“Dear PoPville,
I was walking in the Union Market area today (Sunday, July 24, high temperature of 98 degrees) and came across 2 businesses with propped doors and AC blasting. So I decided to go in and talk to them. I started off by saying how much I enjoy all the businesses in the area and root for their success. I then asked them if they would consider closing their door while the AC is running. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Can you help me find anyone who may have info about my mother in laws hit and run which happened, Saturday (7/23), around noon. We’re hoping to find someone that saw the vehicle or would have doorbell cam footage of the car going past their house.
She was walking through the intersection at North Carolina and 8th St SE when someone ran a red light, hit her, and sped off. It happened around 11:45am-12pm. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I met a gentleman named Peter outside of McLean Gardens. He was swapping a tire on his car and my foster puppy kept insisting on trying to help him. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I am working on a book about my grandfather, Ed Epping. He was part of a large scandal in Ilinois in the 50’s. He has an FBI file. I asked the FBI for the files 20 months ago. They told me it would be 39 months to get to my request. I recently asked and they said they don’t really know when they can get me the files. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our kitty is bouncing back from an infection and is currently getting medication and some nutrition via an esophageal tube. She’s a sweet and gentle cat and tolerates the e-Tube feedings well. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m looking for advice on how to win the second-level appeal for an unjustified ticket where my first-level appeal was somehow unsuccessful.
TL;DR summary:
– My inspection sticker had an expiration date of 1/5/24.
– There was some leftover adhesive on the windshield that partially obscured the pointy left part of the “4,” making it look like a little bit like a “1.”
– A ticket officer who saw the sticker in February 2022 thought it said 1/5/21 and issued me a ticket.
– I appealed the ticket, explaining the situation and including a photo of the (removed) 1/5/24 inspection sticker (which the nice men at the DMV Inspection Station replaced with another sticker with an expiration date of 1/5/24).
– My appeal was rejected.
My ideas so far for the second-level appeal: (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
What do others think about runners in the bike lane? It annoys me but my husband thinks it’s fine. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A few months ago, my girlfriend went to go check on her car in Woodley Park to see it had been towed from the normal spot and city construction signs where her car was. She is 100% certain she did NOT park in the construction zone, but instead the city expanded the zone (or moved the sign) to now encompass the parking spot. Her car was towed to Conn Ave., which has limited parking, where it was promptly ticketed multiple times and towed again to the location where she was eventually told her car was. She is now “responsible” for approximately $700 in parking tickets.
First, we tried disputing the tickets through the DMV’s parking payment system. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what’s going on with the volleyball courts near the Lincoln Memorial? I used to play there every summer, but the courts were closed down during the pandemic quarantine in spring 20202 and never reopened. I found out last summer that they were undergoing renovation. I drove by recently and the courts appear to be finished with new nets, sand, and everything you need to play the game of volleyball except that the whole area is still inside a construction fence. There’s no information online about why they haven’t opened yet. (more…)
photo by Lorie Shaull
“Dear PoPville,
Are there areas of ward 4 that dont have street cleaning? How do people go on vacations for a few weeks and not get ticketed?”