photo by Adam Fagen
“Dear PoPville,
How do we get this link to whoever runs the music at Banneker? The people need some ad free music these last few weeks of summer.
Hey, I’ve got a link that gets you 3 free months of Spotify Premium. Check it out.
Only half joking.”
807 V Street, NW
Thanks to Erik and Mark for sending the Landmark Atlantic Plumbing movie theater alcohol update: “The bar is back open at Atlantic Plumbing. (more…)
Thanks to Edward for sharing the latest update:
“Good news! Just heard over my neighborhood listserv that the DC administrator has re-signed the Throne contract and the loos should be operating again in the next few days.“
Thanks to Nora for sending:
“so sorry to find this CLOSED sign yesterday, at Dupont Circle!!! I have since learned all the DC Thrones are closed!!!”
SIGNS OF THE TIMES: (more…)
What do you do/who do you call these days when a car alarm won’t stop going off?
Thanks to a reader for sending this series from Mount Pleasant: (more…)
photo by Josh Bassett
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“As ranking member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today wrote the Comptroller General of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting that it conduct a comprehensive study on the causes and effects of railway noise pollution. Additionally, Norton asked GAO to propose ways that the federal government can reduce the negative effects of railway noise pollution. The request is similar to a bill Norton reintroduced in April to require the GAO to submit recommendations to Congress on how to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes.
“D.C. residents contact me regularly about the negative impacts train noise and vibrations have on their health, quality of life and even the structural integrity of their homes,” Norton said. “Although trains provide an essential mode of transportation, we can’t simply ignore the harms suffered by those who live near them, which can include structural damage, reduced property values and negative health effects. We must examine whether there are viable, cost-effective ways to mitigate the harms caused by long-term exposure to train noise and vibrations.”
Norton’s letter follows, with personal contact information redacted. (more…)
“No Loitering.”
I can’t find it in the archives but I believe we posted a note here (not spray painted but written on a cone) saying just let the people be…
From Connecticut Ave across from the Zoo.
“A person with a cockatoo on their shoulder gives the middle finger to a motorcade of some sort.”
“Dear PoPville,
Is anyone else in Dupont and AdMo completely losing their minds with the motorcade sirens every 5mn? This really has to stop. There’s no good reason to have 60 sirens blaring to escort one empty bus to pick up people at DCA for Police Week.”
photo by H St Weather Geek
Hello PoPville, please enjoy this beautiful week like it’s your last because the mosquitoes are about to come at us with a vengeance like we’ve never known. Well probably exactly like last year.
NOW RELEASE THE BATS!! (and take photos and send them to me if you see any bats, obviously.)
photo by Eric P.
Not holding my breath here but appreciate the effort.
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), a senior member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, today introduced a bill to require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to submit recommendations to Congress on how to reduce train noise and vibrations near homes, as well as cost estimates for each recommendation.
“D.C. residents are increasingly contacting me about the negative impact train noise and vibrations are having on their health, quality of life, and even the structural integrity of their homes,” Norton said. “Although trains provide an essential mode of transportation, Congress should examine whether there are viable, cost-effective ways to mitigate the harms caused by long-term train noise and vibrations.”
Train noise and vibrations negatively affect residents of the District of Columbia and communities across the country. In making its recommendations, the bill would require GAO to consider train speed and frequency, hours of operations, modifications to tracks and trains, track maintenance, mitigation measures between tracks and homes, and distance between tracks and homes, among other factors. The bill would require GAO to submit its recommendations to Congress not later than one year after enactment.
Norton’s introductory statement follows. (more…)