“Dear PoPville,
Just showed up (7am) to Dunbar Aquatic Center and this sign was on the door. No official DPR signs posted.”
And Dan asks: “With Wilson closed again and Dunbar apparently shut down for the summer, what are the best public-pool options for lap-lane swimmers in Northwest?”
“Dear PoPville,
I left my office at 4:30p Monday (G b/w 13th & 14th Streets, NW) and multiple film trucks are parked on both sides, almost the whole length of the block. They look like they’re for a movie set or something…any clue what it’s for?”
We were also asked on our Twitter and Alex replied: “Captain America”
From MPD:
“On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 and Wednesday, June 28, 2023, filming for a movie will occur in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was driving north on 16th Street and witnessed what I can only describe as tremendously stupid. In rush hour no less.”
Is 16th Street a shared lane for bikes and cars?
“Dear PoPville,
I live in Columbia heights and there has been for (not even kidding) 2 months a dog in the alley behind my apartment that barks CONSTANTLY. It is caged in the back of a home, and seems to be out there all the time. (more…)
photo by Beau Finley
“Dear PoPville,
There were back to back explosions Saturday night at 11:20pm. Any of your readers have an idea what it was?”
Thanks to Wendy for the reminder: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Any updates on when (if?) the long-awaited Hains Point bike lanes will actually be put in? Back in November the word was they’d be installed in one week in early December. But here we are in June, and as of last weekend when I was there biking … nothing. Has anyone seen an updated timeline?”
Update from NPS (July 6):
“We’re working with @DDOTDC to restripe Ohio Drive around Hains Point, creating a safer pathway for bikers & pedestrians. The road will remain open during the 6 week project, but some parking areas will be closed”
“Dear PoPville,
Hyundai with Utah plates showed up overnight on Appleton. Parking job suggests the parker was either ditching it or has a lot of misplaced trust in the world… (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been unable to pay my Washington Gas bill for over a month. Some bug in their credit card processing. More-than-weekly emails have yielded assurances that the issue will be fixed, but here we are. Am I alone?”
photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
I have a question I’m hoping the community can help with. I have a friend coming into town for the Fourth of July weekend but leaving on the 4th. I am hoping to take her to see some fireworks, but haven’t had any luck finding events for July 1-3. Anyone know of some shows over the weekend?”
photo by Bill Herndon
“Dear PoPville,
We got a notice from DDOT earlier this week that our alley (in Hill East) is going to be repaved later this month. Our existing alley is concrete, however multiple alleys that are immediately adjacent to us (including the alley immediately south of us) are brick.
A couple of my neighbors and I wrote to DDOT asking if our alley could be converted to brick, consistent with other surrounding alleys. We had been advised that DDOT might try to shut us down using the argument that Hill East isn’t a “historic neighborhood” and therefore not eligible for brick, (more…)