12th and Florida Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Isn’t it about time for another story on Bemmi Hardware which is still in the same state as when you last posted on it in 2014?” (more…)
Dear PoPville
photo by Fritz Myer
“Dear PoPville,
This afternoon (Tuesday) around 3pm I (a woman in my 20s) was walking in Shaw and was randomly assaulted by a man in the cross walk. Several bystanders came to help, (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
“Dear PoPville,
Saturday afternoon (6/18), I was walking in Park View on Georgia Ave behind you and your dog (both very cute). You were wearing a shirt from Cool as a Moose in Bar Harbor, Maine. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was surprised and disappointed today to find Recoil gun magazine next to the People and Vanity Fair at the checkout at my neighborhood Giant. Really, Giant? (more…)
Ed. Note: Any tips/sightings can be sent to [email protected]
“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if I can get a little help with my attempt to get my scooter back. It was stolen out of my garage in Ivy City yesterday and I’m devastated.
A little back story: when the pandemic first hit I was working at NBC4. I was living in NoMa with roommates but decided to stay with my partner and her family in McLean since she drove and the metro wasn’t running. I also worked the overnight shift so the metro wouldn’t have been any use to me anyway. Anyway after the first case of Covid at my job, my partners family freaked out (for good reason) and I got the boot back to NoMa. For months I biked in the sweltering summer heat from NoMa all the way to the tv station in Tenleytown. I’d bike in the rain, at midnight, during the curfew due to the George Floyd protests. As the summer months tapered off and things cooled down I grew to enjoy that peaceful bike ride but i still was fearful that one late night someone knucklehead would try to knock me off my bike. One night after a long shift my mom drove from Baltimore to surprise me with a motorcycle helmet for my new scooter that would soon ease my fears biking home alone at night and my tired body from biking up Woodley Rd in the summer heat. I loved that scooter. It gave me freedom and safety in a time when my world was very scary. My mom who doesn’t have a lot of money bought me that scooter. She worked hard for it. I worked hard to maintain it. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday afternoon (June 16) during major flight delays/cancellations at DCA, I got chatting with this tall bearded man in the American customer service line. We were both on the same cancelled flight to Boston, where he was going with a group of buddies to watch a tennis tournament.
We shared some laughs, swapped flight stories over to-go margaritas (thanks, El Centro!), and I felt we were vibing! We’re both DC residents and I should have asked for his number.
If you’re out there, I’d love to continue chatting over margaritas after our New England adventures!”
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“Dear PoPville,
I was at the last yoga class at Franklin Park on Monday evening. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live on Willard and there are two trucks at the end by 18th that have flat tires and haven’t been moved for weeks. They keep getting ticketed and no one will move them! (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
In search of gardening advice for hot months and extended stays out of town. I’m fairly novice in gardening but finally invested in some hydrangeas in our backyard that I’d hate to part with over an extended vacation (3 weeks) in August. In search of advice on how to keep them watered and alive (drip hose?) or of any watering services that deal with outdoor plants.”
Ed. Note: Please send your great garden hauls via email to [email protected] with Garden Haul in the subject line and let me know what you’ve grown and what neighborhood you are in. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our house in Dupont Circle has been infested with rats since January, and we’re at our wits end. We keep traps out and have tried to fill holes in the wall where we can, but we can’t seem to keep them at bay. Our landlord has an exterminator on retainer, but he’s useless- comes maybe once a month, sets a trap or two and leaves.
Can anyone suggest a pest removal company that actually investigates the problem to find the root cause? (more…)
1828 1st Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Kind of unique — it’s a sandwich shop inside the existing bodega, DC MINI SUPERMARKET Beer & Wine ATM. I got the bacon, egg and cheese (the Harley on their menu, here). It was awesome. (more…)