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…)
“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…)
The following was written by Rebecca Miller, Executive Director, DC Preservation League and member of the Coalition to Save the Trestle!
Washington, DC, has an unparalleled opportunity to hit the Trifecta — save an iconic structure from demolition, create a badly-needed walking and bicycling connection on the west side of Georgetown, and provide a much needed alternative to one of the most dangerous and unpleasant sidewalks in the city.
This opportunity is the rehabilitation of the Foundry Branch Trolley Trestle, a vestige from the days when trolleys transported Washingtonians across the city, and on this particular line, through the Palisades to the famous amusement park in Glen Echo, Maryland. The trolley no longer runs, but the Trestle is hanging on—by a political thread. This is the moment to save it. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I regularly run and bike through Rock Creek Park. The water fountain next to the restrooms there has not fully worked for years. Only the section where you can fill up a water bottle does. Whenever I’m stopped there, I see people try the water fountain to no avail. I emailed NPS years ago and again this year. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Shoutout to the dude who took it upon himself to bring two giant speakers to Kalorama park and play jazz music at volume 100 despite the objections of multiple park-goers. When I went up to him, twice, to ask him to be respectful of everyone else in the park who is just trying to enjoy a nice evening, he responded (more…)
Thanks to Alexandra for sending above from Columbia Heights:
“Spotted this in Columbia Heights this morning. Will be interesting to see what happens on Saturday during the markets as it’s directly where at least two vendors set up.”
And thanks to Ingrid for sending belwo from Penn Quarter: (more…)
227 Harry Thomas Way, NE via NoMa BID
NoMa BID writes: “Check out the newest addition to Alethia Tanner Park: a Throne bathroom! NoMa is one of the first locations in DC to get a Throne restroom and offer the public free access through the District’s recently launched pilot program. We hope this addition makes it easier when you’re on-the-go and you gotta go!”
And a look inside: (more…)
photo by Jeanette.Cook
From a press release:
“Trust for Public Land announced today Washington, DC, was rated the nation’s best big-city park system by the 2024 ParkScore® index. Minneapolis, Minnesota, climbed into second, Saint Paul placed third, Irvine, California, finished fourth, and Arlington, VA retained its fifth-place position. The ParkScore index evaluates park systems in the 100 largest U.S. cities.
2024 is the fourth consecutive year that Washington earned the ParkScore crown and Arlington finished among the top five. (more…)
Great news from DPR:
“Outdoor Pools Open Saturday, May 25
All 22 of DPR’s outdoor pools open on Saturday, May 25 across all 8 wards! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
What do we know about the guy who shows up in parks (usually near playgrounds) and plays really loud classical music on gig-type speakers for hours on end while suspending himself from trees? (more…)