photo by Claire Uziel
“Dear PoPville,
I am in need of a new upholstered chair for my living room. I have looked in many places (West Elm, Crate and Barrel, CB2, LazyBoy, Room and Board, and some others I can’t remember), but can’t find anything I want, mainly because the upholstery choices are so limited. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to share and ask for help on who to make a complaint to. Was leaving to head to work this morning when I found DC Parking putting a boot on my car as well as several others. Thinking they made a mistake because my tickets were being contested, they informed me that they had the correct plate number. (more…)
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Mandy asks: “Ok friends. Countdown has begun. What goes on the DC bucket list before I move to NC?? What say you @PoPville and community? Over a dozen years here I’ve done a lot but what is a MUST DO?! Ready, go.”
Ed. Note: The magnificent variety and breadth of the recs below is a good reminder that we take a lot for granted and are lucky to live in one of the greatest places on earth. A bit corny to write but straight up truth.
The early replies: (more…)
photo by Duluoz Me
“Dear PoPville,
I had a question that I thoughts your readers might know. Have the flights paths for DCA recently changed? I have lived in DC a long time and in my current house in SW for 6 years, and a few months ago I staring noticing that several times a day commercial fights were taking offing and heading right over my house, most in a Northeast direction. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m curious to hear what your subjects know about the overhaul of Harvard Hall at 1650 Harvard St. NW. This is a massive apartment building that takes up most of the block. I live nearby on Harvard and the project has had a big impact on the neighborhood. (more…)
photo by W. Bramlett
“Dear PoPville,
Searched the archives and apparently no one has ever asked for recommendations for a place to do carpet removal/installation! Any suggestions? I got a quote from one place (in Bethesda), but they want to charge $3000 to remove and replace carpet in a 10’x10′ bedroom, which seems exorbitant to me! Guidance from the PoPville community would be much appreciated.”
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I’m looking to rent out his condo that I own. I spoke to a realtor and the process sounded a little more involved than I initially imagined, including getting a license and notifying my mortgage lender that I would be renting the property (potentially giving them the ability to refinance and raise my rate?). My mortgage contract says that the property has to be my primary residence for at least 1 year, which it has been. Otherwise it is silent on renting. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
While out taking photos of my roommates dog at the tulips near the National mall, I misplaced my wallet. I went back a day later to look for it, hoping maybe no one had seen it yet, but it was no where to be found. Today, after being in the office all day, my first item of business was to cancel all my cards, but I found an envelope with no return address at my front door containing my wallet and a nice note. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I moved in with my sister in February and she’s been having issues with the DMV ever since. We both have DC licenses – we were living in separate apartments prior to moving in together – so it’s only a matter of updating our address. (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
“Dear PoPville,
I’m on a condo board. Recently in a property management switchover,we discovered that one resident has thousands upon thousands upon thousands of dollars ( i.e. YEARS) worth of unpaid HOA dues. (more…)