“Appeared on Thursday” (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
So I was in the container store, because, well, that’s where I’m at in my life these days and anyway, WTF is going on with pillow cases?!?! $105 for a pillow case?! Oh hold up – “anti aging” – well $105 is actually a pretty cool deal then…
1647 Lamont Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Apparently the strange building at 1647 Lamont St, NW in Mt. Pleasant is being demolished/renovated and has been doing so without permitting, which makes sense given the noise. (more…)
Thanks to FT (and others) for sending:
“I took of the vapor trail from tonight’s spacex launch out of Florida, illuminated by the setting sun over Capitol Hill.”
photo by Joseph Gruber
From Alert DC:
“The Washington Navy Yard will conduct ceremonial gun salutes on February 4th, 2025, at 8:30AM. Loud rounds will be fired from the Leutze Park in honor of CNO’s counterpart from Thailand.”
Thanks to Jim for sending from Scott Circle.
Any idea what it’s measuring/monitoring?
Just a random camera on a tree facing the street: (more…)
Thanks to Mark for sending: “Saw this on my drive home this (yesterday) afternoon at the Adams Mill/Irving/Kenyon intersection. Couldn’t tell what type of truck it was as I went by, maybe a fire truck? Regardless, it was… large.”
1780 Columbia Road, NW
Thanks to all who passed on the wild news from Eater DC about the future of the Line Hotel in Adams Morgan:
“Elon Musk is slated to be the highest bidder on D.C.’s trendy Line hotel. The recently inducted member of President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire boys club plans to turn the desirable Northwest digs with 220 rooms into a “private social club” of sorts, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.”
Well then – stay tuned…
“Dear PoPville,
On my daily constitutional, I stumbled upon an unexpected sight: a whole fleet of Pedicabs dotting the 700 block of Hobart Pl NW – all with NYC licensure plaques.
My guess is they’re here for inauguration activities, but staging them in Park View seems like an odd choice. Am I overthinking this, or is there a hidden Pedicab HQ I’ve been unaware of all along?
I’ve attached some photos for your sleuthing pleasure. (more…)