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“She’s a 9 yr old female Yorkie named “Brooklyn”.”
Thanks to Monica for sending from 14th and V Street, NW just after 2pm: “several loud booms and DC fire reacted quickly. Fire already looks to be almost out.”
Matt also caught the action: (more…)
This rental is located at 17th Street near Massachusetts Avenue, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,399 / 2br – 1100ft2 – GREAT DUPONT APT. w/ Pool and Views (AMAZING PLACE) (DuPont Circle) (more…)
Your brain doesn’t have an off switch. But it does have a window.
That thought that won’t stop looping. The “what if” that hijacks your whole afternoon. The 2 AM spiral about something that happened three years ago. We’ve all been there:
Here’s the truth: you don’t have to solve every worry the moment it shows up. You can schedule it instead.
Try this: The 10-Minute Worry Window
This isn’t about ignoring what’s bothering you. It’s about giving your mind permission to rest in between. Worry doesn’t disappear just because you name a time for it — but it does lose some of its grip.
If your worry window keeps spilling into everything else, that’s worth talking about too:
Small tools, practiced daily, add up. You’re allowed to worry. You’re also allowed to let it go.
#BeMindfulDC #MentalHealthMatters #BreakTheStigma #YouAreNotAlone
Want me to draft 2-3 more variations (shorter for Instagram, more clinical for LinkedIn, etc.) or keep building out captions for other graphics in this series?
Photo by Rob
“Dear PoPville,
I have some moth damage in suit jackets and pants and have an extensive collection of stained dress shirts to get dry cleaned. Any recommendations on high quality dry cleaners in DC for a big job to do more than the standard dry cleaning?”
photo by Fritz Myer
“Dear PoPville,
I wanted to get the take of readers on their experience with the Board of Zoning Adjustment to seek an area variance for a rear yard setback. We are in a zone that requires a 20′ setback from the alley behind our house in a row of houses all with 16′ setbacks that were grandfathered in. Our house is further back than the rest of the houses in our row because it was rebuilt back in 1986 after it was destroyed sometime in 60s. Now all we want is to make our house flush with the rest by bumping out the back. However, the zoning ordinance says we can’t bump it out to be flush with the rest of the houses so we are seeking a variance. Furthermore, we may need to seek additional variance because according to the zoning ordinance our lot width is 17′ and is less than the requirement for a compact parking space which is 20′.
Basically, a lot of this zoning is about fitting a car on our back lot. (more…)
Creature Comfort brings their melodic, emotionally driven indie rock sound to Pie Shop for a night of live music alongside Terrain and The Dusk Whales.
Featuring:
9:44am
J. writes: “Car crash westbound Benning Rd at 17th St NE this morning. Looked like everyone got out, but there were a couple ambulances headed that way after I passed.”
DC Fire and EMS reported: “Crash with vehicle overturned 17th St & Benning Rd NE. #DCsBravest on scene with 3 patients who self extricated. All require EMS transport for injuries.”
And thanks to L. for sending the carbque from Riggs Road, NE: (more…)
2471 18th Street, NW
Smoke and Barrel closed after 11 years last month (prior the space was home to the legendary Asylum.) Now we know what’s coming next:
Tight Five Pub’s twitter bio says: “Adams Morgan Sports Bar. Where Every Day is a Rugby Day.” (more…)
Thanks to Brian for sending: “photos of a juvenile katydid (specifically: a Greater angle-wing katydid nymph (Microcentrum rhombifolium)) that I found in our roof garden in the Adams Morgan neighborhood.” (more…)
Update: Connected!
“Dear PoPville,
I have a bit of an odd “missed connection” for you. It’s a missed connection with a dog! I was walking north on Georgia Ave and as I was crossing Kenyon St NW a young woman was walking towards me with a black and tan dog. (more…)
From a press release:
“When:
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
11 AM – 2 PM
Limited capacity of 1000. RSVP now to attend the rally / protest
Where:
United States Capitol Complex
Rally Location: Area 7 (at First Street N.E. and C Street N.E., 1 block north of Capitol Building)
Washington DC
Families from communities impacted by mass shootings including Highland Park, IL and Uvalde, TX will join together in Washington, D.C. on July 13, 2022 to rally for a national ban on assault weapons. (more…)