“Dear PoPville,
I’m currently apartment hunting in NW DC and I’m seeing something new to me. One rather large apartment building (425 Mass) claimed that the utilities which they bill for monthly, which includes water/sewer/boiler costs, total around $180 per month. I have never heard of a boiler fee personally, and in my experience water and sewer on the high end would cost maybe as high as $60 at the rate I’ve traditionally used water. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Someone stole my identity and made a fraudulent unemployment claim in my name. Luckily I found out about it fairly soon due to paying for ID Theft monitoring services. But then when I tried to report it to the DC Office of Unemployment, (more…)
1515 New York Ave, NE
“Dear PoPville,
Has it been announced that New York Ave., NE Target is going to close? There are empty shelves all over the store.”
Still listed as open on their website, anyone hear anything?
“Dear PoPville,
I am trying to file a new unemployment claim and the website is a tangle of nonsense. When you go to the does.dcnetworks.org website it says you cannot file for a new claim over the internet (see photo below) and when you call the phone number is says they no longer accept claims over the phone (see phone guidance on the unemployment.dc.gov website below). Has anyone recently found a way around these loopholes, I really don’t want to have to go to the office in Deadwood. Any help would be appreciated.”
“Dear PoPville,
This little Half Street experiment just north of Nats park was great for awhile. Not sure when they started allowing cars, but sat here about 45 min at Andy’s and witnessed total chaos. (more…)
1733 Columbia Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Does anyone know what’s going on with Casa Lebrato at Columbia & Ontario Roads NW? (more…)
815 V Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I (miraculously) scored two tickets for my husband to see one of his favorite bands playing at the Atlantis next month. The concert is a few days after my due date, so this was intended to be a birthday gift that he could attend with a friend. Lo and behold, we have been totally stymied by the no-transfer ticket situation. (more…)
photo by Pablo Raw
“Dear PoPville,
Many thanks for the list of bars “open” late for the WWC. As expected, NONE of the pubs we visited (5 in total, across Chinatown / U St / AdMo areas) were open — even though they had been approved. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
There was quite the scene tonight (Sunday) in Capitol Hill neighborhood, and an off-duty police officer was the instigator.
A lady was crossing East Capitol right across the street from the west side of Lincoln Park next to Wine and Butter Cafe. She started walking when the street sign said Don’t Walk and a guy pulled up in a Tesla dual-motor Model Y or Model S, stopped right in front of her, laid on his horn, and started screaming obscenities at her. He did not remove his hand from the horn and honked for the entire altercation which was probably about 4-5 minutes. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Went for dinner in Shaw, and a 5% “service charge” was added into the bill. When we asked about it, the server told us that it was not “service” because this was not shared with the staff, so we should tip the full 20%. I then talked to the manager who said: (more…)