Photo by Miki Jourdan
“Dear PoPville,
Tuesday evening I was playing tennis at our neighborhood court on G st. NE. I landed on my ankle wrong and it gave out underneath me. I heard this unnerving crunch noise and was in a lot of pain. After a few minutes of crying on the ground my boyfriend managed to get me up and we started to hobble off the court. Then an older woman who had apparently watched my fall from her apartment balcony across the street came over to us holding crutches. (more…)
Photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if anyone else has experienced this issue – yesterday I went to two covid test stations in NW (Fire stations 4 and Fire Station 11) and they were both closed; paper signs on the door. Is there a location where such announcements are made? The mayor’s site didn’t have any information on that matter and it would have been really good to know, particularly as there are no test sites in NW from Thursday-Saturday.”
Ed. Note: I often see notices of closures on Mayor Bowser’s twitter.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Rich Renomeron
“Dear PoPville,
We live in a condo in an old row house. Our internet has never been great, but we’ve been without cable and internet for more than a week now. Comcast came out and pretty much threw up their hands and said it was an internal wiring issue. The technicians they recommended to troubleshoot internal problems came and said they don’t do anything beyond the outlet. We’re expecting our first baby in the next two weeks, which coupled with the current WFH situation makes the timing on this a bit more challenging. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in DC but am planning to go kayaking someplace in Virginia or Maryland this weekend just to have a change of scenery, and was looking for some input on kayak rentals. I’ve read a few reviews of places in Virginia where the employees aren’t wearing masks. I want to try to go someplace where employees are wearing masks and there are good pandemic-era practices but it’s a little difficult to gauge a rental location’s practices because they often don’t have information posted on their websites.”
After tweeting earlier, DC Department of General Services replied “Thanks for the tag, we have forwarded this concern to our Facilities team to address.” to which OP replied:
“We have been told this repeatedly for over 9 months since we first attempted to report the issue. Can we actually get a maintenance ticket number for this? A timeline of when it can be fixed?”
“Dear PoPville,
I realize there are actually serious life and death issues happening these days. But, for the last nine months, we have been trying to get the city to fix the gates to the Swampoodle Dog Park because they no longer latch and swing open, allowing dogs to escape. Over the last nine months we have sent over 30 emails, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Are there any local epidemiologists that can answer the question of whether or not / how often asymptomatic folks should get tested? I got tested once b/c of a potential exposure from a positive asymptomatic co-worker. Wondering if this should be a monthly activity.”
Photo by Joanna Hiatt Kim
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday I took a spill on my bike while riding on H street (those streetcar tracks can really get you) and was really scared and in pain. So many kind people immediately rushed to check on me, help me up, and get my bike out of the street. I was so touched by the immediate kindness and generosity of strangers in my time of need. (more…)
809 Upshur Street, NW in 2017
From an email:
“Long story short, a developer is threatening to block our only means of egress from the back of our building. Timber does not have access to the alley, so all deliveries, trash, and most importantly our fire escape all come from the back and then use this side sidewalk. The developer was not interested in coming up with an amicable solution, and instead told us to build a stairway over the top of the building.
This sidewalk has been there for decades and has always been used as a means of egress. I was hoping someone might have some good insight on how to stop this, so we can continue to operate safely and effectively!” (more…)
Jared writes: “Hey PoPville, something doesn’t seem right here…How does DC Board of Elections know the address that the person doesn’t live at if it’s not on the side with the return postage? Am I missing something?”
Jacob replied: “Same concern. The barcodes are not identifying by my understanding. I just taped it with my info on the inside so they could unseal it and find my original address. This is a terrible time to move on so many levels lol”
and Garret: “Had the same question yesterday. To everyone saying “it’s the barcode,” there are only three on the half you return, and those don’t identify you, they just get it back to BOE. Jared’s are the exact same as mine, and yours.”
and Charles: “I have the exact same question. My wife and I got our own notices, plus the notices for five people who must have lived here sometime in the past. We’ve been here since 2016”
Charles also notes a Councilmember Charles Allen Tweet:
“Well, this tweet didn’t age well. Now that I look at the design for anyone with an incorrect address or needing their ballot forwarded, it doesn’t seem this mailer works for those voters. I’m already on the phone with the Board of Elections to find out more & will follow-up.” (more…)
UPDATE: “The artist is instagram user @perfectionisht and the project is his quarantine coping strategy.”
“Dear PoPville,
About 2 months ago I was walking in Cleveland Park and I found a miniature polymer clay version of “The Scream” tucked into an empty apartment promotional box. I found it delightful. Cut to ~3wks ago when I was telling this patient about my funny little find and asked “oh, you mean the one in Rock Creek?” And my brain exploded. So far I’ve physically found two but I have confirmation of 2 more around Tregaron and Klingle Valley. (more…)