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“Dear PoPville,
Did you hear that the Landmark Cinema at Atlantic Plumbing lost (suspended?) their liquor license?! (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
Walking out of Target, I experienced irony, protest, and hipster passive-agressiveness embodied in the Gospel of Hulkamania, circa Wrestlemania 5, in which the meek inherit an Atomic Leg Drop.
Confused, nostalgic, and slightly anxious, I wandered through the sounds of Hulk Hogan giving whatfor to that erstwhile scallywag Randy (the Machoman) Savage!? Such bold claims! Such intrusive bravado!! I was caught between inspiration and despair. First, the manically amplified street preacher, now this? What more must Columbia Heights endure? (more…)
From the office of Council Member Charles Allen:
“DC Councilmember Charles Allen (Ward 6) led the Council’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment to advance an omnibus bill that would create three new pedestrian plazas around the District where the streets could be closed for 24 hours over the course of a week, and perhaps permanently if the change proves successful and popular.
The bill – which includes provisions from several other bills introduced this Council Period – would also enable neighbors to more easily close their street to hold a block party, expand a program to make it easier for seniors to park their cars at their home, and (more…)
Mark shares the pic above and writes: “You shall not sit at Union Station.”
Good news from Edward who shares the shot below and writes: “The former Uniqlo in Union Station is now a new Amtrak waiting area.” (more…)
Thanks to J. and T. for sending Sunday: “National Park Service crew doing a lot of work today on the Dupont Circle benches, at long last.” (more…)
“Books? We got ‘em.”
Grand opening date on their door: (more…)
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photo by Pablo Raw
From a press release:
“The beloved winter tradition returns to the National Gallery of Art! The 2024–2025 Sculpture Garden Ice Rink season will run from Saturday, November 23, through Sunday, March 2, 2025 (weather permitting).
Managed by Guest Services, Inc., the ice rink invites visitors to skate among the museums on the National Mall. Skaters will be surrounded by monumental sculptures from modern and contemporary artists including Louise Bourgeois, Alexander Calder, Tony Smith, Roy Lichtenstein, and Roxy Paine.
To celebrate the start of the skating season, the ice rink will host figure skaters from Team USA for pop-up performances at 11:00 a.m. on opening day, November 23.
Ice Rink Hours and Fees (more…)
courtesy Van Leeuwen Ice Cream
From an email:
“Van Leeuwen Ice Cream, the cult-favorite brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan flavors, is celebrating their Sweet Sixteen with an opportunity for ice cream lovers to indulge in $2 SCOOPS all summer long!
On Thursday, June 20th, in honor of their 16th birthday, Van Leeuwen is selling limited-edition key chains at select stores. (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
At the beginning of April, I started smelling something foul in my apartment, or more accurately, my nice Cleveland Park condominium. I have lived in this unit for 17 years, and amazingly have never smelled anything from any other unit, no fish, no trash, no smoke, no nothing. Paradise. I keep my home very clean for a lot of reasons but there is never any standing trash, pizza boxes or anything else. Vacuum 1 or 2 times a week. Run a tight ship. No animals. No smoking.
This smell in my apartment was bad, and it continued for at least 15 days the first time. I reported to management and I quickly deduced this has to be coming from the unit underneath me (we have the exact same layout, so I’m 100% above that unit), which has been abandoned for months as I had discussed with the manager before. I went down to T1 level, I’m on 1st floor, and as soon as I got into the hallway I was overwhelmed with a powerful smell of chemicals, but underneath that, the same nasty stale, almost smoke-like smell that was in my apartment. I put my nose next to the crack in the door and took a big whiff. Almost got sick of the powerful nasty smell that smelled just like it did in my unit. I almost got sick breathing in the foul air in that hallway, it was that bad. This is not a hard connection to make. My unit smells bad for the first time in 17 years, underneath me is an abandoned unit, and it smells bad in the hallway in front of that unit and there is this chemical smell seemingly to mask that nasty smell.
I should also mention, within a day, my throat started to be very sore, my eyes were sore. Within 3 days (more…)