“Dear PoPville,
I want to put on POSITIVE BLAST Beth with the short haircut and green scarf. She is a GREAT NEIGHBOR. Yesterday afternoon in Columbia Heights she shoveled the sidewalks on both sides of 3200 block 16th St NW. First she (more…)
good people
“Pablo in Columbia Heights”
“Dear PoPville,
A random act of kindness happened yesterday! My husband finally decided it was the day to dig our car out (I know we are slow, but we had nowhere to go) . While he was at it, a stranger showed up and helped him with a much better tool. He had his dog with him and mentioned he was going around helping people. (more…)
photo by Adam Fagen
“Dear PoPville,
Wanted to give another good neighbor shoutout— approached the northbound bus stop at 14th and R around 5:30 on Friday. A girl around my age (late twenties or early thirties?) was digging it out with a garden shovel. When I asked her about it, (more…)
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Thanks to Christopher for sending from Columbia Heights: (more…)
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3210 Mt Pleasant Street, NW
Photos don’t do it justice: “But an Epic labor of love is happening to dig out Lamont plaza! It’s just neighbors from various groups (the mt p library friends, mt p clean up crew, farmers market, neighbors et al!) The farmers market is ON tomorrow!” (more…)
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Thanks to Maddy for sending above yesterday:
“An act of collective altruism took place this afternoon outside Teaism in Dupont Circle. An SUV got stuck in the haphazardly plowed roads across from the tea house, its wheels spinning out as it tried to breach a small snow bank. A few folks tried to get the car moving, unsuccessfully. Then, in a flurry, a group of employees from Teaism filed out front, one by one, adorned with aprons in place of winter coats, and helped propel the car to freedom. The district may not have the perfect infrastructure to deal with the inundation of the winter storm, but DC’s citizens prove once again that they’re able to face unexpected challenges, together and head-on.”
And thanks to Sue for sending below from Cleveland Park: (more…)
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How’s your street looking? Was it plowed? How are sidewalks looking? Seeing lots of sidewalks of shame?
Thanks to HD for sending some goodness yesterday:
“All the patrons of McClellan’s Retreat (2031 Florida Ave, NW) went outside to help this taxi driver stuck right at Florida and Connecticut!”
If you have lost faith in humanity, have a good people scroll…
“Dear PoPville,
I am a Columbia Heights resident writing to highlight some extremely kind strangers in my neighborhood this morning. This AM I was walking two dogs when one slipped out of his harness and proceeded to run away. I left the second dog behind and gave chase. The dog ran for blocks and was approaching Georgia Ave, where I was very sure he was going to be hit by a car, when (more…)
17th between H and I Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Around 2pm Wed., Nov 26, I was finishing lunch at the Farragut West LebTav when I heard shots and saw people running. The other customers and staff dropped to the ground and crawled behind the cashier counter. I found a small closet to hide in, but soon realized it may not be the best place to hide since I couldn’t lock the door. Outside, I heard the staff leading customers further back into the kitchen. I exited the closet and followed. LebTav staff led us to a back stairwell where we discussed whether to leave through a back exit or go upstairs to hide. We waited in the stairwell for a few minutes, with children and adults crying and hyperventilating from fear and shock amid the uncertainty of what was happening and whether we were even safe.
The LebTav staff acted as a kind of buffer between what was happening across the street and our hide out. Eventually, (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Good friends of mine put out a bunch of groceries for those in need— furloughed gov t workers, people impacted by the SNAP crisis, etc. in 16th Street Heights. A good model for all of us to help our neighbors out!”