
“Dear PoPville,
How are we to take the city seriously when DC’s finest in blue so blatantly flaunt well established laws that the rest of us are supposed to obey, (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
How are we to take the city seriously when DC’s finest in blue so blatantly flaunt well established laws that the rest of us are supposed to obey, (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Since the most recent opening of the new traffic pattern at Florida and Rhode Island NE, traffic has increasingly been worse on Florida, backing up to First St NW. (more…)

Pizzeria Paradiso being very upfront about their charges.
“Dear PoPville,
Twice in the past month we encountered some hella-ridiculousness regarding tipping/service charges in DC restaurants…
One the waiter said upfront that the 20% was added to the bill, but the majority went to pay for back of house (dishwashers, cooks, etc), that staff got like 4%. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
DC Roller Derby, the District’s flat-track roller derby league, is in search of a space to hold our public games (bouts). We’re a a 501c3 non-profit run by skaters and other dedicated volunteers passionate about the sport of roller derby. If you know of a suitable space please contact us: [email protected]
What we’re looking for: (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I have a long tale of identity theft. This issue started on June 2nd, 2024, and still hasn’t been resolved or even followed up on and I don’t know where else to go but to put them on blast on the internet.
On June 2, I got a call from a lender in Newport News, VA, who had warned me that my identity was being used in an attempt to purchase a car in Virginia. That afternoon, I checked my credit report and was made aware of 4 hard inquiries. (more…)

Update: “This is probably an Arts in the Right of Way project either from DDOT or blessed by DDOT. The paint and flex posts help narrow the roadway, shortening the exposure time for peds in crosswalks, and force vehicles to slow down on residential streets”
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea why DC has spent the past three days painting weird colors on our street? Biltmore St NW near Adams Morgan. We are mystified.” (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
Georgetown at the intersection of M and Pennsylvania on that little peninsula. They were right here” (more…)

Photo by Jim Havard
“Dear PoPville,
I just finished jury duty and several friends and co-workers have also recently received a summons. I know this is anecdotal, but are more folks being asked to do their civic duty lately?” (more…)

1630 14th Street, NW
Eve asks: “saw this Compliments Only sign on 14th and R, is this confirmed a new location?” (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
So, this happened on my train home to SE from Metro Center Monday evening around 5:30. I have no other words to describe this except fucking wild.
I boarded behind the man with the cane and the sign. I noticed (more…)