“Dear PoPville,
For at least 4 months now, tenants of QH apartments have been dealing with the most foul smell ever. It’s like rat sh!t meets a dead animal(s) And it has leaked into the elevator, stairwell, laundry room, gym, etc. Management doesn’t care. They think cleaning at 2am is suffice and yet we’ve all continued to suffer from the smell. Some residents have even seen rats running around the gym and in the ceilings above. It’s a safety hazard for many reasons. (more…)
Ed. Note: You should not feel obligated to share your phone number with this person, or anyone else for that matter, if you don’t want to. I advise going into a store/office if there is one nearby and asking for help from someone (if you are outside.) If he continues to not leave you alone, you should consider calling the police. This is not normal behavior. You should have no guilt in protecting yourself after politely attempting to end the conversation. If he won’t leave you alone, your safety is paramount.
“Dear PoPville,
I had an encounter with a guy on Wednesday afternoon when I stepped outside to enjoy the sun for a few minutes. He insisted on chatting with me, told me he was new to the area and asked about local coffee spots. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Have other people been complaining about the amount of leftover salt from the snowstorm? I swept up a large section of Kalorama Park the other day, and put it in the trashcan, and the workers poured out into the bike lane.”
“Here’s the photo of the salt dumped in the bike lane”: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My trash can (Capitol Hill) was hit in the ally so many times by trash/recycling trucks that it’s no longer usable. When I called 311, they told me it would be $50 to replace it. DPW told me they could replace it but unfortunately (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if anyone else who lives in Columbia Heights and has AT&T as their cell phone/wireless carrier is having signal issues? (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The Rock Creek Tennis bubble (run by Guest Services) has been having its issues this year with the heat getting knocked out for several weeks and then the bubble came down because of snow. It’s operational now but I wonder how safe it is. Came across the jerry-rigged system for what I assume is for heat. One cigarette flicked and who the hell knows? Anyone know who certifies a subcontractor and their work on NPS land?”
UPDATE: “The designated propane storage area is a temporary setup that complies with safety regulations. Storing propane indoors is not permitted, which is why it has been placed outside, as indicated by the posted warning signs and fencing around the area. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This happened to us in Columbia heights too. Driver took photo of the package in his hand and I went out immediately and the package was not there.”
“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone else not had recycling collection in three weeks now? I live in Eckington in NE DC and our alleyways are full of overflowing blue bins and recycling still trash collection resumed, but not recycling for whatever reason (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I lost my engagement ring this past weekend in DC. Not only is it just a very nice piece of jewelry, it has an incredible amount of sentimental value. I’ve seen magic happen when a community bands together and I’m hoping some good soul will step forward. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Reaching out because my husband and I were notified from that the pipe servicing our home is lead and were told we could get our water tested. We know that our private pipes are not lead as we had them replaced and at the time the city said the street was not lead so we didn’t have it replaced.
We followed up multiple times since they first reached out about testing and today received the following response. Anyone had any luck getting things earlier? Also I laughed out loud at the timeline.” (more…)