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“a serious Public Health Service for those of us who don’t read newspapers.”

By Prince Of Petworth


via USDA from wikipedia

I was losing my mind but read about it in one of our rant/revels. Oak mite bites are truly truly awful. The Post reported:

“The incessant, shrieking sounds of cicadas may no longer be afflicting the Washington region, but experts say the insects may be bringing a new nuisance — oak leaf itch mites. And they bite.

These microscopic mites are feeding on the billions of cicada eggs produced across the D.C. region and dropping out of trees. If you happen to be under or near these oak trees, those mites may land on you and bite.”

If you want to see what one looks like, Haley shares one of hers: (more…)

“Surrounding areas near the Armory may hear emergency-response vehicle sirens & helicopters Saturday”

By Prince Of Petworth


via District of Columbia National Guard

From the District of Columbia National Guard:

“Surrounding areas near the Armory may hear emergency-response vehicle sirens & helicopters Saturday during a Joint Medical Training Exercise in Lot 3, RFK Stadium. The joint training is w/ DCNG, @dcfireems & @usparkpolicepio & provides an opportunity to exercise response efforts.”

From AlertDC:

“Saturday, August 7: The DC National Guard, with US Park Police and DC Fire & EMS, will host a Joint Medical Training Exercise from 8 AM to 2 PM in RFK Stadium Lot 3 (1900 East Capitol Street SE) in Washington, DC. Surrounding areas may hear emergency response vehicle sirens and helicopters.”

“Mail Theft Scheme: Credit Cards stolen in mail, used for shopping sprees at Tysons Corner”

By Prince Of Petworth

Ed. Note: Another reader asks: “Has anyone else had their residential PEPCO account hacked? My account was just deactivated.”

“Dear PoPville,

I am hoping to alert NoMa residents to a credit card mail theft scheme that has happened to at least five NoMa residents in the past few months.

Through Facebook and Reddit, I have corroborating stories from five separate victims that their new credit cards were stolen in the mail, activated, and then used for thousand-dollar shopping sprees at Tyson’s Corner, Virginia. (more…)

“I was hoping to share my story/cautionary tale”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by wolfpackWX

“Dear PoPville,

I was hoping to share my story/cautionary tale about this and think that my neighbors would probably want to know about it. Last night, under the influence of way too much alcohol, I (27 year old woman) decided to walk home alone from 14th street to my apartment in the logan circle area (huge mistake, I never ever do this, would not recommend ever). I was held up at gunpoint by a lone man at around 13th and N. (more…)

“I stopped at an intersection to check my phone, probably shouldn’t have done that”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

“Dear PoPville,

I was on a scooter returning home a Saturday night around 10:30pm in NOMA, I stopped at an intersection to check my phone (probably shouldn’t have done that since it was late, and there weren’t many people about) and I felt a car slowing down behind me, so I turned around and the car stopped, engine still running and lights on and 4 or 5 guys jumped out of the car (more…)

Metro service extended to midnights starting Sunday

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Daniel Kelly

From WMATA:

“Metro will expand train service to midnight, seven days a week starting Sunday, July 18. The extended operating hours are the first in a package of service improvements passed by Metro’s Board of Directors in June that will add more all-day rail service, create high-frequency bus routes and improve service across the region.

“Riders that work late, enjoy the region’s restaurants and nightlife or need to get to and from places at night will now have more flexibility with trains running longer every night,” said Metro General Manager Paul J. Wiedefeld. “As the region recovers, Metro will be there to meet the transit needs of customers and businesses in the National Capital Region.”

In addition to extending rail hours until midnight, Metro resumed late-night bus service to 2 a.m. in June on 36 routes, restored more service and improved the frequency of buses on high-demand routes. (more…)

“around 8:00am getting his morning Starbucks coffee when a shirtless man with a hammer approached him”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Just wanted to write in here on behalf of my dad. He told me he was in Dupont on Thursday morning at around 8:00am getting his morning Starbucks coffee when a shirtless man with a hammer approached him on the sidewalk outside the PNC bank. The man said he had just gotten out of prison and could hit him with the hammer and no one would find out. My dad said he just told the man “Ok” and walked away. He didn’t seem very shocked by the whole fiasco but I am! Stay alert people!”

“wobbly wheel guy back at it”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Erin

“Dear PoPville,

My partner and I were driving home down North Cap near M St NE last night when that guy in the white car readers have written about in the past honked at us and yelled that our “wheel was wobbly” and we needed to pull over. It was pretty suspicious to begin with, but remembering your post about his antics made it way less stressful to blow him off and continue our ride.”

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