photo by Dat Tuanlam
“Dear PoPville,
Any suggestions for local DC spots for darts – practicing and playing with friends. I know Midlands has two boards, any others?”
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“Looking for around Shaw, pleasant plains, Parkview, U st, or Columbia heights. Thanks and sorry for the delay, was on vacation this week. I’m looking for places in DC to play darts. Any suggestions from the popville community? Thanks!”
1747 Columbia Road, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Good morning, this is to thank everyone that help me last night (Saturday), specially the homeless guy that sells the newspaper in front of Safeway, a crazy shoplifter was leaving and I was in his way, he punched, kicked and hit my head against the glass, I was bleeding but I manage to call 911. I wish I could thank each in person, Thank you.”
“Dear PoPville,
The last week of May, the co-op next to our co-op experienced a major malfunction of their HVAC system. Their response was to have a crane deliver a temporary HVAC unit the size of a school bus and a gasoline powered generator the size of a box truck.
The way the buildings are arranged, the neighbors’ mixed use (residential
and business) parking lot is between us along an entire side of our building, and within about ten feet of the exterior wall of our building.
Both of these machines were parked on the very edge of the parking lot, as close to our building as possible.
The generator was removed after four or five weeks. The HVAC machine remains (it has been seven weeks so far) and os possibly going to be here through October.
The HVAC machine sounds like a cross between a jet engine ready for take-off, the train-crossing alarm, a tornado warning siren, a glass harmonica, and someone sanding floors. This sound goes on around the clock. The sound is LOUD. The sound is both deep AND high pitched, so it both shakes our walls and floor AND penetrates through the glass and a variety of types of earplugs.
We have been told: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I took this picture on Sunday with the sole intent of sending to you. This time at Bistro Du Jour. Glad the Mi Vida person sent theirs because it’s evidence that this seems to be implemented at most if not all Knead locations.”
Looks like they all have them at the bottom of their DC menus: (more…)
photo by Phil
“Dear PoPville,
I live in a home that has a basement stairwell that collects water when it rains. There is a french drain at the bottom but it always backs up. Part of the problem is (more…)
photo by Wayan Vota
“Dear PoPville,
Any reason why the water fountains aren’t turned on? I’ve tried several parks on my running routes to include Dupont Circle, Mitchell Park and the dog park at the intersection of New Hampshire Ave and S Street NW. None of those fountains are on, and we’re clearly past winter. Any idea as to why?”
“Dear PoPville,
Something I’ve been wondering that the populace might know–what is this no-parking sign saying? No parking from 12:01AM on July 7th until 12:01am on July 8th? (more…)
14th St and Jefferson Drive, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I am sending this hoping that someone/anyone can do something at the corner of 14th St and Jefferson Dr. NW. There are food trucks that have been blocking the crosswalks and eliminating visibility for EVERYONE for more than a year and our authorities have given up and decided to let the trucks run wild. Not sure if it was the NPS or DC gov that installed horrible fences last year hoping the trucks would no longer park there because of the visibility problems. The trucks do not care and just moved and now block the sidewalks eliminating all visibility. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Anyone else experiencing hyper-delayed tax returns? I submitted returns early April, then received notice I needed to verify my income with paystubs through an online portal (which I did), and the DC site still says return is being processed and could take up to 8 weeks. Over past several years I’ve not had to verify with pay stub or have had such delay. Just me?“
“Dear PoPville,
Went to Mi Vida on Saturday. Paid and saw this fee on bill. When asked, it is the new fee pays staff for the “independent restaurant.”
If you look at the bottom of their menu you’ll see: (more…)