“Dear PoPville,
Over the past few years, I have attempted to reserve a car from the Hertz/Dollar location at Union Station 6 times. Of those attempts, only 2 were successful, but only after being wait-listed for like half a day. The other 4 times, I either cancelled my plans or scrambled for a last-minute alternative.
Here is how it works: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Ok, I get it that I have choices where to shop but CVS is kinda the only game in town for pharmacy. Here is what happened to me on Monday.
Went mid morning to the CVS in Takoma Park, my prescription wasn’t ready (ok, forgive me for the rush) but decided to get deodorants.
Called for an attendant, waited for a while until a salesperson came to tell me that someone from the previous shift had taken the key and they couldn’t open the case. Wait, what?
So I went to the CVS in Georgia & Van Buren. Standing in front of the deodorant case … for a longer while until the sales person came back with the SAME story. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Hoping for a holiday miracle with this one. My fiancé’s wedding tuxedo was lost/stolen at Union Station last night (Wednesday.) Our wedding is Friday. He came out of Gate A of Union Station around 7:50pm on Wednesday night, was rolling multiple suitcases. As he was exiting, his blue Proper Cloth garment bag containing his wedding tuxedo fell off the suitcase and on to the floor. Less than two minutes later, (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
I realize this is a long shot but I’m so sad and desperate for any help. I was out at Red Derby Friday night and Saturday morning realized I didn’t have my ring with me. It’s a gold ring with garnets on it. It belonged to my grandma who passed away in September and I am heartbroken about losing it. I walked from Red Derby to Otis Place via Spring Road.”
If by miracle someone found it please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP!
Barbie asks:
“I’m over by southwest this morning and there were what sounded like rhythmic explosions happening. I thought it was thunder at first, but then realized it was like every four seconds. Went on for about 10-15 minutes. Any idea what that’s about??”
Sounds like too much for cannon practice. Maybe construction related? Anyone know what’s up?
Update: “Dear PoPville,
My wife and I ate at El Presidente tonight (fantastic) and parked in the Batley/La Cosecha garage (1270 4th St NE), which I believe is the garage referenced. It still offers three hours of free parking.
We entered at 7:35 p.m. and left at 8:41 p.m., and were not charged when we scanned our ticket on exit.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I want to warn your readers — The Metropolis parking garage on Wisconsin Ave. in Georgetown has dynamic pricing in effect. I used to pay $24 for six hours or so, but last month, I was charged $28 for only 38 minutes of parking. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Almost daily the neighborhood listserv are filled with almost the same messages about “duct cleaning” group rates. These are email addresses that get on local listservs and then email about some group rate. By now we all know it’s fake, but is this a city-wide scam?
Here are even more scams! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Have you heard of this? I found this “ticket” on my car parked on 15th St on the residential side along Meridian Hill. It initially made me question it because the material is much more thick/construction papery than a typical parking ticket. I was parked in my proper zone with a permit. (more…)
photo by Caroline Angelo
“Dear PoPville,
As we go into the holiday season, I’m wondering if you can ask your readers for any local businesses who are offering gift card deals. I’d love to support local when gifting this year.”