
photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
With thankgiving around the corner, I was wondering which places around DC have a Thanksgiving sandwich? (more…)

photo by Erin
“Dear PoPville,
With thankgiving around the corner, I was wondering which places around DC have a Thanksgiving sandwich? (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
My apartment building just got new management (went from Highmark to Greystar) and a few days after Greystar came on, the trash compactor broke. This was on November 3. Since then, the compactor has not been fixed, the trash chutes remain clogged to the top of the building (10 stories), and (more…)

photo by Clif Burns
“Dear PoPville,
To the people who helped me today (November 13) after I got hit by a pickup truck on the crosswalk near Cardozo HS, I cannot thank you enough. Thank you for calling 911, holding me, and waiting with me when I was too in shock to do anything. (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
This is from 9:10 this morning. Per the metal signs it should be two lanes south, 1 lane for bus. However it’s not. Did they not adjust the electronic signs for daylight savings time? Or (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I started the process of getting a heavy-up electrical panel in April 2023. The city came through and it passed inspection in June, and I’ve been waiting for PEPCO to schedule digging and install the the line ever since.
My neighbors waited one and two years (respectively) for (more…)

“Dear PoPville,
I hope someone is capable of explaining what’s going on on Columbia RD NW parking meeter zone 22435 and 22434
I just found out trough the parking ticket agent, that since a couple of months we only have to pay for parking till 6:30pm, she showed me the signs( I never bother to look at it because ParkMobile is-was overall reliable) (more…)

“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…)