“Dear PoPville,

My partner got this weird message in the mail advertising a huge estate sale due to a divorce, including huge name artists like Picasso. We weren’t looking to buy anything, but went to go look at cool art and meet the weird character who wrote this message (pictured above.)

There were lots of weird details (more…)



photo by Victoria Pickering

“Dear PoPville,

I was wondering if you or your readers would know why I was woken up by the sound of small regular explosions this morning around 7am? (near U Street metro) There would be a series of them, like fireworks slowly going off, and then a pause for several minutes and then the sound would start again.”


“Dear PoPville,

Found on the side of the road in Bloomingdale around 1st and W NW. No idea why there would be horse food around here but it’s such a weird find in the middle of the city. Made my friend and I burst out laughing. It’s also completely full.”



1408 Okie Street, NE via The Lane

“Dear PoPville,

Wondering if you’ve heard anything about The Lane converting to an adults-only space. Got an email [see below] this morning inviting me to join a “one-of-a-kind grownup indoor playground club…” for $299/month plus a $250 initiation fee.

The website stripped most of its language about children and only features photos of adults. (more…)


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