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…)
“Dear PoPville,
We received an email from Washington Gas that our service is being suspended (disconnected). The “move out request notice”. We called the WGas and it appears as if somebody (they even gave us that person’s name) requested to activate the service at our address. No details on how (call or email). We’re in a four-unit apartment building. Has anything similar happen to anyone else?”
From an email:
“French’s announced yet another tangy treat in celebration of National Mustard Day on August 5th: French’s Mustard SKITTLES. And this time, they’re taking the tang on tour with in-person pop-up events in Atlanta, Washington D.C., and New York City.
The ‘Mustard Mobile’, a bright yellow custom-designed vintage bus complete with giant Mustard SKITTLES on top, will be making its way to DC on Wednesday, 8/2! (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
A bunch of these signs just popped up on I St SW. What do they mean? Bikes don’t have speedometers, is this actually useful??”