Dear PoPville

“They didn’t have to stop, but they did, and I’m grateful.”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

“Dear PoPville,

I want to give a shout-out to the kind strangers that checked on me yesterday after I tripped on a run in Ledriot Park and absolutely ate pavement (sprained my ankle). A nice man pulled over in his car and got out to make sure I was okay (he then kindly drove me home). The woman saw me fall from down the block and together they helped me up. They didn’t have to stop, but they did, and I’m grateful.”

Also pretty awesome, a reader found a purse/ID and was reunited last night when: (more…)

“covid exposure notification from a day they didn’t leave the house?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Ed. Note: Locations and more info on new Covid Centers around town.

liana asks: “wondering if anyone has experience getting a covid exposure notification from a day they didn’t leave the house? or if it’s possible for your phone to think you were exposed if a neighbor tested positive (i.e., phones connected through the wall)? thx!”

Some folks experiences include: (more…)

“Best blowouts in the city?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Hoping you can help me find salons/blowout locations in DC that A) have lots of stylists and can fit you in quick and B) work well with curly hair :)”

“Airtags & Stolen Bikes – is there anything I can do here?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I recently had my bike stolen out of my garage–which I’d normally forget about (I’ve had many stolen, even when locked with the best of locks. It’s just DC life) except that it still appears to have an AirTag on it. It’s been at least two weeks and the AirTag still appears to be moving so I’m guessing it just hasn’t been noticed. (more…)

“Local contacts (continental US, even) for Cabi – now run by Lyft?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Help! Do you happen to know who is overseeing Cabi in our region and have any means to contact a real, live person (in the region)?

Calls to the Cabi number now go to Lyft support in Guatemala. Customer service for Cabi used to be fantastic. Now, it is run by a call in service that has no ability/authority to fix a problem. They simply listen to the customer and agree that there is reason to be frustrated. (more…)

“found these empty 9mm shell casings in our backyard”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

We live in NE (Ft.Totten/Lamond Riggs area) and when my husband was taking our dog out he found these empty 9mm shell casings in our backyard. We are not gun owners and we have no idea where they came from. That said, we were wondering if there was anything we should do with these other than just dispose of them, like notify law enforcement or some other entity? I’m sure this sort of thing happens a lot all over DC and we figured we’d see if anyone else has any thoughts on this.”

“Crow Bar Incident at 4th and K St NW”

By Prince Of Petworth


4th and K St, NW via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

I was taking my usual route to work, heading southbound on 4th St NW at 7:55am yesterday, when an individual pushing a red shopping cart began verbally threatening to kill me. He then stepped in front of me into the street at that intersection and brandished a crow bar, saying that he would never let me cross the street and he would end my life. (more…)

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