“Dear PoPville,

As if getting our car stolen off the street in front of our house in the dead of night on Monday wasn’t enough, we are grappling with the loss of our beloved quote book that holds all of our family’s “best of” roadtrip memories from the last 18 years. It was in the glove box and I’d gladly pay a hefty sum to get it back (with the car or not). (more…)



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“Dear PoPville,

I went out with this awesome guy from Hinge 3 weeks ago at City Tap House for a few drinks, made plans to go ice skating at the sculpture garden last Thursday but then I got sick and rescheduled to this last Monday which happened to be a federal holiday and then I got a new phone and my hinge account reset so I lost all my matches. I tried looking for him but his name is (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

These signs are all over Dupont – are they actually legal? I can’t imagine people will follow unless they get permits from the city.”


“Dear PoPville,

I have a PEPCO related question. I live in a small, four unit condo building with identical 1.5 bedroom (roughly 700 sq ft) condos. I got a PEPCO bill this month that was more than double my previous bill ($114). I have friends living in 2,000 sq ft that are paying less. (more…)



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“Dear PoPville,

Bear with me, this is a little unorthodox. I’m trying to get in contact with someone who lives at Union Row (Union Row Flats, Warehouses at Union Row) who would like to make some extra money.

I would like to negotiate a deal to pay a monthly fee for access to the resident parking garage so that I can park my bicycle. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

I have a friend who is coming to DC from an EU country. She’s fully vaxxed and has the EU QR code and all, but are people in DC bars and restaurants even going to recognize or accept that. What is she supposed to do? I can’t find any information online and I suspect that anything the DC government says probably isn’t matching the reality on the ground.’


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