“Dear PoPville,
Big crash at 11th and S NW, across from Garrison Elementary. At at 3:27 AM, a green pickup truck with Maryland license plates came barreling down 11th St NW from U Street. It crossed through the intersection at 11th St. and S St NW at high rate of speed, veered into wrong/opposite side of street, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am hoping the community might be able to help with a question. Our apartment building has a significant bed bug outbreak that has spread to multiple units on different floors. It is leading the building to ask residents to take (understandably) drastic measures while treatment occurs. However, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I been reaching out to my ANC Commissioners who were awesome trying get the illegal dumping removed across street the Audi Field Soccer Stadium. I reported to ANC Commissioners, DC Public Works, DC Customer Service 311, my ANC Commissioner reported to 311 customer service line. It’s been almost 8 months and the illegal dumping still there. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
Who are great photographers in DC for professional headshots (for example: corporate website, LinkedIn profiles, etc.)?”
“Dear PoPville,
I was wondering if you might know what’s going on with missed trash pickups in Columbia heights? I reported to 311 but we’ve now missed 3 trash pickups over 2 weeks and it’s piling up. Wondering if other people are having the same problem or if anyone knows what’s happening??”
Dana also asks: (more…)
4551 Fort Drive, NW
“Dear PoPville,
What’s the deal with the Wilson Pool? It’s been closed for months now…”
Ed. Note: Likely related to the on again, off again, on again, off again HVAC issues…
“Dear PoPville,
For what feels like the 900th time (Saturday), I am standing outside a Metro station calling an Uber I can’t afford because the two Metro stations near me (Cleveland and Woodley Park) routinely have their entrance gates locked well after the trains have allegedly started running (see time stamp
on this email). I work on weekends, I need to be there by 8am, and Metro is my only form of transit. (more…)
photo by Elvert Barnes
“Dear PoPville,
I am looking for recommendations for any charities/non-profits that accept large donations such as household furniture that also pick up. I am looking to get rid of a few items (bed, bookshelf, table) that are all in great condition. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My partner got this weird message in the mail advertising a huge estate sale due to a divorce, including huge name artists like Picasso. We weren’t looking to buy anything, but went to go look at cool art and meet the weird character who wrote this message (pictured above.)
There were lots of weird details (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Quick question in the hope that somebody has dealt with a similar situation and might have some advice.
We bought our condo 3 years ago and have lived there since. We have received the homestead deduction from the beginning on our tax bill and I sort of assumed that the application for this had been filed during closing.
However, (more…)