“Dear PoPville,
I need junk removal service recommendations! I’m moving and need a company to remove old furniture and small appliances that aren’t worth trying to resell. It’s from a building with more than four units, so I can’t use 311, and your last roundup was from 2011. Any chance you could ask for an updated round of suggestions? It seems hard to weed out legit companies….”
16th and W Street, NW
Thanks to Victoria, Hannah and Rob for sending: “The signage and blockades for the closure and construction of the lower level of Meridian Hill/Malcolm X Park started going up this morning.” (more…)
1648 North Capitol Street, NW
From an email:
“With indoor dining unavailable in DC for the next few weeks, we thought now would be a great time to highlight two perfect (locally owned!) outdoor dining options in the District. The Pub & The People (Bloomingdale) and its sister restaurant, Present Company Public House (Mount Vernon Triangle/Chinatown) offer spacious private fire pits and table top heaters on their open-air patios. (more…)
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.
“Dear PoPville,
Lost my wallet on Webster (in Petworth.) Knew within a couple minutes and biked all up and down the block looking. Gave up hope quickly and went back to my apt.
It was waiting for me at my front door. So, someone found it, checked the license, and hustled it back to my front door. It beat me home thanks to a Good…nope, I’m going to say Great samaritan.
And here I was about to curse 2021.”
Yesterday there were 29,904 total positives.
explore all the official D.C. data here
From the Mayor’s Office:
“The District’s reported data for Monday, January 4, 2021 includes 262 new positive coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, bringing the District’s overall positive case total to 30,166.
The District reported four additional residents lost their life due to COVID-19.
43-year-old male
79-year-old male
84-year-old male
88-year-old female
Tragically, 801 District residents have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
Below is a summary of the District’s current ReOpening Metrics.” (more…)
Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! All persons having business before The Honorable Callie Pigeon and Delilah Dentata are admonished to draw near.
Callie and Delilah, “Attorneys at Law”*, hereby summon you to a burlesque and variety “tribute” to crime, justice, and lovers of both!
Photos by Chris Carroll
Thanks to Chris for sharing: “Wow — until today, this NoMa resident had totally missed the memo on La Cosecha, but it is AWESOME. Indoor market adjacent to Union Market (1280 4th Street, NE.) Ample outdoor seating (and heating) included. Very, very cool.” (more…)
“To recognize the Ethiopian community’s heritage and culture, outstanding leadership and 14 contributions to the District of Columbia’s economy and the 9th and U Street business 15 corridor located in the Shaw neighborhood, and its partnership with the African America 16 community in the fight for social justice and civil rights.” (more…)
Photo by Rachael Powell
Thanks to Rachael, Donna (and everyone else) who messaged us: “Kamala and Doug were at Floriana a little while ago, checking out holiday tree with her and Joe’s pictures on it. Exciting night in ‘ hood. (DuPont, 17th and Q).” (more…)
Photo by Geoff Livingston
Ed. Note: Last night the Washington Post reported that a Proud Boy leader was arrested for burning a Black Lives Matter banner last month and
“Police said Tarrio, who was in custody Monday evening, also was charged with two felony counts of possession of high-capacity ammunition feeding devices, which is a legal term for a magazine that allows guns to hold additional bullets.”
From the DC Attorney General’s Office:
“Attorney General Karl A. Racine today issued the following statement regarding the upcoming demonstrations that will take place in downtown D.C. on January 5 and 6.
“The District of Columbia is a community that respects every person. We also respect the First Amendment’s guarantees around freedom of expression and value peaceful protest as a hallowed American tradition.
“But the Constitution does not grant the right to commit violence or vandalize property, and there is certainly no right to engage in acts of hate.
“It has been publicly reported that several groups–including some that promote hate on a racial and religious basis–will be traveling to the District for demonstrations on January 5 and 6. Some may have plans to stay through the end of the week.
“Make no mistake: many of these individuals have stated that they are coming to the District to provoke residents and wreak havoc. (more…)
Photo by Diane Krauthamer
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