“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?”


“Dear PoPville,

I posted a sofa for sale on Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist (Really nice sofa – still for sale!) And immediately got 3-4 replies from people saying they want it but are at work, traveling, whatever, and will Venmo or Zelle me the money and have their nephew/brother pick it up. (more…)



1408 Okie Street, NE via The Lane

“Dear PoPville,

Wondering if you’ve heard anything about The Lane converting to an adults-only space. Got an email [see below] this morning inviting me to join a “one-of-a-kind grownup indoor playground club…” for $299/month plus a $250 initiation fee.

The website stripped most of its language about children and only features photos of adults. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

A few years ago a developer bought the row home behind us and used it as their office (despite it being zoned residential). Over those years they never took out their garbage and often let it pile 3 or 4 trash bags high. The rats had a field days and there was constantly trash everywhere. We tried talking to them and filed complaints with the city when that did not work but the issue continued until the day they received their demo permits for a condo conversion. (more…)


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