“Dear PoPville,
I want to send a shout out to Eddie (a.k.a. Tito) one of the nicest people you’ll meet and one of my favorite characters in Columbia Heights -ever since we moved here ten years ago. He’s always ready to chat and share a positive story and cheerful thoughts. Our family loves his paletas (popsicles) too. (more…)
Photo by Victoria Pickering
“Dear PoPville,
Writing to you about an odd experience I had at the CVS in Dupont Circle this afternoon (Saturday). While I was shopping, I noticed a CVS employee searching the store for a customer and I overheard him saying something about her not wearing a mask. (more…)
Ed. Note: If you missed our look back on commemorative smartrip cards, you can see them here.
From WMATA:
“Metro’s original SmarTrip® cards will soon become a relic of the past, as Metro invests in new faregates, fareboxes and fare payment options that will make it quicker and easier to pay but won’t be compatible with the old cards. Customers are encouraged to replace their old SmarTrip cards now to avoid issues later.
The first generation SmarTrip cards contain outdated chip technology and were produced prior to 2012. Metro is phasing out use of the cards in conjunction with the year-long rollout of new faregates in stations starting as early as June and new bus fareboxes next year. As many as 400,000 of the old cards were in active use prior to the pandemic, affecting a small percentage of the six million SmarTrip cards that were in active circulation at the time. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Let folks know that there’s someone on the metro randomly pepper spraying people. He sprayed me right as he was getting off the train so I can’t identify him. I was on either the orange or silver line heading towards Virginia and sitting on the bench near the train door. The door opened at L’enfant Plaza and the guy sprayed me as he was getting off the train. (more…)
Apologies for posting an outdated update earlier. DPW clarifies:
“Nope, no set date to restart yet. Our teams are still out cleaning streets & alleys though. So feel free to tell everyone to just call 311 or headover to http://311.dc.gov if they see any issues.”
“Dear PoPville,
Over the past few months, a woman driving a white Lexus mini-SUV has been harassing dog owners in Navy Yard and the Wharf. Both from her vehicle and on foot she has accused dog owners of underfeeding their dogs and even picked up a small dog while it was still leashed with the owner holding its leash and started walking toward her car with the dog. Most recently, after multiple attempts to get my attention while I tried to ignore her, she yelled from her vehicle “Excuse me, I work with dogs and you are underfeeding your dog”. (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
I have lived in DC for 9 years and Columbia Heights for 6 years, and I love the community we have. I need your help identifying a sexual predator I was surprised to find on my (basement level) patio last night, at approximately 11:40pm. This transpired in the alley between Holmead and 13th St NW, between Otis and Monroe.
I looked out my bedroom window to notice the motion light had been activated, and when I looked more closely I saw a man with no pants on, (more…)
Thanks to Reana (and all others) who messaged us about DC Health’s tweet:
“Ahead of tomorrow’s vaccination invitations going out, we have added one new priority zip code. The current list of priority zip codes is: 20010, 20011, 20017, 20018, 20002, 20003, 20019, 20020, 20032, 20422 and 20593.”
Ed. Note: The tomorrow referenced above is today, the tweet was sent last night (March 31) (more…)
Photo by Pablo Raw
Fear not, it’s just the annual spring cleaning!
From DC Water:
“The District of Columbia, Arlington County and northeastern Fairfax County will clean out their tap water network starting Monday–a safe, annual process. Water service continues uninterrupted during the process, which runs from April 5 through May 17. During that time, drinking water may smell or taste slightly different. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I have noticed that someone is dumping out food for animals in our neighborhood near Barnard Elementary. To date, I have seen cereal and what looks like a several whole sandwiches scattered on the ground. Recently someone has been leaving a cup of water out as well. While it may help some birds, I have watched more than a few rats at a time gorge themselves. I just want to say as a friendly reminder to please get a bird feeder instead.”