“Dear PoPville,
Around the holidays, a COVID testing pop-up at 2123 Wisconsin Ave in Glover park was a welcome and popular option for people trying to protect their loved ones around the holidays. It may have been unreliable. The lab involved where PCRs were sent, Northshore Clinical Labs, is being investigated by state agencies, and it’s been cited by federal regulators. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I had a DC paper temp ID issued to me on 1/22/22 and I had to travel to Boston the next day. While air travel was no issue, when I got to Boston and everywhere I had to show my paper temp ID there was an issue. (more…)
Photo by Kate Conradt
“Dear PoPville,
I have a few items of clothing that are pretty worn through that I don’t think are suitable to give to Goodwill. Other than throwing the clothes in the trash, is there a means to recycle clothing / textiles in the District?”
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I just wanted to let you know about a scam that (I am ashamed to say) I fell for on the corner of Corcoran and 17th NW yesterday near Dupont Circle. (more…)
photo by Jeanette.Cook
“Dear PoPville,
This past Saturday evening, Jan 29, at American Ice Company this girl was sitting at the bar with her friend, wearing a black top with brown leather pants and tan suede boots. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a tiny Park View row house that was built in 1913. Half the doors in our home are the original, 5-panel solid wood doors, and the other half are cheap hollow-core doors. I’d like to replace the hollow-core doors but am having a hard time finding 5-panel solid wood replacement doors. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Our Adams Morgan condo has been without power since Saturday afternoon–we have lights and a few outlets, but one of the two incoming lines is dead and as a result, we are without heat and hot water.
We had an electrician on-site on Saturday–he told us to call Pepco. Pepco came out, took some readings, and told us to get our building electrician involved. That electrician came out yesterday and said they couldn’t do anything until Pepco removed the locks on our meter and the three meters connected to ours (it’s a medium-sized, self-managed condo building). (more…)
3531 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
It is tax season and this year, I think I might need a professional instead of using TurboTax due to some life changes. Can you poll readers to see if they have an accountant or someone they like or suggest that is reasonably affordable? Thanks.”
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this note on the sidewalk this morning (Willard St. bw 17th and 18th NW), and as a fellow UGA alumna I feel pretty bummed out for the neighbor who had posted it somewhere nearby. (more…)
photo by Jeff Vincent
“Dear PoPville,
I was working the front desk at Yoga Heights in Petworth and a tall, brown haired man named Daniel came in for a hot yoga class Saturday morning. (more…)