14th and Irving Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Just walked by and the Maman Joon signage in Columbia Heights is gone already – please tell me they haven’t reconsidered?!!?”
They have not, thank the Gods. There was simply a defect with the sign installation (was collecting water) and it’s getting fixed. Stay tuned for an opening date!
photo by Mark Andre
From an email:
“The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum will serve as a major source of information, educational activities and experiences on and around the total solar eclipse taking place April 8. The next total solar eclipse will not be visible in the contiguous United States for over 20 years.
The museum will hand out eclipse glasses to the public in advance of the eclipse, host eclipse-viewing opportunities and other events in the lead-up to the eclipse and provide eclipse-related resources for educators and parents/caregivers across the country.
Solar Eclipse Glasses (more…)
3333 M Street, NW courtesy Ice Cream Jubilee
From a press release:
“Ice Cream Jubilee, DC’s premier ice cream shop, announces a new Georgetown location celebrating their grand opening on March 21st, 2024. Located at 3333 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007, the new shop will sit in the heart of Georgetown, providing shoppers, visitors, students and neighbors in the area with tasty treats ranging from ice cream scoops, to sundaes, to root beer floats, to dairy-free soft serve. In January 2024, the business shared a social media post with the caption, “Ice Cream Jubilee is expanding to four new locations and opening an ice cream truck” giving their followers a hint of expansion plans for the year. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Contrary to popular belief, the DC DPW does not do garbage pickup using some sort of big trash eating machine that lifts whole garbage bins up high in the air and then dumps all of the contents into its gaping maw. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I was assaulted by the same lady who assaulted some people with shears in front of Suns Cinema last November. She saw me walking my dog (more…)
Thanks to Cat for passing on from 1st Air Force:
“The @NORADCommand will conduct Exercise FALCON VIRGO, a live-fly air defense drill, on Mar. 19, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. EDT to noon in the NCR. Scenarios are meticulously supervised by #NORAD.”
From MPD:
“On Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon and 5K will take place in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and street closures that motorists should take into consideration. (more…)
Getting multiple reports including:
“Predator alert reporting for duty, he approached me on Conn and K (Tuesday.)
I immediately shut him down, went into the bank, and when I came out wouldn’t you know he was talking to (more…)
From DC Bike Party: “Ahoy Mateys! DC Bike Party’s band of privateers set sail on the seas of DC Wed 3/13 meet Dupont Circle 730, wheels up @ 8 To seek out the fabled treasured Cherry Blossom blooms! Bring your hearties and come dressed in your pirate’s best! Heave ho!”
“Dear PoPville,
I (late 20s woman) was walking down Q St NW in Georgetown (Monday), minding my own business, when a guy parked on the side of the street called out to me asking if I could come over. I turned around and saw that it was a guy in his mid-20s in a dark gray Jeep (Maryland tags), and he wasn’t wearing a shirt. (more…)