I have been around the block a time or two. I am 51 years old and have lived in DC continuously for 29 years and I have never seen this before. Pickled eggs (photo below)? Yes, of course. I remember the days of pickled eggs being sold on ice cream trucks around town. I’m cool with that. 100% But pickled hot dogs? Are these pickled hotdogs? Do you just eat them straight out of the jar? What is happening hahaha (more…)
1919 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Wondering if you or anybody in the community know what was up with the giant line this morning at the Washington Hilton? It stretched from the front door almost all the way down to Florida Ave. Have lived across the street for 4 years and have never seen anything like this except for the WHCA dinner.”
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what’s going on at the White House this week? 17th St closed as far north as K St, the D72 could not get to its usual last two stops (and no showed going northbound yesterday at 5pm for at least 45 minutes), 16th and I has been turned into some sort of security checkpoint and staging area. I get that this WH doesn’t actually care about DC residents, but WMATA and MPD should be able to do better. Or at least communicate better.”
ICYMI: “Washington National Cathedral will host a funeral service for U.S. Senator Lindsey O. Graham on July 28 at 2 pm ET.”
Reuters reports, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy are expected to attend the funeral.”
ABC reports, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be angling for President Donald Trump’s ear as both wartime leaders are set to meet with Trump at the White House Tuesday amid global conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine.”
“Dear PoPville,
Curious about this equipment that popped up this summer near North Capitol and F ST NW. It’s loud and moving a lot of air somewhere! (more…)
Well this is curious…
“Dear PoPville,
After months (years?) of nothing at the closed Ollies burger suddenly there were many, MANY mattresses in the window! (more…)
14th and F Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Any idea what the security presence outside of the Willard Hotel is for? (more…)
Thanks to E. for sending: “Spotted in Takoma/Takoma Park last night around 8:30pm. Dozens of these specks in the sky!”
And thanks to C. for sending later in the night: “What the UFO did I just witness in the sky tonight?” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
So I started checking the Washington Monument live web cam back when “86 47” showed up in the Mall lawn by the WWII monument. I loved watching the numbers develop each day, and laughed at how ridiculous the attempts to then dye the grass green made the numbers even more legible from the cam.
Then—they started building something over the “86” on June 19. It’s gone from nothing to this (photo above) in under 2 weeks. I haven’t been able to find anything on what it is, except someone’s theory that it’s the private viewing area for Trump and his people to view the fireworks.
If that’s true, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this on Connecticut Ave, near H (by the White House). From my Googling, Tesla’s Cyber Cab Robotaxi is what it appears to be!” (more…)
2nd/3rd Mass. and H Street, NW
OR that’s what they want you to believe…
“Dear PoPville,
This structure has perplexed me for 30 years.
Just off Mass Ave at 2nd and H NW I believe.
Probably a utility structure. I could Google but there’s probably some better hive knowledge out there.”
We used to get asked this question every year like clockwork but it’s been a minute. Happy to see it’s still confounding some folks. Fear not, it’s just a ventilation shaft for the 395 highway tunnel below. (more…)