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“Dear PoPville,
I don’t know if others have complained, but I can’t walk my dog in the dark through Petworth because the small narrow walkways shoveled out for pedestrians to walk are littered with dog poop everywhere. I’m a dog owner and a home owner and these people who don’t scoop their poop are beyond disgusting and terrible neighbors. What has always been a problem is magnified ten-gold because the dogs aren’t climbing on top of a foot high of snow to poop.
Can you please send a friendly reminder to folks to take two minutes to clean up after their pets. Thanks!”
Ed. Note: Look, I genuinely love dogs. I really do. As I’ve said before – my blogging day is never better than when I’m uploading dogs to the afternoon animal fix. It always brings a smile to face. Having said that – dog owners – please, please, please – don’t be an asshole. You know what you need to do. You don’t need a reminder to pick up after your pet. Perhaps you need a reminder to not be an asshole. So please consider this your reminder.
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Ed. Note: God forbid, but you can find DC’s warming centers here.
From Pepco:
“With the weather forecast growing increasingly severe, Pepco continued reaching out to customers to encourage them to prepare for the possibility of extended power outages as a result of Winter Storm Jonas.
The company contacted individual customers who have registered with the company as needing electricity for critical medical equipment and advised them to review their plans and to take appropriate action as necessary to ensure their safety and well-being.
Weather services are predicting up to 24 inches of snow, high winds and ice that could produce hazardous road conditions and power outages starting tonight and continuing through Sunday. Because icy roads hamper restoration efforts, Pepco is prepared for the possibility of widespread outages that could take several days to restore.
“Winter Storm Jonas is predicted to produce heavy snow and winds that could cause extensive power outages. Pepco is well prepared for the storm, but if roads become impassable due to deep snow and downed trees, our power restoration efforts could be slowed,” said Donna Cooper, President of Pepco.
The utility is preparing for the possibility of significant power outages and currently has 150 internal linemen, 200 contractors and more than 200 tree crews available to respond. Pepco is participating in calls with other utilities to request additional line and tree crews as needed.
In addition, Pepco’s Call Centers will be staffed 24/7 and all internal personnel, who have been mobilized to support the potential for an emergency restoration effort, also will be working around the clock.
Pepco is coordinating closely with local emergency management agencies and the District of Columbia, Prince George’s County and Montgomery County departments of transportation.
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575 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
From a press release:
“The Source Hosts Collaborative Cider and Tapas Happy Hour with ANXO Cidery & Pintxos Bar on January 21st
WHAT:
The culinary teams at The Source and the forthcoming ANXO Cidery & Pintxos bar will host a pintxo and cider happy hour at The Source. Both restaurants will present five pintxos each, along with five collaborative ones, which marry Chef Scott Drewno’s acclaimed Chinese fare with ANXO chefs Brad Walker and Alex Vallcorba’s Basque flavors, culminating in bites such as a Morcilla Steamed Bao with Sichuan Pickle. Three ciders will be served, including ANXO’s own collaborative cider with Millstone.
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Mount Pleasant up there for most festive neighborhood! And the warm weather/flowers is a bonus this year too.
Photo by PoPville flickr user Melanie Cohen
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. But please no personal attacks and no need to correct people’s grammar. This is a place to vent and/or celebrate things about daily life in DC.
“Dear PoPville,
I’m new to the Bloomingdale neighborhood, and am trying to figure out how to run near the MacMillan Reservoir. I passed by it once in the car and it looked like you could run right along the water, but then when I went back to try it (from First St. NW) I got stuck in a maze of fences and parking lots. Do you know if it’s only accessible from the North (Hobart Pl/Michigan Ave)? Can you help?”
Hmm from Bloomingdale – I’d go to Bryant and head west to 4th Street then go north passing Howard University and it’ll turn to 5th Street and you’ll see the view in the photo above. I’m not sure if you can do a full lap around the water thought – isn’t part of the road closed by security? Anyone else have a good route to run around here?
A Delorean convention? Awesome.
“Eat DC is pleased to present the Second Annual DC Bacon and Beer Festival on May 31, 2015 at Penn Social to benefit Food & Friends. Last year’s DC Bacon and Beer Festival sold out in just FOUR hours. The event features creative bacon-inspired bites and tasty beers from area restaurants and breweries.
Attendees of the event will again be able to vote on a Beast in Show in restaurant and brewery categories. And this year, Eat DC will donate $250 on behalf of each winner to the charity of their choice.
Returning Beast in Show Art and Soul executive chef Douglas Alexander notes, “Bacon is very important at Art and Soul. We make around 300 pounds per week, and it factors into all our menus. Most everyone loves bacon, and showing up and taking the title at Bacon and Beer was something that we take a lot of pride in. The fact that we can also support a great charity like Food & Friends makes it even better.”
Co-organizer and local food writer Jamie Liu adds, “Our local chefs and breweries really brought it last year. I really look forward to seeing what amazing creations folks will be able to come up with this year. And I’m excited to be able to do more to help promote the great talent in our local food community and raise money to support people in the community.”
Where: Penn Social
801 E St NW
When: Sunday, May 31, 2015
2:30 – 5:00 p.m.“