“Dear PoPville,
The real criminals in DC are the rats. This weekend, some rats decided to enter the hood of my car and snack on some key electrical wiring. It was totally undrivable and is still in the shop with $1,000 in repairs and counting… (more…)
photo by Clif Burns
“Dear PoPville,
Hoping the PoPulace can help. I have been with Sandy Spring bank for decades but I’m looking for an alternative since the merger with Atlantic Union. Looking fora high yield savings plus checking option. Anyone happy with their small DC bank? Not looking to put my money with Chase, Citi, etc.”
photo by Tyler Nelson
“Dear PoPville,
For years dc has had limited options for lively places to watch commanders games. With the team finally getting competitive and more people becoming interested again I was wondering if you could ask which places in town are best to watch the game (with sound) and draw a fun crowd these days.
Bonus points for drink good specials.”
and
“Dear PoPville,
Where can a Torontonian without a television go to watch her hometown baseball team inch closer to the World Series? (more…)
photo by Ian Will
“Dear PoPville,
I would like to post a thank you and see if I can reach these people who helped me today. I (27F) was waiting for the bus on Florida Ave NE when this guy approached me, asking me for the bus schedule, and would not leave me alone after I tried telling him repeatedly that I didn’t know. He was telling me to check my phone for the bus schedule (potential play for my phone perhaps?) He was physically cornering me and I was uncomfortable and getting increasingly on edge. I don’t know if it would’ve gotten worse because (more…)
19th and N Street, NW
Update from MPD:
“MPD closes this intersection during the overnight hours to mitigate traffic exiting the Dupont Circle nightlife corridor. Recently, the cruiser was inadvertently left in place during the morning hours. The issue has been addressed, and the road will be open earlier moving forward. We apologize for the inconvenience.”
“Dear PoPville,
The police have started frequently parking an empty police car in the crosswalk of N St NW, and blocking off the entire road between 19th and 20th on weekday mornings for no apparent reason. Nothing going on. No police officers present. It’s just a randomly parked empty police car blocking the road. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A variation on the HVAC cleaning scam showed up AGAIN on the same listserve just now, and I saw it floated through a different listserve I’m on last week. Weirdly persistent. If you have recommendations of authorities to report them to, I’m all ears. Maybe Consumer Protection or the AG in DC or MD.“
34th and M Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I’m so torn on this one. Will I really miss it? Sort of. But every time I have walked by this space, either as the now-gone Starbucks, or as Capriotti’s sandwich shop before it, or that godawful Philly Pizza where students, tourists, high school drinkers, and young military types splashed ranch dressing on 2 a.m. slices before barfing them on the street, I have longed for something more in the spirit of (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’d like to crowdsource a jeweler recommendation for a small, but perhaps odd, custom project. I have a monogrammed ring in what looks like bronze or copper, and it has an empty pronged setting. The ring is quite old, likely late 19th century. I’d like to place a gemstone in the setting, and have the ring resized without damaging the monogram.
I asked one jeweler (more…)
photo by andy ward
“Dear PoPville,
Good grief, DC is still enduring censorship (Map Shows Where Jimmy Kimmel Won’t Be Aired By Sinclair Broadcast Group) and the right of free speech! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This website is a resource for families to prepare the legal paperwork they need to have someone else take custody of their kids and finances if something happens to them, like being hit by a bus or dragged into the back of an unmarked van. (more…)