“Dear PoPville,
We live in Near North East, in the middle of 4 empty houses and a massive restaurant. Rats are becoming an increasingly alarming problem in our alley and now our front yards. We have burrows, nests (including under the hood or our cars) and feces everywhere. The rats have trampled a “highway” across our grass, there are so many. Last night I set 7 traps outside on our property, our usual routine. This morning I found (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
10th st between Quincy and Spring has been closed for a long time because of construction.
The building has been done for I think 2 months and no sign of work anymore, but they never reopened the road. It is paved and painted. Seems like they just forgot to pull down the fences. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I’m a closeted artist living in a digital marketer’s body. I have a bunch of concept ideas for a number of pieces but living in a 1 bedroom with a 100lb+ dog and 2 cats isn’t inducive for playing with paints, among other things. Does anyone in the popville community know of any art studio space available for day or hourly rentals? (more…)
photo by Emma K Alexandra
“Dear PoPville,
Was wondering if anyone could help us out with this. Our exterior cable line needs to be replaced. It runs from our outside wall into the cable tap in the complex’s garage. Comcast won’t do it because we live in a condo and not an apartment complex. I’m having trouble finding a contractor that does exterior work of this kind.
Has anyone had this issue before or know anyone that can do this kind of work?”
Thanks to Jillian for sending from Petworth: “My roommate received the strangest note on his car. Since when is street parking supposed to be like this!? Plus, we were out of town for the weekend and he did move his car last week…”
1817 Columbia Road, NW
Update from Pop’s SeaBar:
“Like many spots in DC in the last couple of weeks, we are currently working on a licensing issue with the city. We’re hopeful the issue will be resolved soon, and look forward to welcoming all of our friends and neighbors back as soon as possible!”
Further updates when we learn of a reopening date. (more…)
photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
DOEE has launched a community pilot program to allow citizens to document violations of DC’s Anti Idling law with photos and submit the case for enforcement.”
From DOEE:
“DOEE is initiating a Community Engine Idling Enforcement Pilot Program to test the feasibility of expanding opportunities for District residents to assist in improving air quality. Under the program, community members desiring to report violations of the engine idling regulations will use the District of Columbia 311 Mobile App (DC311 App) to report and submit information about violations in a manner that will allow for civil enforcement of the regulations. Prior to filing an engine idling violation report, please refer to these guidelines to ensure that the submission has the information necessary for a proper review and entry into the enforcement process. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I applied for a home audit through DC’s awesome RiverSmart Homes program, and after about a 5 month wait last year, an auditor came to check out my property and let me know which subsidized programs I was eligible for. I signed what I thought was a commitment letter after that (basically you’re asserting that if you receive the subsidized services, you agree to pay for and then maintain them), but it’s been over a year and I haven’t heard anything. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Looking to improve the wifi connection in my house and feel like there’s got be a pool of DC residents who live in old rowhomes with thick walls and have found a good solution. Looking for recommendations for extenders. Thanks in advance!”
Side note: On twitter this morning we were asked: “Have others been experiencing especially inconsistent Xfinity service in DC over the last couple weeks? Seems to be dropping out once every couple hours on some days.”
Have other One Medical subscribers canceled now that they’ve been acquired by Amazon? Waiting to see how the transition goes first?
Another reader writes: “I’m looking to switch to a new primary care provider in DC (preferably in NW). Does anyone have any recommendations for offices/specific physicians they’ve had good experiences with?”