
“Dear PoPville,
This is nuts! Excavation not going well on Illinois Ave. Sadly, they tore down one of the 100 year old homes on the street but didn’t get a new foundation in before heavy rains. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
This is nuts! Excavation not going well on Illinois Ave. Sadly, they tore down one of the 100 year old homes on the street but didn’t get a new foundation in before heavy rains. (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
did yall ever do an article on the best mozzarella sticks?”
Ed. Note: We did best Mozzarella Made in the Area. So where are the best mozzarella sticks in town? An early rec was Tap99 in Navy Yard. Other go to spots?

photo by Tim Brown
“Dear PoPville,
Monday night there was an employee at the new Aslin on 14th street who handled an unruly character and he certainly deserves some praise/ recognition. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Just read that the Starbucks at Union Station is closing. Starbucks said safety was the reason for the locations that came out… Hard to believe it is a safety issue there… There must be more to it!”
From the Wall Street Journal:
“Starbucks Closing Some Stores, Citing Safety Concerns in Certain Cafes”
Business Insider lists the 16 stores including:
“Union Station Train Concourse, Washington, DC” (more…)

Photo by Josh
Ed. Note: We spoke about Federal Grand Jury experiences here.
“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if anyone has any recent experiences with the five week DC Superior Court grand jury service. (more…)

A couple readers have reported:
“The only time I have used Zoom Grants was to apply to DC’s Security Camera program. It appears the site has been breached and personal information compromised.” (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I am writing to share an unfortunate experience currently plaguing several residents of the 1400 block of Florida Ave NW, which up until this week has been a work zone for the Northwest Boundary Sewer Rehabilitation Project. The project came with the headaches of a significant infrastructure improvement project in the middle of a busy city (lots of noise, loss of street parking for residents, major traffic snarls on what is already a major thoroughfare for regular traffic as well as emergency vehicles), but residents of the area had been able to tolerate the disruptions and coexist peacefully with the crew.
Until June 22. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
The structure at the corner of 9th and O NW looks like the roof could cave in at any time. Little has been done on this development and unsure if folks from the street can see what may be going on above. Thoughts on who to call?” (more…)

photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I was running today (Saturday) around 6pm on the paved trail in Rock Creek close to Broad Branch/Beach Rd intersection and saw you, lovely woman in white shirt, (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
I have some moth damage in suit jackets and pants and have an extensive collection of stained dress shirts to get dry cleaned. Any recommendations on high quality dry cleaners in DC for a big job to do more than the standard dry cleaning?”