Lots of messages were sent to us (props to all the concerned neighbors who did not give up until Bruce was rescued!) over the weekend: “Neighbors have been trying to get the construction manager or animal control – this poor cat has been stuck in the scaffolding at the Scottish Rite construction site on 15th and S NW.”
Katie wrote Sunday morning:
“The cat has been saved and owner located!”
Josh wrote: (more…)
photo by Laura
“Dear PoPville,
Just wanted to thank whoever it was that found my phone in front of the Camden NOMA apartments and turned it into the front desk. Thanks to the Google “Find my phone” feature I was able to share my work ## with the front desk person and it is now back in my possession. So nice to skip a trip to the store and not have to worry that someone is out there stealing my identity! It’s a Christmas miracle!” (more…)
photo by Jeanette.Cook
“Dear PoPville,
I’m 9 months pregnant, and my water broke today on the metro. In shock, all I could do was find someone to look at and say “my water just broke!” I didn’t need anything at the moment except for someone to know what was happening, so thank you to that man for 1) (more…)
photo by angela n.
“Dear PoPville,
To whoever returned my phone to the Zoo lost and found Sunday September 18th. If you can prove it was you, I would love to buy you a drink! Thank you so much for your kindness! You received a round of applause from our large group celebrating my MIL’s birthday. You definitely saved me hours of work getting my stuff together.”
If this was you please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP for your drink!
“Dear PoPville,
So today (Sunday) I was at the Cracked Eggery with my two grandchildren. After I ordered lunch for them, I checked my purse, my pockets, started ransacking my bag, but could not find my credit card. And they would not take cash. I went through my stuff probably three times, when one of the staff said someone had paid for us. He pointed to the woman, who was incredibly lovely, (more…)
photo by Diane Krauthamer
“Dear PoPville,
I had a very bad day today (like, cried-in-front-of-my-boss bad) so I decided to take my dog on a long walk to clear my head. (more…)
Photo by Jordan Barab
“Dear PoPville,
I went out for a walk on Wednesday 8/31 and dropped my wallet (a red cardholder) without noticing. As I was returning to my apartment building, the front desk called to say that a kind woman (who was out walking her dog) found it on the sidewalk in Kalorama and (more…)
Thanks to Malinda for sharing: “DC friends — #GreekDeli misses you! Let’s not lose another gem”
Time for out semi-regular reminder To (again and always) Show Some Love to Greek Deli (1120 19th St, NW) & Kostas! Just look at this gyro: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My wife’s car was parked on R near 16th, and we found this note on the windshield, nicely wrapped in a plastic bag on a rainy day. And the car in front of us had Maryland plates too!”
Josh “Pookie” Quijada via GoFundMe
“Dear PoPville,
My boyfriend, Josh “Pookie” Quijada, had a stroke last Monday. He’s a healthy 34-year-old and doctors are still trying to figure out what happened, but he’s very lucky to be alive. (more…)