
photo by Adam Fagen
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“Dear PoPville,
Monday, January 19 at DC Bouldering Project.
You: (more…)

photo by Adam Fagen
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“Dear PoPville,
Monday, January 19 at DC Bouldering Project.
You: (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
I’m hoping to connect with someone I met at La Colombe on Florida Ave at around 1 p.m. on Saturday the 17th. A French woman sitting next to me asked about some drawings in my book. We (more…)

photo by Emma K Alexandra
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“Dear PoPville,
I’m hoping to reconnect with a missed connection from yesterday evening.
I boarded the Metro at Farragut West around 5:45–6:00 pm, heading toward Franconia–Springfield on the Blue Line, when the conductor announced that everyone had to exit at Arlington Cemetery.
As we all got off, I struck up a conversation with a man next to me — very tall (around 6’3–6’5), bearded, wearing (more…)

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Thanks to a reader for putting together this fun look back on 2025: (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
A solo Saturday night dinner at Pho75 (right around 7:45-close) with a new podcast was my plan after a full week of family, friends and food. You were the most pleasant table mate (more…)

photo by Elvert Barnes
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“Dear PoPville,
It was mid-morning on Dec 23 in the Georgetown Barnes and Noble. (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
I attended the funeral for the penny on Saturday the 20th. My friends and I were standing over to the side closest to the Vietnam Memorial. A woman walked up to her friend (who was standing next to me) and joined us up on the wall to get a better view. (more…)

1537 7th Street, NW
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“Dear PoPville,
We were at Ivy and Coney on the night of Monday, December 15, when the music suddenly started playing really loud. You correctly guessed it was the Miami Boys Choir and I (more…)

photo by Caitlin Faw
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“Dear PoPville,
On Thursday, December 11th I was at Crown & Crow (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,
It Thursday, December 11 in the morning at Comprehensive Primary Care downtown. (more…)