“Dear PoPville,

I live in Capitol Hill between Eastern Market and Union Station and starting Wednesday night my cell signal only has one bar, at best. I can pick up a call, hear the other person, but they never hear me, and then call eventually drops. This is the case on both my personal and work phones, one AT&T and one Verizon. Both companies saying “no outages or issues reported.”

I’ve noticed new towers installed by the Capitol– I’m assuming that’s the cause? Is anyone else experiencing this? Should we assume this will be the case for the next week?”


Thanks to Mac for sharing the beautiful shot above: “This is how I like to picture the Capitol. 2 years ago. Seems like forever”


*not posting it because F them

A reader requests we find the find the original artist so they can repair the damage. Anyone know/have contact info for the artist who did this mural?

“It is under the 695 highway in Capitol Hill next to Garfield Park. It was Bernie as recently as Sunday afternoon, and as of yesterday was still defaced.”


The Mayor tweeted: “Your neighbors rely on you to say something if you see something.

Report suspicious activity or behavior to MPD: http://iwatchdc.org. If it’s an emergency, dial 911!”

From the D.C. National Guard:

“We received numerous inquiries today about National Guardsmen being armed and photographs of Guardsmen resting during shifts. We hope to answer your questions with the following statements. (more…)


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