“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to just share this – tried providing DC DOH with a positive covid diagnosis through the exposure notifications via phone (iOS). I tried twice last night and once this morning, and never received a verification code (screenshot above). Because of that, I couldn’t move ahead any further in the process. Not sure if others have the same issue. Just wanted to share.”
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
The newest census data about DC’s population loss in 2021 really concern me. For 2021, the loss is 20,000. That is almost a quarter of DC’s net increase of 88,000 over the ten-year period 2010-2020.
The implications for DC local businesses already struggling during this ongoing COVID situation are enormous, as they are for the overall health& growth of the city’s economy & our quality of life in DC.”
From the Census:
“Over the past year, the District of Columbia’s population declined by 2.9%, or 20,043 residents, to a population of 670,050 in 2021. This was the largest annual percent decrease in the nation. (more…)
photo by Ted Eytan
“Dear PoPville,
Fellow pet parents, especially fellow apartment/condo dwellers: if you’ve had Covid, how did you handle pet care during your infection? Were you able to find a dog sitter to board your pup for the duration of your illness, allowing you to rest? Are dog sitters generally open to coming and picking up a dog from a Covid-positive owner? (more…)
Thanks to Kate for sending: “Bang salon just sent an email saying they will require *booster* vaccination cards starting January 31st. Have you seen any other places implementing this?”
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
While I was waiting at the Senate subway on Thursday, this guy approached me and asked what I thought about something that we both witnessed a few minutes prior at the Capitol testing site. We had a laugh and he walked away. Fast forward about 30 minutes later, and we’re both getting off the metro at Woodley Park. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I had an *interesting* interaction last night and I wondered what others thought/would do in that situation. My partner and I were sitting at a bar that was fairly empty when we got there but became more crowded as we were going to leave. A gentleman was standing behind me for a while – I assumed he was waiting to order a drink. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
The day after Christmas (December 26), I was on a flight home to DC via BWI. A polite man in a D.C. running club black hoodie and Cleveland Browns hat gave up his seat so my daughter and I could sit next to each other. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I recently used to the DC DMV self-service inspection kiosk at 300 Van Buren St NW to test my car. There was no line at 11am on a weekday and it took less than 5 minutes to pass. I received my new sticker the following week. The process was amazingly easy. The process of removing my old sticker — which on my last inspection 3 years had been affixed by DMV inspection person — was impossible to scrape off and had been stuck so far down the window well that my scraper could not access the lower half of the sticker. During my struggle, my new sticker, the back of which had not even been peeled off, fell down a crack on my dashboard and I’ve spent weeks trying unsuccessfully to fish it out, confound it. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
On December 22nd, we were standing next to each other in a very long line to get take home rapid covid tests at the Woodbridge Library. I arrived 1.5 hours early (by accident), and you and your Irish Wolfhound (Huey) walked up behind me soon after. We chatted off and on for the duration of our wait. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I thought scooters were supposed to be tethered per the new law. Is there any way to report untethered scooters? This is the third time I’ve seen neatly grouped scooters, untethered on my corner. It seems like either a group of individuals or more likely lyft is dropping them on my corner without tethering them to sign posts etc. Ultimately what happens is somebody inevitably pushes one or all of them into the street or the sidewalk… does Lyft just not care because they know they can get away with it? Does the city also just not care?”