Dating

Missed Connection – Malcolm X Park

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

Ed. Note: If this is you, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP. PoPville is not affiliated with either party, please proceed with any potential connection at your own risk using caution as you would any online encounter. For those curious about past missed connections, some have been made and when possible I’ll try to update when/if more are made.

“Dear PoPville,

I was on a walk through Malcolm X park this morning (Saturday Sept 11) around 11:15 and passed a woman in a Maryland Terps hat in walking in the opposite direction a few times, making eye contact and smiling a few times.

If you are her….same time again tomorrow? Maybe we can take a few laps together.

-the guy in the gray tank top.”

Animal Fix

Your Afternoon Animal Fix

By Prince Of Petworth

If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood.  If you love the animal fix and want to ensure PoPville’s long term viability please consider donating to our Patreon here.

“My indoor cat, Gia, yearns to play with the street feral cat. This happens daily.
Hill East, DC”

“Just a normal day of shredding papers for Noodles in NoMA. She’s a former feral cat from NYC who we brought with us to DC and is now “retired.”

Festival

H Street Festival is a go for Saturday

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Phil

“2021 H Street Festival
SATURDAY AT 12 PM – 7 PM

Spanning 11 blocks of H Street NE and featuring multiple staging areas and more than 150 businesses, restaurants, community organizations and vendors. Come down to enjoy great food, drinks, music, contests, kids’ activities and more!”

From MPD:

“On Saturday, September 18, 2021, the H Street Festival, will take place in the District of the Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be extensive street closures that motorists should take into consideration:

The following streets will be posted as Emergency No Parking on Saturday, September 18, 2021, from approximately 4:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.: (more…)

Sponsored

New DC class for teens/adults with IDD or Autism: register for ArtStream’s Pop Star Playbook class

By Sponsor
Image from NEW DC CLASS for Teens/Adults with IDD or Autism: Register for ArtStream's Pop Star Playbook class

Pop Star Playbook is an inclusive, six-week, high-energy singing and dancing class created for adults and teens (18+) with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants pick their favorite pop artists — Britney, Taylor, BTS, whoever they’ve been belting out in the car — and spend six Wednesdays working on songs, choreography, and stage presence with ArtStream’s teaching artists. Every skill level is welcome, and the class is built so every learner feels supported and celebrated. Sing or dance or both!

Details:

When: 6 Wednesdays, May 20 – June 24, 2026, 7:30–9:00 PM

Where: Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St NW, near Dupont Circle Metro.

Who: Autistic adults and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 18+, all experience levels welcome

Partial and full scholarships are available, and anyone who signs up with a friend gets 50% off using code FRIEND.

Register at art-stream.org/classes or email [email protected] with questions.

Announcement

“Cultural Excellence brings the Dupont Artisan Market is coming back for a 19th season!

By Special cultural Artisan Fair begins its 19th year April 11th!

It was an electrifying start to ArtRave’s 19th season, with a record-breaking attendance of 11,000 people! A huge thanks goes out to our supporters who came out in droves. We also extend our gratitude to the incredibly talented artisans across various artistic disciplines. Finally, a special shout-out to our dedicated staff for curating such a remarkable event and paying attention to every detail that makes ArtRave a unique venue. From fine arts and sculptures to high fashion, wood carving, table making, metalwork, live plants including Bonsai trees, book authorship, gourmet cuisine, and delicious baked goods, there was something for everyone to enjoy!

Join us for our next show on Saturday, April 25th, from 11 AM to 5 PM, featuring music in the park at our Dupont Circle venue located at 1913 Massachusetts Ave NW, at the corner of Connecticut Ave, just steps away from the Dupont Q Street Metro.

Go to “Cultural Excellence brings the Dupont Artisan Market is coming back for a 19th season! Read more
Federal Government

“Norton Receives USPS Response to Her Letter on Delayed & Undelivered Mail in All Eight D.C. Wards”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) received a response to her most recent letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) about delayed and undelivered mail in the District of Columbia. In her September 1, 2021, letter, Norton noted that all eight wards continue to contact her office about late and undelivered mail. USPS described several actions it is taking. Norton said she will continue monitoring USPS in D.C. for the effects of the promised improvements.

Norton’s letter and USPS response follow. (more…)

Event

Yolks on You! Burlesque and Variety Brunch

DC Comedy Loft

1523 22nd St NW

Washington, District of Columbia 20037

Website Social

Join veteran Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey clown Jim Dandy and award-winning burlesque performer Delilah Dentata for Yolks on You, a brunch-time romp that celebrates the funniest, strangest, and most delightful variety performers they can find.

Over the years, we’ve welcomed burlesque, clown, live music, flow arts, drag, mime, pole, puppets, and a few things we still don’t quite know how to describe … and we’re doing it all again in May!

Go to Yolks on You! Burlesque and Variety Brunch Read more
Dear PoPville

“Does anyone in the community know of organized efforts to show up in large numbers to peacefully send this message?”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Pablo Raw

“Dear PoPville,

It seems like the crazies are coming again this Saturday. After what happened on January 6th, I feel like it’s our responsibility as residents of DC to communicate to the crazies how we feel about them bringing the circus to town. I would love to join a counter protest or a demonstration that expresses how unwelcome their cult is in DC. (more…)

Brookland

“a juvenile female, who was riding her bicycle was unable to stop her bicycle and entered the intersection into the path of the moving vehicle”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

From MPD:

“Detectives with the Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit are investigating a traffic fatality resulting from a traffic crash that occurred on Monday, September 13, 2021, at the intersection of 14th and Irving Streets, Northeast

The preliminary investigation revealed that at approximately 6:55 pm, the operator of a Royal Cab Transit van was travelling eastbound on Irving Street, Northeast and was proceeding through a stop sign after coming to a complete stop. As the operator pulled off from the stop sign, a juvenile female, who was riding her bicycle was unable to stop her bicycle and entered the intersection into the path of the moving vehicle. (more…)

Dear PoPville

“Uber Scam Report”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m in the midst of a weird situation with Uber – wanted to alert others/see if this has happened to anyone else. Called an Uber this morning in DC, driver texted through the app and said he needed a pin/passcode that would be texted to start the ride. I had heard about Uber’s new safety pin feature- got the text, shared the pin. Then, the driver messaged back and apologized and said he needed the pin that got sent to my email b/c the first one expired.

I went into my email, got the pin. Then, we noticed the driver was not moving, so we messaged him back. No answer. Then we called the number in the app. Disconnected. Cancelled ride several times. Driver repeatedly accepted again (same driver). Then, I got kicked out of the app. Logged in, could not change it. My phone number was changed to a foreign number. Tried to reset password via the website, and lo and behold I cannot because the driver activated two step verification on my account, and all the notifications go to him. (more…)

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