Dear PoPville

“Now DC Health is insisting that we keep her home for another ten days.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

My six year old daughter just returned to school last Monday following a ten day quarantine after testing positive for covid on January 13. Then, on Friday January 28 she was included in her school’s asymptomatic testing program and her result remains positive, a fairly common occurrence. Testing kids within 90 days of prior infection is against DC health guidelines, but I’m told she “fell through the cracks” and was tested when she shouldn’t have been. Now DC Health is insisting that we keep her home for another ten days. This goes against all levels of covid guidelines, both local and federal. PCR tests can come back positive for months after infection. It’s the exact reason why DC advises against re-testing kids within 90 days after infection. And yet DC Health is treating this as if it were a new infection, which would be impossible so soon after a prior infection. (more…)

“thanks to a fellow biker”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by DCbmyers

“Dear PoPville,

Writing to send out some thanks into the world to a bicyclist who helped un-strand me from Adams Morgan Sunday morning! Something about the cold made my bike lock jam while I was out and about Saturday night, and upon returning to try to rescue it on Sunday morning I still couldn’t get the lock to budge, after which my phone promptly died. (more…)

Missed Connections – Hook Hall Wine Festival! and Hiking at Annapolis Rock

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

“Dear PoPville,

Missed connection! I met a guy hiking with his dad at Annapolis Rock in Maryland last Sunday afternoon (January 23rd). He was on the taller side, with reddish/brown hair and beard. He mentioned he lives in Capitol Hill and he took some great photos of my friend and me in front of the view. I was the Asian woman wearing a tan furry jacket and a grey hat with a yellow pom-pom. He and his dad very kindly offered to drive us back to our car since it was getting late and the trail was iced over. I probably should’ve taken them up on their offer and/or asked for his number but, after two years of the pandemic, I don’t remember how to meet people in the wild (literally) anymore! Would be great to grab coffee sometime.”

and

“Not sure if this counts as a missed connection but I (sorta) met a very cute guy at Hook Hall wine festival last Saturday. (more…)

“An incredibly sad closing of another small women owned business.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1408 Okie Street, NE

“Dear PoPville, [thanks to all who sent]

An incredibly sad closing of another small women owned business. This one hits hard as it was conceptualized, opened and run by two moms who happened to also be super funny. The timing was not great – I literally have pics of my son enjoying the ballpit a week before lockdown – but they tried their creative best to offer what they could and really try and help their/our community. Camps, tutoring, safety measures, outdoor yoga, partnerships with local food and breweries. This is a visceral sadness and disappointment – and I hope we as a city can really all recover together.

From The Lane:

“We tried. We really did.

To our wonderful community, (more…)

“ISO advice/help for an innocent hourly worker”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

“Dear PoPville,

A really nice woman who works at the Adams Morgan 7-11 fell victim to a car-jacking Monday night/Tuesday morning.

Her car was parked in front of the store at 2am. The car jackers didn’t know how to drive stick, abandoned the car and peeled out in the getaway car, not before side swiping her car, mangling the wheel well, shattering her window and rendering her car inoperable. As she told me she is “underinsured.” Meaning she’s paying for liability only.

Impossible to share insurance information with a car-jacker. (more…)

“Dog left alone on a third floor balcony”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Master of All Metal

Ed. Note: In previous cases of suspected neglect readers have suggested calling the Humane Law Enforcement Department at 202-723-5730.

“Dear PoPville,

In short, I am wondering how a neighbor’s treatment of a dog would be viewed under the Standard of Care for Animals Amendment Act of 2017. It’s been in the 30s all week, and I have repeatedly noted the neighbors leaving their dog out on their balcony all alone. I know – or at least I think – that they let the dog in at night, but for the most part the dog is out there for at least an hour or more, when it’s out. (more…)

“thank you to the kind strangers that helped”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I just wanted to say thank you to the kind strangers that helped corral my dog Remi after my grip slipped on his leash at the intersection of New Hampshire & Rock Creek Church Rd NW. Several motorists and pedestrians helped in the pursuit that ultimately resulted in the pup running home and sitting on the porch. I didn’t catch anyone’s name as I was in hot pursuit of the pup (on a very cold night), but I grateful for their help.”

Missed Connection – “a guy with a three legged black dog”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

“Dear PoPville,

Missed connection: this weekend I walking up S ST towards the dog park with a black lab and my blonde friend (I am also blonde) and met a guy with a three legged black dog with a UNC a collar”

Ed. Note: If this is you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. PoPville is not affiliated with either party, please proceed with any potential connection at your own risk using caution as you would any online encounter. For those curious about past missed connections, many have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made. Monday’s Navy Yard MC was made!

“want to get a ballpark understanding of how much it would realistically cost us to renovate”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Josh

“Dear PoPville,

We currently rent a townhouse in DC that is a bit of a fixer upper. We are considering making an offer to buy from our landlord, but want to get a ballpark understanding of how much it would realistically cost us to renovate, and we want to factor that into our decision and potential offer. Does anyone have any recommendations for an inspector or a contractor that could do this for us? We have both structural and safety (e.g. potential mold) concerns and remodel questions. (more…)

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