Dear PoPville

“shout out to an incredibly patient and kind UPS delivery driver who had to deal with a staggeringly stubborn, entitled, and unkind woman holding up traffic”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to shout out an incredibly patient and kind UPS delivery driver who had to deal with a staggeringly stubborn, entitled, and unkind woman holding up traffic on the 1700 block of Euclid on Tuesday evening at about 6pm. It’s a two-way street (that should really be one-way) and she refused to drive past his truck, despite there being ample room to pass and many offers from the driver and passerby to help her do so (there was also a parking spot she could have backed into). She held up traffic on the block for at least 30 minutes (more…)

“This is a pathetically sad state for a once grand urban park.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

What’s happening to Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park? This beautiful and unique urban park has been largely closed for over a year. While the National park service is having repairs done to the lower plaza, the rest of the park is open but severely neglected. Walkways are crumbling, weeds are growing out of control. The fountain is again turned off and getting overgrown.”

“ISO someone to update vintage furniture”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

“Dear PoPville,

I acquired a three-drawer dresser last year that turned out to be far older than I thought (I’m talking vintage metal drawer pulls, wooden tracks for the drawers, dovetail joints). I can’t refinish or refurbish it, so I’d really like to find someone who could put some time and work into this. (more…)

“Help! Outrageous (?) quote from Washington Gas for meter relocation”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m hoping the hive mind can help me with this crazy estimate to move my gas meter.

As part of a renovation, I need to move my Washington Gas meter from inside the basement to outside (just on the other side of the wall). Washington Gas contracts with third party vendors to do the work. In this case it’s Miller Pipeline. I was floored when I received this estimate today of over $6,000 dollars. (more…)

Looking for Echigo Koshihikari beer

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I am looking for a specific beer – what would be the best way to find which store in DC might carry it other than simply calling every store to check? The beer in question is Echigo Koshihikari beer in case any readers wish to help me out. I’ve already checked TotalWine and Drizly and several other Google results.”

“Classic DGS Hijinks”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

For background, a bunch of folks who use the Rush Rink at Watkins Rec have submitted many maintenance tickets to ask DGS to fix this light and deal with other issues with the space, like the metal benches that have completely pulled out of their moorings. I estimate that between 15-20 tickets have been filed over the years, with little response. (more…)

“Looking for a Neighborhood Landscaper”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Victoria Pickering

“Dear PoPville,

We are looking for a landscaper to help us maintain the facade of the building on California Street NW. We are traveling often and can’t attend to the plants on a regular basis and we just need someone who can help us with watering, weeding and pruning. This can be done on a monthly basis. Do you know of anyone who might be interested in this type of task and approximate pricing?”

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