Thanks to Lila for sending: “Bald eagle in RCP” (more…)
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Thanks to M. for sending around 9pm last night:
“Pierce Mill around 7pm on Wednesday night. Sure, pull out of the parking lot, make 2 left turns and onto the paved bike/pedestrian path. Even after getting the wave off and direction that it’s not a road….. “
ANC Commissioner Chris Hart writes: “Womp womp. Looks like the Zoo Loop is closing at 5pm again starting tomorrow. Anyone know if this is supposed to be seasonal? If so, why change it when sunset is still at 7:20?”
EHN’s communications director, Sharon Eliza Nichols, replies: (more…)
via DDOT
From DDOT:
“Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced that PARK(ing) Day 2023 will be Friday, September 15, 2023 from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. DDOT is celebrating its 10th anniversary of participating in this popular event, which allows residents, businesses, and community organizations to temporarily convert on-street parking spaces into pop-up parks. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I go away for a couple of months, come back, and the Dupont Circle fountain is still not working and looks more like a construction zone than ever. I thought the whole waterproofing business was only going to take about a month and then it would be back on again. What the heck is going on?”
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via National Mall NPS
National Mall NPS shares the good news:
“The National Park Service has awarded a $112M contract to repair more than a mile of seawalls along portions of the Potomac & Tidal Basin. Construction will begin in 2024 with funds provided by the Great American Outdoors Act.”
“Dear PoPville,
I’m a resident of Columbia Heights and am looking for community recommendations: Our alley backs up to a shared green space at the CoHi green. The new management just posted a “no dogs allowed” sign and claimed that this property – formerly run by an NGO associated with the district government – is now private property. (more…)
From an email:
“Join Us in Making a Difference at the Washington DC Food Drive!
Date: September 2nd, 2023 Time: 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Location: Farragut Square Park (more…)