“Dear PoPville,
I’ve seen a few of these knocked over before, but never snapped in half like a pencil. In case you ever wondered what the inside of a DC street lamp looked like, now you know. (more…)
What the Helen of Troy is This
1739 Connecticut Ave, NW
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been stymied as I try to figure out what this is – a very carefully-constructed big window display for the “Green Paint Shop” close to City Lights, around 1735 Connecticut. Internet searches turn up nothing, except for one Reddit conversation saying it had been covered in PoPville. Somebody clearly put a lot of work into this, and all I know for sure is that it’s not a paint shop. The display includes MANY cans, each with a different label. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Curiosity may have killed the cat, but I’m going out on a limb to ask: I’m spotting these frogs in curious locations. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Every day I walk past the National Museum of Women in the Arts on NY Ave NW and see these random shirts/jackets stapled to the ground. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’ve been googling and googling and can’t find it: What is this cement marker, which is along the Reservation 630 trail in Rock Creek Park near Picnic Area 2 at Pierce Mill? (more…)
Thanks to Jeff for sending from Petworth.
Update: “It’s a sewer inspection robot. Camera with lights on each end.”
“Dear PoPville,
Over the last month+ I’ve noticed an embassy at Connecticut and Kalorama has regularly engaged a security detail to stop right-of-way traffic on Kalorama allowing a stream of vehicles to exit their private parking garage all heading in separate directions, not a motorcade. Is this legal?”
“Dear PoPville,
We recently received a flyer from the DC Department of Buildings, inviting us to convert our home from being a “tax lot” to a “lot of record”. They make it sound like this will make it easier/cheaper to get permits sometime in the future…? (more…)
Thanks to AJ for sending: “Breakfast time in Cleveland Park. Fish? Rodent?” (more…)