“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…)
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“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…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if you can throw out a question about what restaurants in Takoma Park / Silver Spring / very NE DC have their own delivery? I read a horrible thread about doordash/uber eat’s practices and want to quit delivery apps. Realistically I don’t think I’d go pick up food, as when I use the apps it’s for convenience. So, would love any recommendations of restaurants that manage it themselves. I’ll throw one that I recently found out that does it themselves, la casita pupusería!”
Recommendation from a reader: “Cocineros (near Home Depot on East West Highway) and its sibling restaurant San Alejo (New Hampshire Ave) both offer their own delivery. “
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“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone have recommendations on in-home pet sitters they’ve used and really like/trusted? i have two dogs, one of whom is disabled, so someone who has experience with special needs pets is a huge plus. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My partner, a very meticulous person, had an odd thing happen over the holidays and it sounds like a scam. He parked in the parking garage under the Columbia Heights Target. When he went to exit the garage a short time later he put his ticket in the machine and it said the ticket was unable to be read. The staff person at the exit took the ticket and later came back to say the plate number on the ticket didn’t match the license plate of our car and she asked my partner to follow her to the parking office. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I’ve got a question that I was hoping to get some help on, and might benefit others as well. We’ve always enjoyed going to see the NSO at the Kennedy Center, but since March we haven’t gone back. This Christmas we received some gift certificates from well meaning family members that we don’t know what to do with now. I understand that the money is already spent, but (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to share a concern about the park across the street, which many of us in the neighborhood love and use regularly. Renovation work started around July 2025 and then stopped pretty abruptly around August. For a while, there was no information about why the work paused, and eventually a rumor started circulating that human remains had been found. Later, the park’s newsletter confirmed that this was true.
Recently, on a day when the park was unexpectedly open and the construction barriers were down, my partner and I walked over to take a look. Near the areas where digging had been happening, we saw piles of dirt with visible human bone fragments mixed in. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if you have any suggestions for where to post about an item stolen from a car? I’d appreciate any advice beyond filing a police report and checking online platforms like FB Marketplace and Craigslist. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
A local cleaning company went door to door hanging advertisements on front doors throughout the neighborhood. Because this was done on Christmas Eve, many of those flyers have been left untouched for hours or longer, making it very obvious which homes were unoccupied during the holiday.
Several neighbors were alarmed, not just because it was intrusive, but because it effectively marked hundreds of homes as potential targets for theft or vandalism. It felt careless and, frankly, unsafe. At a minimum, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Spotted this sign at Tony’s Breakfast this morning, due to a Treasury decision halting penny production, they’re rounding cash change to the nearest 5¢. Curious if other businesses are doing this too. Seems harmless.”
And at Urban Outfitters: (more…)