Erin asks:

“Someone put “Thank you Lisa” signs all over Garfield Park a month or so ago. Anyone in your readership have any background on this appreciative mystery?”

Ed. Note: While we wait for answer allow me to take this opportunity: (more…)



4th and I Street, SE photo by Matt Thornton

Matt warns: “Would you park in this empty space at 4th and I SE? If you do, DPW will ticket you at 2am, which I and many of my neighbors learned the hard way. Anyone want to venture a guess why? If you park within the clearly painted parking box, you are too close to the stop sign. Apparently you are not allowed to park within 25 feet of one, which means that even the front bumper of the grey car is too close (though the car across the street was not ticketed).”

Credit to DPW who replied to Matt: “Matt, please email us at [email protected], we’ll be able to figure out a better solution via email. Feel free to share this address with your neighbors.”



Photo by Tim Brown

“Dear PoPville,

I’m looking at moving to a place in Navy Yard, but the building I’m looking at doesn’t have any parking available. Colonial Parking says a bunch of their garages in the area are restricted to office tenants only for monthly parking – is there a good way to find non-restricted public monthly parking or any leads on Navy Yard monthly spots?”


From an email:

“Washington Nationals Philanthropies has proudly partnered with Bluejacket Brewery on the release of “We Are the Ship, All Else the Sea” in honor of Black History Month. The label honors Washington Homestead Grays great and Washington Nationals Ring of Honor member Josh Gibson. The Double IPA was brewed to celebrate the District’s rich baseball history and raise money for future generations of ballplayers through the work of the Nationals Youth Baseball Academy (YBA). (more…)


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