Thanks to MC for sending: “Lowe’s has robots for security. BUT (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
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.
Jackie asks: “Walk past this all the time in Adams Morgan! What does it mean? It’s across the street from the Biltmore apartments on 19th St.” (more…)
Folks started messaging us on Tuesday:
“I heard four loud bangs (explosions?) somewhere in columbia heights/park view/petworth over the last 20 or so minutes.”
“Just heard a 5th one. What the hell is going on?!”
Thanks to K. for sending from the scene at 11:24am:
“So, the line for the mustard skittles is around the block and they’re making every single person play a bean toss game in order to get a bag, meaning that the line is going nowhere. Tone from the crowd, (more…)