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“Valid Medical Cannabis Registrations Required Effective September 2”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to John for passing on from ABRA:

“As announced in mid-April, all District and non-resident patients and caregivers are required to have a valid registration to purchase medical cannabis effective Thursday, July 1, 2021.

A 60-day grace period was announced shortly afterwards to allow patients time to secure new recommendations from their healthcare practitioners and updated government-issued photo IDs (if needed)–delaying the deadline date to Monday, September 1.  No additional extensions will be granted. (more…)

Missed Connection – Dog dad

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by DCbmyers

“Dear PoPville,

Saturday (8/14) just before 7pm at Meridian Hill Park. I was sitting in the grass with my husky, wearing sunglasses, black pants and a salmon colored shirt. You walked by with your dog (tan colored, fluffy tail that curled over his back) and gave me a little wave. You were wearing your hat backwards, a drawstring backpack and a blue t-shirt. You looked super cute but you were too far away for me to say hi. If you’re reading this I’d love to get that chance!”

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. Yesterday’s Fleet Feet MC was made!

“she open palm punched me on the side of the head”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

On Sunday afternoon around 4PM, my partner and I were walking South on 14th near T street. Around the intersection, we both saw a woman walking in the middle of the sidewalk toward us, and both chose to go around her in opposite directions (this was a narrow part of the sidewalk right by the little outdoor pods outside Bresca). The woman bee-lined directly toward me while mumbling something inaudibly, and as I tried to avoid a head-on collision, she open palm punched me on the side of the head, with a bag in her hand, which pushed me against a big trashcan on the sidewalk. (more…)

“Can anyone else speak to how long they’re waiting these days?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m curious to hear from any other readers about the length of time DC is currently taking to issue tags, title and registration.
I bought a new car in May and the Maryland suburb-based dealer admitted to mishandling the initial submission of information to DC until late June, but assured me it was submitted then.

As of mid-August, DC’s DMV Call Center says they have not received any paperwork with my VIN. (more…)

Missed Connections – W&OD trail and Fleet Feet

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Geoff Livingston

Ed. Note: If either of these are 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 MC at the Tidal Basin was found, but sadly is unavailable.

“Dear PoPville,

I was riding my bike on the W&OD trail last Sunday midday when a man flew past me on the left. He settled back into the right lane and I briefly drafted, admiring his killer calves. As he sped away he called out “nice jersey!” and I noticed that, stretched taut over his rippling back muscles, was the same jersey I was wearing but in a lovely blue-grey. Rapha-man, you raced up that hill faster than my voice could carry … but I’d love to grab a post-ride beer and discuss the latest in cycling fashion! Or at least what you do on leg day.”

and (more…)

“Something I’ve noticed recently, empty capital bike share racks.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Something I’ve noticed recently, empty capital bike share racks. I live in DuPont and the 6 racks closest to me had 3 bikes available total on Saturday afternoon. And when I walked over to the 15th and P rack there were 5 bikes that were out of service with the red lights. Thinking on it this has been the norm lately, one to two bikes at racks built to hold 15+. I walked up to a rack on Pennsylvania Ave in foggy bottom Friday and it had one bike with a flat tire. Any idea if they are struggling as a company or have just stopped maintenance on their fleet due to the pandemic dropping demand?”

“Ghosted by DC Office of Tax and Revenue?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m in the middle of a very frustrating back and forth (well, pretty one-sided at this point) with the DC Office of Tax and Revenue, and I’m wondering if anyone has any insights or avenues we could pursue, because I feel like I’ve exhausted our options at this point.

At the end of June, OTR returned my tax return via email, citing that there was an error that needed to be corrected and re-processed. However, it was unclear what the error was so I contacted the name of the customer service tax specialist provided via email and voicemail for clarification and never received a response. (more…)

“Missing/Stolen Mail?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve had a rash of lost greeting cards recently, four in the past two months, both incoming and outgoing (I live in 20012). Some had checks in them, others didn’t. A friend recently also had a check stolen and cashed in someone else’s name.

Anyone else had a similar experience? Delays are frustrating enough, but seems like there may be something else going on.”

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