What the Helen of Troy is This

“Banging pots at 8pm?”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Christopher Schmidt

“Dear PoPville,

Every night this week at 8pm exactly, some of my neighbors in Adams Morgan come out and bang on pots and pans. I just overheard them say they are protesting. I guess it is related to The Attempted Takeover? Is this a thing in other neighborhoods?”

Remember when folks did that to support essential workers during covid lock downs? Anyone else hearing this?

“Anyone else experience the new parking scheme at Sam’s Park n’ Ride?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to write to you to see if anyone else has experienced the new parking scheme at Sam’s Park n’ Ride in Cleveland Park. I went to pull into the lot the other day, and it said “just pull through” with no ticket to pull. I did so, and it looks like I had signed up for Metropolitan parking in the past, so it didn’t prompt me to sign up like the signs say to do. I drove out per the “just drive out” sign, and was hit with a parking charge of $26 for less than 15 minutes of parking. (more…)

What in the Holy Hell is Going On at H Street’s Parker & Ace DC Veterinary Care

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

FYI something super weird going on at Parker & Ace on H St. My pet goes there and we’ve only seen these cryptic instagram posts. I can’t get a refund for the credits. I have on my account. Seems like they are owned by a VC company and who knows something like the funding may have dried up. There are people commenting that their dogs are in the middle of antibiotic regimens and they can’t go for their follow ups. It’s really fucked up. The team there is always so nice but VC ruins everything. I have like $500 in credit there…”

I have gotten so many messages about this bizarre situation at Parker & Ace (501 H Street, NE): (more…)

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