“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone know why the city is putting in these lights that are impossible to see in sunlight? They seem to be appearing more and more despite this (massive) problem.” (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
On Monday August 19th, a friend met up with me at Easy Tiger Tavern in Adams Morgan to bring me my blue tote bag of French vinyls; the first of many bad decisions that evening. From there I went to Bedrock, Grand Duchess, Marx Cafe, and then dinner at Don Juan’s at around 1:30 AM. At this point, (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
We live on the 700 block of Harvard St NW. Tues, Aug 13th was the last time house hold trash was picked up along the entire block. We spoke with our neighbors on the 700 block of Hobart Pl NW and they have also missed 3 pickups. DPW is not responding to tickets or issuing any word as to what is going on.
Is it possible to assess how wide of an issue this is and get DPW’s attention. I cant imagine that they skipped only these 2 blocks 3 times in a row.”
AND (more…)
300 Florida Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what’s going on with Uncaged Mimosa on Florida Ave.?
No one seems to be there and there was a summons on the front door.” (more…)
Thanks to Sam for sending: “These signs on 19th Street at Kalorama Road in AdMo have me, well, confused…”
photo by BrennaLM
“Dear PoPville,
I found a parking ticket blowing in the wind this morning. Did a quick lap around the block and couldn’t find the car on the ticket. Assuming they didn’t intentionally throw it away, what’s the best way to help this person not get doubled on a ticket they didn’t know about?“
“Dear PoPville,
Dog People in Logan/DuPont circles: WHY are you picking up after your dogs and then leaving the bags on the sidewalk? WHAT is wrong with you?”
1610 20th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to shout out Ko Japanese dining. You wrote on them when they opened. Attentive service and really great food – maybe the best home style Japanese cooking in the city. Owner was super sweet.”
Check out their menu here.
“Dear PoPVille,
Please help us figure out what is happening on 30th St NW between Ordway and Porter. This small, quiet street has been the victim of months of on again / off again construction and parking restrictions, mostly from Washington Gas. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A developer bought the house next door to us in Petworth in April 2023 and started demolition. Fast forward 16 months, and the house is more of a nightmare than ever before. (more…)