A reader reports around 4:50pm: “Pretty bad crash involving a DC police car at NY Ave & Bladensburg NE. (more…)
International Drive off Van Ness Street, NW
For those unfamiliar with this awesome tidbit of history, see some photos of Netwon’s tree and a wild statue before it was fenced off. It’s located in International Park behind the Chinese Embassy in Van Ness.
The park has had every entrance to it fenced off since at least 2023. Nobody’s ever given a reason why beyond claims of repairs, which apparently are still happening… (more…)
DC is growing fast. You can be a part of shaping its future.
DC 2050 is the District’s next comprehensive plan, which determines where housing, jobs, and amenities should be located across the District. The DC Office of Planning is working on a full rewrite of the comprehensive plan based on technical research, best practices, and the community’s vision for DC’s future.
Why You Should Care
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Do you struggle to find housing that meets your needs or your budget?
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Do you want to know more about how DC is changing and be a part of shaping that change?
DC 2050 is where these priorities are captured and turned into policies. This is the first full rewrite of DC’s comprehensive plan in over 20 years and your opportunity to share your priorities for how we grow for the next 25 years and beyond. No matter where you live in DC, if you rent or own, grew up here or came as an adult, your voice matters. Follow this project and get involved.
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When we kicked off this planning process in 2025, we committed to gathering feedback from DC residents, community organizations, and elected officials. From March 2025 to June 2026, we’ve reached over 6,600 people across all eight wards. We’ve also received thousands of comments across multiple online surveys.
If you have engaged with us, filled out our survey, or come to an event, thank you! We read every comment we receive and are working to incorporate the feedback into the draft plan.
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Thanks to Wayne for sending: “Had to go to a rooftop to see the progress on the park.” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
The other day I was thinking to myself, I wish there were a way to penalize improper parking for rental e-bikes and scooters. Welp, turns out there is, and I just found my new hobby!
Illegally parked e-bikes and scooters are an annoyance for pedestrians, and for those using wheelchairs and others with mobility issues, I’m sure it’s a huge pain in the ass, and extremely inconsiderate.
Can we start something, PoPville friends? Once a week (or as often as you want if you’re ambitious), report an improperly parked vehicle. The user can get fined. Maybe if it happens a few times, people start to change behavior? (I know, I know, I can hope…)
How to do it: (more…)
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The evening ranges freely across the American songbook, threading together the theater music of Sondheim, Rodgers and Hart, Bernstein, and Weill with the songs of Ives, Barber, and Liebermann, and the setting of poets as distinct as E. E. Cummings, Langston Hughes, and Allen Ginsberg. It’s a program that moves with ease between the bright patter of numbers like “The What-Cha-Ma-Call-It” and the aching intimacy of “Lonely House”—music that captures both the exuberance and the tenderness at the heart of the American voice.
Bliss brings to this repertoire a voice of exceptional beauty — bright, focused, and capable of extraordinary refinement — along with a natural feel for the wit, swagger, and vulnerability this music demands, whether he’s channeling Sondheim’s restless “Being Alive,” or the sly nostalgia of “One for My Baby.” Expect an evening that is as much a portrait of a nation’s music as it is a showcase for one of the outstanding tenors of his generation.
“Dear PoPville,
Big tree split overnight at 3rd / D / Mass NE in a pocket park by Schneider liquor store. The city screwing signage into the tree sure didn’t help its health: (more…)
Details from the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser launched the brand-new Restaurant & Retail Stabilization Grant, a $3.875 million fund to support the District’s restaurants and retailers and continue growing DC’s economy. The grant is funded by the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) and administered by Capital Impact Partners (CIP), a local, nonprofit community development financial institution. Through the Restaurant & Retail Stabilization Grant, the Bowser Administration is stepping up for small businesses, providing critical financial relief to brick-and-mortar establishments that took a hit in 2025—keeping neighborhood shops and restaurants open, resilient, and ready for the future. (more…)
2435 N Street, NW
Thanks to Andrew for sending this beautiful sight: “Francis Pool is filled!”
The outdoor swimming pool season starts Memorial Day Weekend – Memorial Day 2026 is on Monday, May 25, 2026. Giddy up!!
See a list of all outdoor public pools below: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I’m feeling nosey about a strange, large police presence I saw while walking in Kalorama around 6p (Monday.) Huge police checkpoint set up in front of the Chinese Embassy residence (end of the Taft Bridge on Connecticut Ave, NW). Probably 6-8 cop cars, a dozen police, and a handful of cars stopped in the checkpoint. Haven’t seen anything on social media or news about it at all so no idea what happened!”
Another reader adds: “6 cruisers and multiple officers stopping cars at the south end of the Taft bridge in front of the Chinese embassy. Pulling cars over.”
MPD shared the police report with me:
“Officers were conducting a Traffic Safety Checkpoint in the 2300 block of Connecticut Ave NW and observed the driver of a Honda SUV not wearing a seat belt. A traffic stop was conducted at the location and WALES/NCIC confirmed S1 does not possess a valid drivers license to operate a motor vehicle on public space. S1 was placed under arrest and transported to the Second District Station for processing.”
And regarding the Wilson Pool and even odder reader report: (more…)
4702-4704 Wisconsin Ave, NW
We got some serious action at the Steak n’ Egg up in Tenleytown!! Thanks to Leslie for sending the new signage up out front: (more…)