2000 Rosemount Ave NW at Park Road NW

“Dear PoPville,

Hopefully many of you are familiar with the Rosemount Center in Mount Pleasant in NW DC. Rosemount provides early childhood education and family support services to pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and preschool-aged children and their families in its center-based and home-based programs. Since 1972, Rosemount has served many thousands of DC children and their families. Focused on helping DC’s neediest residents, Rosemount received its first Head Start grant in 1986 and its first Early Head Start grant in 1996.

This past Friday evening, Rosemount teachers (and then the larger Rosemount community) were notified that Rosemount’s landlord, the House of Mercy (HOM), has terminated their building lease as of August 2024. This is devastating for DC children and families, as early childhood education is at a premium in DC and the Rosemount Center is a model HeadStart school. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

Any recommendations for a yard fence contractor out there? We need to replace our wooden fence but none of the recommended ones that we’ve contacted work in DC. Appreciate any suggestions.”



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“Dear PoPville,

I have a leather jacket I bought sometime last century. While the leather has held up remarkably well, the liner is of course a very different story. I’ve sewn up so many holes and rips, the inside is as much thread as fabric now. Does anyone have a recommendation for a good leathersmith that can reline an old jacket? I’d hate to have to start breaking in a new jacket, but I’d really like to have usable pockets again.”


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