Rant/Revel


photo by Dan Silverman

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 by Clif Burns

“Dear PoPville,

Like many of us, I want to understand the options (if any) of obtaining citizenship in another country. I have already explored citizenship by ancestry in Poland and it was a bust, the lineage was broken due to when my grandparents came to the US.

Specifically, I am wondering if there are knowledgeable and trustworthy immigration attorneys who can identify reasonable options before (more…)


Event

The first annual Consortium art show

For one weekend in September, a private mansion in Upper Georgetown becomes the most beautiful room in Washington. Work by women artists, hung salon-style the way Paris did it a century ago: floor to ceiling, frame to frame, every wall alive. Sculpture on the mantels. Paintings up the staircase. Art where art is meant to live, in a home, among people, with a glass in your hand.


Scooter

“Dear PoPville,

FYI – Scooters are basically completely restricted. I assume this has to do with the military parade over the weekend. There was literally zero communication from the city or Lime. It is absurd that they regulate them like this.

They lifted some so I guess it was partially for Pride, but wouldn’t be surprised to see them come back for the army parade. (more…)


Logan Circle


1139 11th Street, NW at P Street

Casa Majanos opened here in November 2024. Prior to Casa Majanos the space was the longtime home to Asian American Chinese and American food restaurant.

Thanks to Noa for sending: “Did this place close? Seems like every time I walk by it’s closed”

Google says “temporarily closed”: (more…)