Thanks to Priscilla for passing on from the DC Office of Planning:

“As you start your week, I hope you remember the Columbia Heights & Mt. Pleasant Community Workshop happening this week. The workshop is tomorrow, Tuesday, August 13, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Columbia Heights Education Campus (CHEC). The DC Office of Planning will share preliminary findings from the Public Life Study and gather input from you and your neighbors on what you think the neighborhood needs to thrive. Take advantage of this opportunity to share your vision for the future of public space in Columbia Heights. (more…)


Update from WMATA (thanks to El): “The artwork was damaged and had to be removed. We’re working on a solution with the artist and local partners. -KB”

“Dear PoPville,

The mural in the Columbia Heights metro has been missing for a number of months now, since around the beginning of the summer. (more…)



600 block of Florida Ave, NW

“Dear PoPville,

We in the neighborhood are incredibly excited about this prospect. The now vacant lot is owned and managed by the city. For years it has been a veritable trash heap. I had been working with the city for months to clean up the site. Realizing we needed to provide the city an alternative aside from simply asking them to clean it up, I started a petition for a dog park to be located here. (more…)


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