“Dear PoPville,
The snowcrete pile on Utah Avenue at Nebraska Avenue, NW. A fleet of Bobcats has been busy over the last few days pulling snow from nearby streets and creating this epic snowcrete mountain. (more…)
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photo by angela n.
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share a note of thanks about a truly kind Good Samaritan.
Yesterday afternoon (February 5), my son’s daycare had to be evacuated due to a fire alarm at the Natural History Museum. The teachers acted quickly and heroically, getting all of the children out safely. In the rush, they weren’t able to grab coats, and the kids were left shivering on the Mall while waiting for the all-clear.
During that time, a kind woman drove by, stopped, and asked whether the children needed coats. She happened to have several children’s coats in her trunk that she was planning to donate. Without hesitation, she gave them to the kids to help keep them warm. (more…)
photo by angela n.
“Dear PoPville,
With opening ceremonies on Friday, I’ve been looking for info about which bars and other spots around town will be playing the Winter Olympics, having specials, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I recently adopted two 6-month-old kittens from the Humane Rescue Alliance and need to take them to the vet.
In the past I’d gone to District Vet in Brookland — I liked the convenient (for me) location and the relative ease of parking. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I haven’t seen something like this yet on your blog. On Kenyon near the medical center workers piled a 4-5 feet high pile of snow (from clearing the alleys for the garbage pickup) literally onto the sidewalk on Monday night, (more…)
photo by Adam Fagen
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to give another good neighbor shoutout— approached the northbound bus stop at 14th and R around 5:30 on Friday. A girl around my age (late twenties or early thirties?) was digging it out with a garden shovel. When I asked her about it, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I lost my ring in DC this past weekend (Jan 25). It was my grandpas and a very important family item. Here are the details of the ring:
Gold men’s ring with a hole worn in one side and a diamond set. I think I lost it on the national mall (between 7th and the Lincoln memorial) but it could have been the metro (foggy bottom to Shaw) or around the Shaw metro area. I know, a very large area of potential findings. Thank you.”
If by chance anyone happened to find the ring please email me at [email protected] and I can connect you with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
We live on Q Street NW between 5th and New Jersey Avenue and we’ve had reserved parking signs posted since the Friday before the big storm.
Unfortunately, (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
This car has been blocking the alley off 18th and Q Street, NW for 24 hours blocking all traffic through the alley. Note says tow truck is coming but zero other information. (more…)
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
**Mr. President: Public Golf Should Remain Public**
When East Potomac Golf Links opened in 1921 as Washington’s first public course, it was designed to be “the model public playground”—a place where working people, not just country club members, could play the game. President Warren Harding loved it so much he’d skip his private club at Chevy Chase to play there instead. That’s the tradition President Trump now threatens to dismantle.
On December 31st, the Trump administration terminated the National Links Trust’s 50-year lease to operate Washington’s three historic public golf courses—East Potomac, Langston, and Rock Creek. The administration claims the nonprofit defaulted on capital improvements, yet NLT invested over $8.5 million in upgrades, doubled both rounds played and revenue, and kept greens fees affordable while elite courses nearby charge triple the price. The real default isn’t financial—it’s a failure to recognize that federal land should serve the public, not presidential ambitions.
These aren’t ordinary golf courses. (more…)