Thanks to E. for sending yesterday (Tuesday) around 5pm:
“Duolingo Owl is at foggy bottom metro night now!”
Anyone else spot him?
What the Helen of Troy is This
Today one actually listed for US $425.00!!
Thanks to Coach Luster for sharing this insanity over the weekend: “This whole DC hot dog craze has hit a new level! $300 for a hat?!?”
My take: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
And that plywood? The backing for painted faux-marble facades to line a Mall already lined with marble buildings!” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
This will make some people’s mouths water. Chicken of the wood mushroom spotted on Yuma across from Sheridan.”
Ed. Note: DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT EATING STREET MUSHROOMS UNLESS YOU ARE AN EXPERT. I don’t care how tasty that ish is, it ain’t worth dying for!! (more…)
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“Dear PoPville,
From the edge of Garfield Park – interesting to see that the operator was wearing a helmet, so maybe this is categorized as a bike, at least for their internal compliance needs? But otherwise I have so many questions about how they decided to roll these out.”
On May 11th we shared the news that “DDOT Launches MicroFreight DC Pilot Program to Bring Quiet, Safe E-Cargo Bike Deliveries to DC Neighborhoods”
Ed. Note: To stay up to date and not be help prisoner to the whims of social media algorithms I urge all to please sign up for our free daily email summaries here and never miss a post again.
ICYMI: About those E-Cargo Bikes: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m curious if anyone knows what this device is on Mass Ave between the heritage foundation and the exxon. It just says “welcome” on the screen. I noticed it earlier in the year when people were protesting outside the building, but it disappeared. I think it reappeared a couple weeks ago, though.”
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1230 Sumner Road, SE
Very cool, from the DC Department of Energy and Environment:
“These solar-powered air monitoring park benches measure real-time pollution data, tracking PM2.5, ozone, temperature, and humidity to provide localized air quality information.”
Check out the monitoring results here.
Locations: (more…)
Thanks to Chris for sending: “Looks like the most AI Megatron camera ever on North Capitol and Rhode Ave”
Is this just measuring speed? Stop signs? Radioactive emissions….?