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“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…)
“Dear PoPville,
My wife ordered coffee in store, picked it up off the counter but she later noticed a “delivery fee” on her receipt. It’s not the $0.15 but what’s is even going on with them? (more…)
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Emma looking for recs on “where you can dance to millennial nostalgia music/90s or 2000s songs?”
All I know is: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Has anyone else experienced their Pepco bills increasing drastically, both month-over-month and year-over-year? In my case, I’m not at my house several days out of the week, plus naturally keep the heaters off/low and unplug devices, so expect low bills.
Some details: (more…)
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Ed. Note: At some point every March DC Water announces “the Aqueduct switches disinfectants from chloramine back to chlorine to clean our water distribution system and improve water quality.”
“Dear PoPville,
Our block is currently under construction for the DC Lead pipe replacement initiative. Recently, our water has taken on a strong odor similar to chlorine or some other chemical. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Confusing (at least to me) service fee from Maydan after a special occasion birthday dinner.” (more…)
From DCPS:
“The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education (DME) is conducting a Boundary and Student Assignment Study 2023 (“Boundary Study”) to review DC Public School (DCPS) boundaries and feeder patterns and District-wide public school student assignment policies. (more…)