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“Dear PoPville,

I have a neighbor whose front yard plants have overgrown the sidewalk – we’re talking 50% or more of the available space, which puts pedestrians within 12 inches of a busy road. Conversations with this neighbor with polite requests to trim the vegetation have not gone anywhere. It’s not an otherwise abandoned or unkempt property. (more…)


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  • 4BR/3.5BA renovated rowhome
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  • Private patio + secure 2-car parking
  • Steps from Park View Metro and Petworth

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Dear PoPville

“Dear PoPville,

Do you or any of your readers know what is getting constructed in the middle of the Anacostia just upstream of the Frederick Douglass bridge? At first I thought it was part of the 11th street bridge park, but I don’t think they even have a builder yet (and that’s a different bridge).” (more…)


wildlife

Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

Thanks to Kitty for sending this cousin of the White Whale in Cape Town South Africa!!

“At The Company’s Garden near the Houses of Parliament in South Africa. He showed up to make his case to the legislature, but then found out there was a fire 2 years ago and they relocated. Poor guy :(”

And thanks to Lynne for sending another cousin from Pensacola, Florida: (more…)