“Dear PoPville,
I’ve lived in an apartment in Capitol Hill for a year and a half. The apartment uses an allocation method to calculate water/sewer, which is “50% occupancy 50% unit square feet.” My bill has consistently been about $20 for water and $40 for sewer. For September, I received a water bill for $90 and sewer bill for $156 – 4 times the usual amount.
What protections do tenants have against outrageous increases when allocation methods are used? (more…)
drew asks:
“has anyone contacted DCUSA or know how to? The up escalator has been broken for well over a month in the shopping mall and it looks like there’s been zero effort to fix it”
Thanks to M. for sending from Logan Circle: “Apparently there’s been a rash of break ins in the lot.”
Closeup: (more…)
3rd and F Street, NE
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if anyone knows what’s going on at Union Kitchen at 3rd and F. The door and windows are papered over this morning, but the sidewalk sign and tables are still out.” (more…)
“North Capitol by the VA hospital at 755am”
“Dear PoPville,
Serious question. I grew up driving in LA. I’m used to aggressive drivers. As an itinerant government employee, I’ve lived in a lot of places, but the outright rudeness and lawlessness of drivers in the DMV is insanity. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
So after parking outside the inaccurate address listed in the MPD announcement (100 Eye Street SE is an apartment building) as the location for 1D’s AirTag/Tile giveaway, I followed the directions on the hastily-made sign to a cluster of MPD vehicles and officers at the north end of Navy Yard’s Canal Park. (more…)
photo by Eric P.
“Dear PoPville,
I am not one of those people who decided to go gray during COVID, and keeping up with my roots every three weeks is a challenge, both in terms of time and money. Salon service for the specific brand I use has cost me 2 – 3 hours and more than $250 (and that does not include drying/blowout) – something I really can’t afford. (more…)
17th and S Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
There must be a trunk of doubloons buried beneath 17th Street, NW, by the S Street dog park. I’ve been here 7 years and (more…)
photo by Josh
“Dear PoPville,
Prior to the pandemic, Men’s Wearhouse and a few other local charities collected lightly worn men’s suits to help men trying to get back on their feet and have something to wear to an interview. It seems like MW’s National Suiting Drive never resumed and some of the other DC charities that did this kind of work have dried up. I’m wondering if anyone in the community knows of a good initiative that does this important work?”
“Dear PoPville,
I live near the Carlos Rosario charter school and for the past week or so, I have been hearing periodic banging noises throughout afternoons into late nights. The latest I’ve heard it was around 3 AM a few days ago. The banging sound always comes in a pair – “bang bang” – and (more…)