“Dear PoPville,
A downtown apartment building claiming that the market rent is increasing by 3% A WEEK.” (more…)
Dear PoPville
photo by Miki Jourdan
“Dear PoPville,
I had a missed connection (Tuesday) at Tosca around 1pm. There was a dashing male wearing a mustard-colored turtleneck and tan coat. (more…)
“Picture of our collection — they are each about the size of a mini fridge.”
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if anyone else is seeing these giant containers for packages around. They started showing up in my building (small building with no front desk/concierge) over the past week — so far, we’ve collected two. They are always filled with Amazon packages for multiple addresses on our block. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have a question for the community. I’m looking for a good place to buy a used bike. I’m not a bike expert,, I just need a solid bike to get around town. Preferably at a decent price, good condition, and not the product of theft. Thanks!”
“Dear PoPville,
saw 2 cars getting booted in NW this morning. Looked like MD plates on both of them. I’ve heard DC has been struggling to enforce tickets/fines on out of town drivers – perhaps this is a step in the right direction?”
You may run but you can’t hide. Daily DPW tickets vehicles and boots and tows vehicles with three or more outstanding tickets. We’ve even found a car w/ more than $70K in tickets. If your car is parked on a DC street w/ tickets and violations sooner or later we will find you. pic.twitter.com/mbNjGSXJMk
— DC Department of Public Works (@DCDPW) April 20, 2022
And in other car wheel news: (more…)
3651 Georgia Ave, NW
Ed. Note: From Reliable Tavern (3655 Georgia Ave, NW) also located on the block: “We have a lease through at least 2026 and at this point we are planning to continue operating for the foreseeable future. COVID was really challenging, but we’ve been fortunate to receive some additional funding from the city to help us with back rent, and really appreciate the continued support from the community…. business is picking up.”
Will update when/if I learn about any changes coming to the other businesses on the block.
“Dear PoPville,
iacovelli Cafe & Liquor [“Liquor store and cafe. Beer, wine, liquor. Regular breakfast, lunch, dinner + special additional Jamaican menu (curry chicken/shrimp, oxtail, brown stew)“], is closing at the end of May. Our old landlord ignored our request to renew our lease (we have been there 5.5 years), then sold the building! Very sad for us as we bought this store when our daughter was born and we survived through Covid. My husband Tambe runs the store and is the chef.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I recently moved home to Michigan, but still have my DC plates on my car, will be changing them over to Michigan when it’s my birthday (they do renewals here old timey and they happen on your birthday, not just any day!)
Brief history of Michigan motor department laws aside, I woke up this morning to three letters from the DC DMV of three unpaid parking tickets, (more…)
417 H Street, NE
“Dear PoPville,
Today at Sidamo Coffe & Tea on H St around 1030am. She was sitting at the bar doing work while I was sitting at a table. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Why am I/what’s the reasoning behind me being unable to sign up for an online account at mytaxdc as a first time DC filer? I get that the process just doesn’t work that way but do you know/have any leads on the WHY? It makes no sense to me that to get an online account at the site to file your taxes, you have to have already filed DC taxes previously..”
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve got a 110 year old slate roof to replace on Shepherd St. Can you post a request for recs?”