photo by Beau Finley
“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone have any great places to donate to in the area? We have lots of clothing but also housewares, books, etc. I frequently donate to Martha’s Table and other big organizations but I’m wondering if there might be any great ones that I don’t know about or for communities that have been hit particularly hard by the current political state of affairs, etc. Thank you!!”
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a row home in DC and need to replace my front door because it’s warped / chipped etc. I cannot also replace the frame because then it impacts the transom and rest of the front door and creates historic home headaches. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I recognize might be a bit of a firestarter, but I think it’s important. I live in Park View and drive a Tesla that we’ve driven long before Elon bought an election. This morning, I was loading my 9-month old baby into the car to drive to daycare and a neighbor walking by screamed, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was an election worker in 2024 during the primary and general elections, and I have worked every election since the pandemic to ensure that older workers who needed to stay home were replaced. It was overall a great experience over the years, but now it is tax season. (more…)
Thanks to A. for sharing from the Petworth Parents Facebook group: (more…)
photo by DCbmyers
“Dear PoPville,
I loved your post “Small gestures”. I experienced something similar myself.
After a rough day navigating executives orders, I met a friend at Boqueria to unwind. As we talked about the dark cloud looming over our agencies- (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
On Sunday around noon at Duke’s Counter in Woodley Park, I benefited from a random act of kindness and need to thank the two very generous people responsible. I was telling my bartender buddy about my early forced retirement coming Monday and the impossible situation of trying to work through a funding freeze. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve seen a bunch of the dark covers on license plates. Why? And are they legal?”
Not enough enforcement ability?
Update: “And yes, plate covers are absolutely illegal. See DCMR 18-422.8”
1647 Lamont Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Apparently the strange building at 1647 Lamont St, NW in Mt. Pleasant is being demolished/renovated and has been doing so without permitting, which makes sense given the noise. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
In a long shot, I am wondering if you could help me find the contact info for the person who runs this small Petworth community garden (see triangle above.)
I’m really interested in joining this community garden, but I never seem to catch anyone there!”