“Dear PoPville,
Sitting in Logan Circle reading a book – guy with giant amp pulls up on bike blasting music and sits on a bench. Zero social awareness. Everyone else in the park gets up and leaves. What’s the end game here? Attention? Other people noticing? Of course nobody is gonna say anything we all just have to find somewhere else to go. 311 can’t do anything until after dark. Frustrating since it’s a nice day and Logan has plenty of seating and shade.”
“Dear PoPville,
Was wondering if this has been happening to other people in DC? This is the 3rd or 4th time I’ve had one of these notices hung on my door, figured it was just an ad or something but I discovered the number is to a debt collection agency. I have no outstanding debts and the lack of information makes me believe it’s a scam.”
photo by Dave Lyons
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“Dear PoPville,
Missed Connection: Good Morning, Red Line 6/21
You got on the red line train 2-3 stops south of Ft.Totten around 730/830AM on 7/21 and said “good morning” to the whole car to which absolutely no one responded I found this intriguing so, when you sat down right next to me, I struck up a conversation. We joked about folks being so into their phones they had no idea what was going on around them and chatted for the next several stops. You had great eyes, dark skin, a beard under your mask and told me you worked at DOS. I got off at DuPont and thought I heard you say “we should meet up sometime” as I exited but the doors were already closed behind me. You really brightened my day though – Here’s to going out on a limb (and maybe a date)!”
and: (more…)
“Harrison playground baseball field locked”
“Dear PoPville,
Any complaints about the DPR and their ridiculous regulations for using “athletic” fields? I’ve lived over here on v street next to Harrison park (basketball court, kids jungle gym, and baseball field)… and the DPR keeps it locked like 95 percent of the time. One of the only green spaces around and it’s locked up. (more…)
photo by Lorie Shaull
“Dear PoPville,
For almost three months, Governor Abbott has been busing migrants from Texas to DC. Buses arrive 6 days a week from the early hours of the morning to late at night. For 11 weeks the DMV community has been welcoming migrants arriving on buses, with NO help from the DC government. The community has received over 90 buses, carrying close to 3,000 people and spent around $200k of grassroots raised money doing so. This involves welcoming buses, purchasing travel tickets, arranging transportation and accompaniment to bus terminals and airports, responding to medical and other basic needs, and providing shelter for an increased flow of buses from Texas. (more…)
photo by Rukasu1
“Dear PoPville,
There are many that live/work/commute near the Columbia Heights busy block of 14th and Irving St NW. About twice a week (Wednesdays and Fridays) there are 2 individuals who yell into an amplified speaker by the Columbia Heights metro and bus stop near the Truist Bank & ATM, and D’Vines. They can be heard for blocks and for hours on end, and if one is waiting for the bus, one’s ears ring for quite some time – it is that loud. Having lived in the area and in DC for decades, I love and expect city noise, but again – these 2 particular individuals don’t just use an amplified speaker, they yell into an amplified speaker, way above and beyond others who preach, sing, or share their thoughts in the neighborhood.
Asking politely to lower the volume does no good. Getting assistance with DCRA is not an easy ask even though their own regulations state: (more…)
photo by Erinn Shirley
“Dear PoPville,
Missed connection: YL train to Huntington (Monday.) I got on at Gallery Place-Chinatown at ~6:30pm & shared a seat with a cute guy I should’ve exchanged numbers with! About 26yo with brown hair & brown eyes. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My dog is TERRIFIED of fireworks (thunder, too) so I am hoping other dog guardians have come up with work-arounds, other than buying a villa retreat in a remote region, which I can’t afford. (more…)
photo by ny273
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if others have experienced what seems to be an arbitrary rule about using a private garage parking space for storage? (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A developer in my block flipped a rowhouse into a multi-unit condo over four years ago. Only two of the four units have sold, but the developer (and realtor) have repeatedly misrepresented certain aspects of the listing — the most glaring being the square footage of the units listed. (more…)