“Dear PoPville,

I live near the Carlos Rosario charter school and for the past week or so, I have been hearing periodic banging noises throughout afternoons into late nights. The latest I’ve heard it was around 3 AM a few days ago. The banging sound always comes in a pair – “bang bang” – and (more…)



F Street NW, from 7th to 9th Streets, NW courtesy DowntownDC BID

From a press release:

“This year’s Downtown Holiday Market, presented by DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID and Diverse Markets Management, returns for its 19th year starting Friday, November 17th through Saturday, December 23rd. Once again, the market will be taking two entire blocks of F Street NW between 7th and 9th Streets NW. The entrance will be located on the sidewalk outside the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. This year, visitors can enjoy a new line up of entertainment, over 70 exhibitors, food vendors and festive decor and lights throughout the season.

Admission to the Downtown Holiday Market is free and open to the public with daily hours from 12:00PM to 8:00PM. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

This is odd, for the past few months (at least since mid-summer) there have been 6 relatively new Toyota Camrys with Florida license plates parked in the alley that runs behind Zips and Bread Furst in Van Ness. 4 of the Camrys are in the former Burger King drive thru lot and 2 are in the larger parking lot where the car wash folks dry off customers cars. The Camrys all now have stickers indicating that they will be towed and impounded, and a couple have flat tires. (more…)


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