“Dear PoPville,
Is there a city process or informal process to request a mural/painting on an electrical box? I’ve seen a lot of beautiful art and our box could really use some!”
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“Dear PoPville,
On Wednesday morning (Jan 3) I picked up the book Dirt Road by James Kelman in the Little Free Library on Webster Street NW (between 2nd and 3rd), and noticed that the previous owner had left something behind in the book. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My partner answered the door to a knock because we were waiting for a delivery, and someone from Mpower starting asking about our utilities. After realizing they were asking my partner to log into his Pepco account, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Who installed your Little Libraries? I am looking for someone to build and install the post on my already built library and to securely place into our garden.”
Thanks to Ellen for sending: “I think these are cherry blossoms!”
The National Mall NPS wrote yesterday: “It’s okay, this is completely normal. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My husband and I lost a treasured member of our family on the way to the Commanders-49ers game on Sunday. Jeeve is our good luck 49ers gnome. We’ve taken him to sports bars. We took him to California, including Levi’s Stadium. We We even bought him a nice bottle of rum for Christmas (hoping he would share with us.) We always made sure he could see the TV when a game was on.
Sadly, he fell out of his pack either in the Federal Center SW Metro station or on a Blue Line train to FedEx Field sometime around noon on Dec. 31.
I am offering a $50 reward for his safe return.”
If you found Jeeve please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.
“Dear PoPville,
Writing in with a PSA about the coffee date predator man.
On 12/24/2023, I was walking north on Connecticut Ave in Dupont, just having left the farmers’ market. A man waved to me so I took out my AirPods to give directions or whatever. He asked “oh, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I live with my husband and 10-month old daughter and we’ve recently been shocked by the DC police’s lack of response to school alarm systems going off at all hours of the night and day.
The emergency alarm system at Dorothy Height Elementary has been going off throughout the night and day for about a week (and for about a month prior to this, but less frequently). See attached video. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Found on the side of the road in Bloomingdale around 1st and W NW. No idea why there would be horse food around here but it’s such a weird find in the middle of the city. Made my friend and I burst out laughing. It’s also completely full.”
“Dear PoPville,
These bags of sand have been sitting on Church Street NW near 14th Street for two or three weeks. Anyone need some sand?”