“Dear PoPville,

Anyone who has ever driven down Park Rd NW knows there is a chronic back up between 14 and 16 St NW due to the Pine St NW light. The light changes in 9 seconds (I’m not joking!!) and causes a ridiculous back up. How can we have it changed to a different time to promote traffic flow?!


From Wonderland (11th and Kenyon Street, NW):

“We have been monitoring the rise of COVID-19 cases across the US – driven by the highly transmissible Delta variant. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials, the message is clear: the best way to protect ourselves from COVID-19 is by getting vaccinated. (more…)


Readers started reporting at 7:29pm: “just heard a whole bunch of what sure sounded like gunshots on Sherman Ave by Girard St. A bunch of cops pulled up quickly”

“Just heard like 6 gunshots near 11th and Kenyon”

Then at 12:21am: “Wonderful. That was about 20 gun shots in the alley next to my house just now. Columbia Heights”

“That was loud. And a lot.”

“Good, the helicopter’s finally here to see who’s still on site 10 minutes later”

Update from MPD: (more…)


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