photo by LaTur
“Dear PoPville,
I fell on my front steps tonight and was yelling and in a lot of pain. A very nice doctor (I think from Howard) stopped and talked me through it and was very kind. I wanted to thank him again – his name was Nas (I think? I was a little distracted).”
“Dear PoPville,
Thought I’d circulate this to spread awareness. The city is towing cars on 17th St between Swann and S ST NW so they that can station a (DC HSEMA) homeland security truck on the street as a command station to monitor the neighborhood.”
Ed. Note: Likely related to tonight’s High Heel race on 17th Street.
3rd and D Street, NW
From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:
“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) released a statement after learning that the National Park Service (NPS) returned the statue of Confederate General Albert Pike to its place near Judiciary Square over the weekend. It had been in storage for five years after being pulled down by protesters in 2020.
“Over the weekend, the Trump Administration followed through on its decision to restore and reinstall the Albert Pike statue to its place near Judiciary Square. (more…)
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DC Open House List for This Weekend: May 22, 2026
Memorial Day weekend is here, and DC’s housing market isn’t taking the holiday off — there are 170 open houses across the city this weekend. Whether you’re firing up the grill or squeezing in a little house-hunting between cookouts, it’s a perfect stretch of days to wander through some new listings. To see the full DC Open House list, click here.
At 10:30 this morning we tried to alert folks about this anticipated 11:15/11:30am flyover. While we were told it was coming over the Mall, it was heard and seen from ALL OVER DC and was quite loud. Anyway, ‘This Town’ or something like that… (more…)
3519 Connecticut Avenue, NW
“Wonder Food Hall in Cleveland Park scheduled to open this December.”
Thanks to Kevin for sending the latest from the Wonder at Sam’s Park and Shop: (more…)
To celebrate DC native Haili Blassingame’s debut novel, THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, Lost City Books is throwing a launch party themed around messy love stories. Haili, and a crew of writers she has assembled, will read excerpts from their work, but there will also be audience participation in the form of anonymously submitting messy dating stories. It’s going to be a night of laughter, of gasps, of books, of great company. Refreshments will be available. We can’t wait to see you there!
“Dear PoPville,
In August, my friends and I came back to our car (we share it between the 3 of us) in Lanier Heights at the cross streets of Ontario Road and Ontario Place to find that it had been hit. A very kind stranger left a note explaining that a FedEx truck had hit the car and gave us the license plate information. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
From AlertDC:
“The U.S. military will conduct an aircraft flyover in the National Capital Region (NCR) over the National Mall on Tuesday, October 28, at approximately 11:15AM to 11:30AM.”
Tell your friends. Tell ’em PoPville told you.
655 Michigan Ave, NE
Thanks to Kate for sharing with us:
“looks like a Nash and smashed coming in next to Starbucks on Monroe NE (formerly Burgers Grilled Right)” (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Ive seen MPs driving around H Street area a few times in the last few days. Now they’re sitting in the old Autozone parking lot. Any one else seeing them? (more…)
Thanks to Allen for sending this great shot from Columbia Heights.
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