“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…)
“Dear PoPville,
Can you see if anyone has any insight on the barriers on the stretch of the “service road” on K Street by Capital Hilton? (more…)
K Street
“Dear PoPville,
I’d like to publicly shame the city for failing to clear some bike lanes (and bus stops) of snow and ice when the adjacent roadways have been completely cleared. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
On Friday, I reserved a parking spot through SpotHero at a garage near Maketto where I was meeting a date for restaurant week. The address is 765 8th St NE. I typed the address in for directions and headed there, already a little late. When I arrived, it was clearly the wrong location. Turns out, there are two locations of 765 8th St NE! (more…)
photo by brunofish
“Dear PoPville,
Last Friday my better half embarked on her usual hike through Rock Creek Park that begins off of 17th near Bancroft elementary school. Just as she was getting on the trail headed into the park, she tripped and hit her head on a rock. She was speed walking, fell pretty hard and was dazed. She got up and started to come back to our place when she passed out on 17th Street, fell again, and broke her nose. She had tried to call me but, hadn’t told me where she was. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
DC keeps neglecting the district sidewalks on NY Ave NE, from union market to Ivy City. (more…)
1001 North Capitol Street, NE at K Street
“Dear PoPville,
It’s been ~5 years now … any word on if Town 2.0 is actually going to happen? At this point most of the clientele from Town 1.0 will have left the area (or are too old to really enjoy 2.0).”
We last checked back in May 2023 – anyone hear anything?
“Dear PoPville,
I have been trying for two years to get a permit to build a retaining wall in my backyard from the Department of Buildings. Over this time, I have submitted 5 or 6 versions of the design, hired two separate engineering firms (structural and civil) in order to respond to DOB’s comments, and enlisted the help of my ANC commissioner (who got nowhere). In effect, I have done everything I can think of except hiring a facilitator. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
You had one job…
The old sign – which spelled Frederick Douglass correctly – was just replaced.
Vinyl stickers for the win!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This problem returns after every significant snow of the year …. I myself have fallen on my bum trying to walk down the stairs which turn into an ice slick. (more…)