“Dear PoPville,
Was very excited to be part of DC’s pilot curbside compost program, but it might have been short-lived. We put our bin out on Friday for pick-up, (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone have experience using the 3d printer at the public library? I have a project in mind that requires that I 3d print something. It seems like (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
There used to be a Chinese rock garden designed by Alfred Liu in the courtyards of TechWorld–there’s a great set of pictures here. I went by today to look at it, having not been in a year or so, and found this: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A belated rant and rave from Friday…
RANT: we used to have two signs in our front yard on 15th St NW, one a rainbow flag “Love is Love” and the other a sign from the National Council of Jewish Women saying “Abortion Bans are Against Our Religion”. On Friday afternoon, some of our neighbors encountered a man (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My boiler here in Petworth broke last spring. Pilot light wouldn’t stay lit. I finally got it fixed today, got a great neighbor referral to a local HVAC guy, turned out I had to replace the gas valve. My teenage kid is now so thrilled to own an antiquity from the 70’s! Hope they still build them like they used to!”
If you have a photo of a neat find from your house, place of work or neighborhood please send an email to [email protected] thanks. Please let me know where/what neighborhood you found it in too. Thanks.
2616 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I made a submission for a new Trader Joe’s location, requesting they look into the old Ace Hardware spot that closed (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I am reaching out to the community to see if anyone has any experience with daytime noise complaints. One of our neighbors spends most of every day blasting proselytizing Christian sermons and gospel music (of which some of the tunes are repeated over and over for hours). (more…)
photo by Sharon Hahn Darlin
“Dear PoPville,
A few months back you posted my question about where to find an obscure fruit, key limes, and a reader pointed me in the right direction. Lime season is behind us now but white grapefruit season is here! Unfortunately I cannot locate them, not even in Whole Foods.”
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been seeing these strange orange powder around Hill East / Eastern Market area. What could it be?”
Running hash marks?
photo by Annie Miller
“Dear PoPville,
My partner and I got engaged on Sunday (10/8) around 11am, near the trailhead to Rock Creek/Piney Branch off 17th St. Just wondering if any of the neighbors might have caught the proposal on a porch cam. We would love to see it, thanks!”
If anyone does you can email me at [email protected] and I’ll pass it on to OP.