Rant/Revel


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You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. But please no personal attacks and no need to correct people’s grammar. This is a place to vent and/or celebrate things about daily life in D.C.

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Dear PoPville


Photo via La Fonda Paisa

SaveurDC asks “Anybody know where we can get a good Colombian breakfast in DC? We needs it!!”

Some early replies:

“There is a place on GA Ave as dc turns into MD …they are really the only Colombian food I have found in the city – La Fonda Paisa (7914 Georgia Ave)”

“The Royal has some options.”

Ritchies cafe in College Park!”


wildlife

Marideth writes this exciting news: “from McLean Gardens. Beautiful, very white and small chipmunk

Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Last Christmas Tree in Town.

Thanks to Jim for sending the great shot above from “near the Spanish Steps in Dupont/Kalorama.”

Some more captures I’ve been meaning to post: (more…)


Event

Join us for an enjoyable evening tasting a wide variety of wines, spirits, craft brews, and other beverages from the Land of the Hellenes… all to benefit the trees! We have brought together an impressive collection of brands that are committed to sustainability, and a splendid time is guaranteed for all.

ForestPlanet is a 501(c)3 organization that supports large scale, low cost-per-tree reforestation efforts all over the world. We help plant trees where they bring the most benefit to the region’s soil, habitat, the global environment, and local communities.


Animal Fix

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.

“Augie loves the Shaw sunshine in his new forever home. Thank you Lucky Dog Animal Rescue!”

“This Is Guinness. She’s a springerdoodle puppy playing in the grass in mount Vernon triangle”


BikeDC

“Dear PoPville,

There’s a big pile of stolen bikes sitting on a public sidewalk just off Mt. Olivet Road in Trinidad/Ivy City. They aren’t chained to anyone’s property – they’re just sitting along an empty stretch of sidewalk and the pile keeps getting bigger. This has been going on for months. My neighbors and I keep calling 311, our councilmember, and MPD to ask them to do something – unfortunately the District doesn’t really care about much that goes on around here and has ignored all of our requests. How can we get these bikes out of here, and maybe back to the people they belong to, or at least someone who needs them?


Dear PoPville


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“Dear PoPville,

My wife and I both recently tested positive for COVID and thankfully recovered. I thought we’d share our experience.

I applaud DC’s efforts to provide extensive and free testing. This program is the reason that we were able to quickly detect our infection and isolate from and protect our friends, neighbors, and co-workers. I know that residents in other states do not have this same resource.

However, after experiencing the full cycle of testing through quarantine, it is clear to us that DC’s exposure and tracing program is deeply flawed.

First, we both received our first phone calls from contact tracers approximately 48 hours after receiving our positive test results. By then, we had already spent hours online parsing through disparate guidance to figure out how to manage the quarantine. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be for less media savvy residents (let alone essential workers, providing distance learning environments for their children) to find and implement the right guidance during the most infectious period of the virus.

Second, while the contact tracers were nice, they texted us links to a supposed DC Covid guide that was supposed to answer all of our questions. That link did not work for either of us. (more…)