“Dear PoPville,
Just noticed this year’s DC property tax address for check submission is in Philadelphia; did they contract this out? I looked and last year’s address was in DC. Seems odd.
Update: (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
Thanks to Jeff for sending from Downtown yesterday:
“Yes, these are goats on leashes wearing diapers. No, I do not have an explanation. But they were very, very cute.”
***This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series started with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]
Thanks to MC for sending: “Lowe’s has robots for security. BUT (more…)
Thanks to Katie for sending yesterday: “Spotted this driving around in Park View twice this morning. Apparently they are testing in DC.”
Cruise tweeted: “We’re thrilled to begin our manual data collection in both Seattle and Washington, D.C. this week.”
Techcrunch reported:
“Cruise, the self-driving subsidiary of General Motors, said Monday (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Are we following what appear to be home printed no parking signs on regular printer paper? Even better, (more…)
photo by Jared Stern
Jared wrote us: “NBD, just a segway exploding at Dulles. Happened around 7:30pm. Walked by briskly as it was smoking. When I got to security, it burst into flames.”
Dulles wrote: ‘ALERT: Around 7:30p.m. smoke was observed in the main terminal caused by a police motorized segway. Passengers evacuated as a safety precaution. MWAA Fire and Rescue responded, contained the smoke and completed ventilation by 9 p.m. Operations resumed afterwards.”
1318 9th Street, NW once home to Mood Lounge
Wonderland, of course, recently celebrated their 19 year anniversary in Columbia Heights. This “WONDERLAND” is located on 9th Street, NW next to San Lorenzo: (more…)
Thanks, I think, to Jennifer for sending from Woodridge.
***If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected].
Ryan asks:
“Curious if anybody in the Upshur/Grant Cir/Sherman Cir area of Petworth heard random explosions over the last few weeks. They come from different directions and don’t sound like gunshots or fireworks. A couple have set off car alarms. Can’t figure it out.”
Most recently we talked about mysterious explosions on August 3rd.