“Dear PoPville,
I’m trying to help a friend who has fallen on hard times with alcoholism, which has spiraled into mental health issues and homelessness.
I am trying to navigate the labyrinth of bureaucratic cluster, so that he can get wrap around services (mental and physical health services and access to SSI) as well as housing. Specifically, (more…)
photo by Mr.TinMD
“Dear PoPville,
This is so random but do you have any information about a man who wears martial arts – like outfit who is runs very slowly with a wagon attached to his back carrying multiple flags (American, Ukraine, and others) and with a plant in his wagon? (more…)
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
Yesterday afternoon, I took the L2 bus from Farragut Square up to Adams Morgan with my mother-in-law and my wife. A few stops into the journey, a visibly intoxicated man boarded the bus, carrying a bottle of clear alcohol. He sat directly behind my family and began shouting, creating an uncomfortable and tense atmosphere. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
At the corner of 13th and U Streets directly in front of the Walgreens, there is a specific sidewalk square that my partner and I have dubbed the “spill square.” It has a large spill stain on it and consistently has different, spectacular food spills strewn across it. I’ve been documenting my favorites for about a year now for fun. Pls see photos below for evidence :)” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Below is the follow-up from DC for the 311 service request I put in for the missed street sweeping. Ever since street sweeping started on March 1, 2024, there has not been any street sweeping done on the 500-600 block of Hobart Pl. NW; (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I can’t conclusively prove this so not including a description of the man, but another woman warned me tonight that a man was trying to covertly take a video on his phone up my dress on the northbound S9 bus. (more…)
Bates and North Capitol Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
After a couple months, construction on CycleHouse paused then crews began tearing down cement walls and possibly the foundation. Anyone know what’s going on with this project? Who (allegedly) screwed up?”
“Dear PoPville,
Just wondering what’s the deal with the group of people (mostly guys) hanging out right outside Union Station on their motorized mopeds? Looks like they are doing food deliveries? (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have a neighbor whose front yard plants have overgrown the sidewalk – we’re talking 50% or more of the available space, which puts pedestrians within 12 inches of a busy road. Conversations with this neighbor with polite requests to trim the vegetation have not gone anywhere. It’s not an otherwise abandoned or unkempt property. (more…)