniel Kelly

“Dear PoPville,

On Fridays my husband and I often like to take my toddler out around his dinner time and our HH time. We also like to do breakfast or lunch out on the weekend. We live on the hill and frequent the same old places there and at Union Market, so I would love to mix it up a bit elsewhere in the city. Where do readers like to take their kids? (more…)


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