Shannon asked: “is this what renting is like in DC or am I being scammed? It’s from what I thought was a reputable company”
Survey says: (more…)
Dear PoPville
“Dear PoPville,
What is the legal move here at this intersection of 6th and Constitution NW? I read it as you cannot turn unless the arrow is green. What that causes is cars to honk as not many people are used to not turning when there is no red signal. Should DC make this sign more clear?”
photo by Kitsch & Classics
“Dear PoPville,
I’m looking for other pickle ball players to play with – any skill level really. I’m eager (and have 4 paddles!), so wondering if anyone else is also eager for some pickleball action?? (more…)
photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
I wonder if anyone could point me in the right direction for a spray tan. I moved here during 2020 and have many weddings coming up this summer thanks to the pandemic pushing everything back and am looking for a tan that will not make me look like a Cheeto. It can be a salon or someone that does house calls, whatever people have had success with I am willing to try!” (more…)
David asks: “got any idea what this parking permit is for? Are we getting a new Wednesday afternoon farmers market?? This is across the street from the Columbia Heights Giant.”
“Dear PoPville,
My question to the community is …. has anyone who rents in DC have had an ADDENDUM added to their rental agreement when the initial contract expired and it became a month -to-month lease?
‘Pursuant to §§ 42-3203 of the DC Landlord Tenant Act, when a lease expires, the parties may remain in the rental unit, but the tenancy automatically becomes a month-to-month tenancy.'”
photo by Ted Eytan
“Dear PoPville,
I have been looking through old blog posts looking for advice on how to make some changes around my home– namely wanting to replace a cinder block wall around my back patio with a fence. I keep seeing people mentioning getting a permit expeditor to make the process easier but was wondering if there were specific companies or names people recommend? I am in a non-historical designated block if that matters.
I am also curious about names and recommendations on who to talk to about adding a roof deck to my home but this is a less immediate concern than the patio.”
“Dear PoPville,
We’re building an accessory building on our property, and will end up with about a 20×20 mostly-empty wall on our alley. We’d love to paint a mural on it. And when I say “we’d love to paint” I mean we would love to find someone with talent and artistic inspiration to paint a mural on it for us. (more…)
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photo by Jeanette.Cook
Update: “I’m not the cute guy from the bike, but I found this puppy. She was hiding under a truck on C street. I had my dog with me, but I put her on the pole next to me. I had to get fully under the truck to get to the puppy. Fortunately a very helpful woman stopped who had an extra leash with her. We were able to leash the dog. I then called the number on the tag, and the owner answered immediately. Apparently she’s been looking for her pup for a long time. They were reunited and the pup is safe at home!”
“Dear PoPville,
Tuesday morning on my very mundane, typically uneventful walk to work on C street NE in Capitol Hill, a puppy on the lose darted in front of me. Coming down the sidewalk shortly after the pup was a man on a bike, who then noticed the lost dog, took off after it, and enlisted the police officer standing by to help him in the chase.
I was late to a meeting, so I had to lay aside my eagerness to take off running and join the growing search and rescue team. But the question loomed all day–who was the mysterious heroic man on the bike?! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Over the past several months at least three public trash cans along 13th St NW in Columbia Heights/Petworth have disappeared without warning. Do any of your readers know where they went? Did the city remove them? (more…)