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Paying respects to President Jimmy Carter? “Official Schedule for State Funeral”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by washingtonydc

“Dear PoPville,

Any advice on strategies for minimizing waiting in line to pay respects to Jimmy Carter this week? ChatGPT suggests 10-12 hrs wait! I don’t have a problem going in the middle of the night. Did anybody do that for Bush I?”

Official Schedule for State Funeral for former President Jimmy Carter from a press release:

“Funeral services honoring former President Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the
United States, begin Jan. 4, 2025 and conclude on Jan. 9, 2025. (more…)

PSA: “coffee date predator” spotted again

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I was sitting in Dupont Circle having coffee, he came up acted like he did not know the city well and was new to DC from Astoria NY. Seemed professional and clean cut, intelligent and his story tracked as far as what he knew about NYC and his phone number was NYC area code. I started feeling uncomfortable after I gave him my number and he sent me his. He kept asking about coffee shops that were open on Christmas and trying to get me to go for a walk with him. (more…)

“Invasion of the Yankee Buses??”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Does anyone knows what’s up with all the yellow Yankee buses all around the city.

We just passed like 6 of them in a row on Constitution (Friday, Dec. 27th)

I saw one that said Metro bus in the window downtown earlier this week but this seems excessive for metro work and they are in really random parts of town.”

From WMATA: “Opening early, under budget: Downtown Metrorail construction wraps up a day ahead of schedule (more…)

“they refuse to prorate the monthly membership fee”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I recently joined Mint Dupont and now find out it’s going to be closed for remodeling from Christmas to new year’s. While I fully support the hard-working staff getting a break the closure is actually due to construction, hope they’ll be nice improvements. Here’s the rub, I’ve asked and they refuse to prorate the monthly membership fee, (more…)

The new 2025 Bus service will start June 29, 2025.

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Wondering if anyone knows the date for the new WMATA buses? The announcement is clear as mud. It says changes start on Dec 15, but I have seen my old bus route (N2) running when I know it will be renamed and have the route changed. Trying to figure out the new schedule, but can’t even determine when the changes happen. Any insight would be helpful!”

I’m told:

“The new service will start June 29, 2025.

Updated schedules and trip planner will be released in spring.“

What’s Up With ZipCar These Days?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

What are current opinions, of ZipCar users in NW DC (and other quadrants), regarding the brand and does it still offer somewhat quality vehicles. There’s a lot of chatter, it seems, out there that their vehicles 1) (more…)

“Office space for 1 (not co-working)”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Jeff Vincent

“Dear PoPville,

I’m wondering if the community has suggestions for finding a small (very small!) office space for one. I’m specifically not talking about wework or localworks or Regus, but rather something like a small room in a row home or a single room in a small suite in an apartment building. (more…)

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