“Dear PoPville,

This airstreamer has been sat teasing us at the Wharf for months… but still hasn’t opened to serve a single cup of coffee as far as I know! Does anyone have some inside info on what’s happening with it? Or is it a llama-streamer???”



2601 Sherman Avenue, NW

“Dear PoPville,

Looks like cap and stem on the corner of sherman and euclid is already closed? any idea what happened? they posted on IG six hours ago!!! but their sign is gone!!!”

The folks at Cap and Stem tell me:

“We are open! We had to take the sign down to add more lights to the interior and we had to cement over the brick for additional signage going up later this week.” (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

I got an email that the DPR rec center classes I was enrolled in for myself and my family were cancelled (Spin class on M/W, Sat, and Body Flex/Weight lifting on T/Th). My husband said his instructor told him that it was a possibility last week as DPR and the DC government did not reach an agreement/renew contracts in time for classes to be taught. Wondering how widespread across the city this is. For context my classes were at Raymond Recreation Center in Petworth.”


“Dear PoPville,

This is from a good friend and coworker who lives on Pennsylvania Ave a block or two east of Eastern Market. Happened last night, she’s so shook up she took the day off work.

Last night at about 11:45 PM, their neighbor noticed a man (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

DC saying, sorry, we may have told you that you don’t have led pipes but we may have been wrong….and figure it out for yourself and sure we can send you a water test if you specifically ask, seems grossly irresponsible and not at all of a reasonable response…” (more…)


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