From Facebook:
“Tonight (11/21), starting at 5:30 pm, join members of the LGBTQIA+ community at the Dupont Circle Fountain for a candlelight vigil to mourn and honor the lives lost and impacted by the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, Colorado — on what was the eve before Transgender Day of Remembrance. (more…)
Ed. Note: I’m looking to put together a solid group of pennants like I did for the commemorative smartrip cards, you can see those here. If anyone else has other metro pennants please send my way (via email to [email protected]) so I can add to this group. Thanks!
Update: Ah I don’t think I’d seen this Silver Line metro card before, thanks to Doug for sending:
Thanks to Zach I. (and everyone else who emailed me) for sharing his commemorative Pennant score. And thanks to PuckBuddys and Randy for sharing some of their earlier pennants: (more…)
1800 block of Columbia Road, NW
Nina Larson, 24 years old, was killed in a traffic crash here on Nov 13, 2021: (more…)
“PoPville, I’m curious if anyone recognizes this wall. The picture is of my grandmother around 1945 when she lived in DC.” (more…)
“Photo credit: Mehgan Murphy, Smithsonian’s National Zoo”
Following yesterday’s crushing news about Rusty the Red Panda passing, unfortunately, comes more sad news from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo:
“Our Zoo family is mourning the loss of Luke, a 17 y.o. African lion who was humanely euthanized Oct. 19. He was truly the king of the Great Cats exhibit–gentle with his mates, Naba + Shera, and a patient and protective father to all 13 of his cubs.” (more…)
RIP Rusty, photo by Bethany Morlind
Update from Megan Cloherty:
“.@NationalZoo confirms the red panda who passed is ‘our’ legendary escape artist, Rusty.”
Thanks to Elaine for sharing the super sad news: “It appears Rusty, the infamous red panda who escaped the National Zoo in 2013, has passed. A true DC legend.”
Ed. Note: Our Rusty’s mate, Shama, passed away in 2014.
From the Pueblo Zoo on October 18th:
“We are sad to report the unexpected passing of Rusty, the red panda. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I saw your 2014 post asking if anyone knew about the Susan Carter plaque near the Smithsonian Castle. You are right. It was a memorial to a friend of mine who was killed by a car while riding her bike home from work that December in 1993. (more…)
Update: “That’s in honor of a feral cat who used to live around the block. Died a few Months ago.”
Love stumbling on stuff like this: (more…)
How cool is this?!? Thanks to Chris and dcitty for sharing: “History at @CapitalOneArena with @lizzo playing Pres James Madison’s 1813 crystal flute from the @librarycongress!” (more…)
photo by Tim Brown
From the British Embassy:
“A condolence book for Queen Elizabeth II will be open Monday – Friday at the British Embassy in Washington (3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW) from 9am to 5pm this week.”
Update:
