“Dear PoPville,
Last week Duke’s Counter gave me a check that included a charge for of $1.50 for a “side” because I had asked for, and received, more mustard. I probably should have pointed out that the sandwich was supposed to have mustard on it, but that it couldn’t be tasted. (more…)
photo by Mathew Friedman
Ed. Note: I saw L2 routes running yesterday, not sure about the others.
“Dear PoPville,
Did I miss an announcement from WMATA that they were discontinuing metro buses that service Connecticut? The last week I tried google mapping directions (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what’s being filmed (Sunday) by the Dubliner and Union station? All we could get was it was going to be on Apple….
“Dear PoPville,
Signs blocking off all food items at CVS on 1781 Florida Ave NW. Anyone know what this is about?” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Have been dying to find out the story behind this car that is typically around Kalorama Park and Streets Market- it’s wild!”
The explanation we’ve previously posted from césar maxit:
“What is it? People have questions, here’s my final answer it’s just art, it’s a cloud, it’s not very heavy, mostly air with a thin wire shell. (more…)
photo by Miki Jourdan
Amy asks: “Searching for the best biscuits and gravy in the city.”
Sam writes: “Following with interest. The biscuits and gravy at Ruthie’s All-Day are incredible but alas they’re not in DC proper.”
So where’s the best in DC proper these days?
photo by GordonCV
“Dear PoPville,
I saw the post recently about energy bills and was reminded of the recent change I noticed on my Astound Broadband (formerly RCN) bills. I have a package of just home internet (no cable TV or anything, and my own router and modem) and the “bundled services” portion of my bill went from $78 per month to $105. That’s an increase of 35%! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Wow!!
This is a big deal.
I can only guess that new NPS leadership didn’t like the scale of change in the pipeline for mile 0-1 on the towpath. The NYC firm that led the renovation of the High Line was attached to current plans to upgrade aspects of user engagement with the C&O Canal.
It struck me as a bit of overkill at the time.
A resurgent, preservationist vibe might be in play here.”
“March 1, 2024
Dear Georgetown Heritage supporters and friends, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
HRA did a mass firing of volunteers and fosters (Tuesday). It seems to be in response to whistleblower claims regarding their treatment and euthanasia policies of cats and dogs. I have volunteered as a foster for over two years and was one of the fosters fired today, even with a mom cat and her three kittens in my care.”
“Dear PoPville,
The Irish have St. Patrick’s Day on the 17th. We Sicilians celebrate St. Joseph’s Day on March 19th.
I grew up with St. Joseph’s Day baked good specialties – zeppole, sfingi, and others – and the place I used to get them here in DC was Catania Bakery on North Capitol. (more…)