photo by Emma K Alexandra
“Dear PoPville,
Anyone seen the tall homeless fellow almost always dressed in a beat military uniform? His name is Bronson and used to sleep on one of the benches on 4th Street SW across from Amidon School. Very friendly man. Have not seen him on a few months. (more…)
photo by LaTur
“Dear PoPville,
One Saturday this summer, I’m hoping to host a field day with friends, involving silly competitions requiring some grassy space, ideally with nearby shade.
Do you have any recommendations of picnic/grassy areas in DC or nearby that we can A) (more…)
1916 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Was wondering if anyone has seen the presumably unhoused guy who tells everyone to have a good day outside of Trader Joe’s on 14th lately? He’s always there, and the crate he sits on is still there, but I haven’t seen him in a few weeks (though i usually go by at 8am). Hoping he’s okay.”
photo by J LaBerge
“Dear PoPville,
I’m wondering if I could ask the crowd for recommendations for AC repair/maintenance? I turned on my AC last week during the hot weather and it was broken, so I need some help… (more…)
photo by Tim Brown
“Dear PoPville,
I was recently back home cleaning out my childhood bedroom and I happened across some old sports memorabilia including baseballs and baseball cards signed by Hank Aaron and Pete Rose. Are there any legit stores/individuals in the area that appraise, buy, sell, auction these type of items? I appreciate any recommendations!”
“Dear PoPville,
Somebody seems to have added this sign right as you’re about to walk next to the Aria building at L and Abbey St. NE where two balconies fell and landed on a car. Originally reported on less than a year ago. (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to give a shout out and HUGE thank you to the young woman who helped me rescue a stray kitten that was hit by a car on Wednesday night around 14th and Shepherd St NW!
I was walking my friend’s dog and she happened to be going by on her bike, when all of a sudden (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Free2Move and I broke up at long last. They even threw me back into the arms of my ridiculous ex, Zipcar. I hadn’t used Zipcar in close to two years because of its limitations. You have to reserve for a specific amount of time and return on time or face a fine. Worse, you can’t just park it wherever you wish, but return it where you got it. Those were dealbreakers back when Free2Move and I decided to date each other exclusively.
But (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a building that backs into an alley with a community garden with a MAJOR rat problem. The garden has a big compost container and also has a large shed where they store gardening equipment. The area under the shed seems to serve as a very hospitable rat burrow, as just walking by it at night I’ll see several rats scurrying from residential trash cans back under it. The compost also seems to attract the rats, as I’ve seen them trying to get in and out of it, especially in the winter when it’s a source of heat.
I tried contacting 311 about the rodent problem, (more…)
