Rant/Revel


photo by Victoria Pickering

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Event

The Washington D.C. Pancakes & Booze Art Show

D.C.’s premier underground art event returns to Penn Social for a night of high-energy culture and local talent. We’re stripping away the traditional “white-cube” gallery pretense and replacing it with a raw, high-density experience that brings together over 150+ local artists for one night only.


Dating


photo by LaTur

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“Dear PoPville,

Hi everyone. 🌸 My name is Daphne, and I’m trying to pass my contact to a server named Nick who worked at the old Planta Cocina around May 2025.

I completely missed it, and believe me I know, the last thing I want is to be like the wise guy/girl who thinks the waiter is into them just because they’re being nice, but my intuition hasn’t ever failed me, and I figure I’d rather ask and be turned down, than not ask and regret it. If he says no, then I’m happy I tried. 😊🌸

Okay, (more…)


What the Helen of Troy is This

“Dear PoPville,

From the edge of Garfield Park – interesting to see that the operator was wearing a helmet, so maybe this is categorized as a bike, at least for their internal compliance needs? But otherwise I have so many questions about how they decided to roll these out.”

On May 11th we shared the news that “DDOT Launches MicroFreight DC Pilot Program to Bring Quiet, Safe E-Cargo Bike Deliveries to DC Neighborhoods”

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ICYMI: About those E-Cargo Bikes: (more…)


driving dangerously


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

This may be a long shot, but I figured I’d try it. Last Friday, May 8, around 4:40pm, my wife and I were driving north on 13th Street NW. We stopped in the right lane at a red light at the intersection with Kansas Avenue and Quebec Place. When the right turn arrow turned green, we started to turn onto Kansas Avenue. But a white minivan in the left lane cut in front and collided with us. A few other people saw what happened, (more…)