“Dear PoPville,

from I St SW, just to the east of 6th st. This is for the Amidon Bowen Elementary School Zone. The crosswalk sign impedes seeing the school zone sign indicating a lower speed limit. Hard to protect the kids walking to school when drivers can’t see the signs.” (more…)



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“Dear PoPville,

During my typical night run in D.C. on Tuesday night (Oct. 20) I noticed you were running on the other side of the street at the same pace. (more…)



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“Dear PoPville,

My wife and I are looking to have some or all of our Thanksgiving dinner catered this year. I would love very much to spend two days in the kitchen making dinner, but our house is small, our toddler is manic, our jobs are busy, and we’re expecting seven people from out of town.

Any suggestions?”



2479 18th Street, NW

“Dear PoPville,

It’s been closed for a few weeks with no indication of what’s going on. Any insights?”

Akira Ramen opened here in the former North Sea space, at the end of 2019.

Their Facebook was last updated Oct. 3rd and their phone rings without going to voicemail.

Hours are listed as:

Sun- Thurs 12pm – 10pm
Fri. to Sat. 12pm – 10.30 pm
Tue: Closed

Anyone know what’s up?



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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, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made. The Eastern Market Farmer MC was made!

“Dear PoPville,

During Friday’s night Halloween bike party en route to Hains point….we made eye contact and you smiled at me after calling out “BIKE PARTY!” into the night. You were wearing all black (appropriate for the occasion) and were filling the night with some great tunes on your small speaker. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Anyone with experience dealing with this?

We received two notices stating we violated DC’s recycling rules on two separate dates two months apart resulting in two $75 fines. The problem is that apparently, at some point at least a month and a half ago, our recycling can got swapped and ours ended up way down the alley. Since it has been away, folks have been filling it with whatever they like. The citation states that the only way for us to contest it is to appear in person. (more…)


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