“Dear PoPville,
I just got a letter in the mail from DCRA notifying me that the house next door will be converted into a popup. This will block the sun from hitting my solar panels for at least half the day. Is the new building owner responsible at all for raising my panels? Or will I just expect to lose half my power generation?
Also, should I be concerned at all about their intention to excavate a basement and underpin our shared wall?” (more…)
2006 18th Street,NW
Laura asks: “Hey PoPville and friends. Looking to get a small birthday cake (like the width of 4 cupcakes pushed together). Suggestions? Or if you know a place that does the pretty number cakes!”
Your recs: (more…)
Photo by Joseph Gruber
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 Songbyrd MC was made!
“Dear PoPville,
I met two really nice women at DC Bike Party in September. One of them looks exactly like my friend Susan. (more…)
photo by @longwalksdc
“Dear PoPville,
I am wondering if people have recommendations for companies that do residential outdoor seasonal decorations. My parents live in the area and are no longer spry enough to manage decorating the outside of their row home for the holidays. I think there are a lot of companies that handle the Christmas/winter holiday decorations but it would be great to find a company that also could manage Halloween decorations.”
Thanks to A. for sending: “More scooter content because that seems to be all the rage these days. Bird fining users “as required by DC”
From Bird:
“Please remember to follow DC’s new rules when locking your scooter!
As required by DC, riders will be fined for not correctly locking their scooters after a trip. Please double-check the rules below to avoid a fine next time you ride! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This morning I was awoken by a chainsaw outside my building, by the S street dog park in Dupont, and saw that DC was felling one of the two large trees outside (on the 1800 block of New Hampshire Ave, NW, picture attached). I reached out to the condo building’s property manager and he provided me with this response (screenshot also attached): (more…)
8th and E Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I just found out the CVS at 435 8th St NW is closing 10/26. This CVS and their AMAZING pharmacist Denise have been serving our neighborhood for 26 years. I want to do everything I can to have them stay open. Can you please help? Do you have any ideas on how I can do this?”
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
A friend of mine witnessed an incredible act of kindness by an Uber driver and wanted to share the story and asked me to forward it to you… I hope you can share it.
On Monday the 11th, I watched one of the most humble, incredible acts of humanity I’d seen in my 38 years in Washington DC.
And the young person who did this was an Uber Eats driver. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have a very early flight (6am) out of DCA next week, and I’m wondering if people have recommendations for taxi companies. Since the pandemic I’ve always had problems and delays when trying to get a pick-up from Uber or Lyft that early, so I thought it would be better to schedule something ahead of time with an actual local company. I was hoping your readers might know of some good reliable companies!”
photo by Jeff Vincent
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 food runner MC was made!
“Dear PoPville,
Songbyrd, Sunday afternoon. You were wearing white shoes and had a nice smile. (more…)