“Dear PoPville,
Writing in with a PSA about the coffee date predator man.
On 12/24/2023, I was walking north on Connecticut Ave in Dupont, just having left the farmers’ market. A man waved to me so I took out my AirPods to give directions or whatever. He asked “oh, (more…)
photo by Julian Ortiz
From WMATA:
“During the Martin Luther King Day holiday weekend, starting on Friday, Jan. 12 through Monday, Jan. 15, Metro will close segments of the Blue, Orange, and Silver lines, between Foggy Bottom and Arlington Cemetery/Clarendon to perform infrastructure repairs and maintenance. The Rosslyn and Court House stations will be closed, and free shuttle buses will provide frequent service between all affected stations. (more…)
photo by Jim
“there will be no Red Line service between Dupont Circle and Gallery Place from Monday, Dec. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 30.”
Sounds like it got off to a rough start on Monday – have things smoothed out a bit?
From WMATA:
“Metro is reminding customers major construction on the Red Line will be extended beginning on Friday, Dec. 22 through Sunday, Dec. 24, with no Red Line service to Gallery Place and Judiciary Square stations, in addition to Farragut North and Metro Center currently. Free shuttle buses will run frequently between the affected stations. (more…)
From WMATA:
“Metro is reminding Red Line customers to plan ahead for the last two weeks of December. On Monday, December 18, our team will begin a two-week construction project on the Red Line to perform critical safety repairs to the tunnel and track infrastructure, upgrade signal and communications systems, and install new platform edge lights.
To complete the work safely and efficiently, there will be no Red Line service between Dupont Circle and Gallery Place from Monday, Dec. 18 through Saturday, Dec. 30. (more…)
photo by Eric P.
From AlertDC:
“The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR, at Arlington National Cemetery, on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 3:15 PM.”
photo by Eric P.
From AlertDC:
“The US Military will conduct a flyover in the NCR, over Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at approximately 1:40 PM.”
photo by Julian Ortiz
From WMATA:
“After weeks of certifying operators to use Automatic Door Operation on some Red Line trains, the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission gave its concurrence to allow Metro to fully operate in Auto Door mode on the Red Line starting today.
Customers will notice faster entries and exits on Red Line trains, causing doors to open within 3-5 seconds after the train stops on the station platform. The time saved per stop is around 10-15 seconds. (more…)
photo by Victoria Pickering
From Alert DC:
“Please be aware a fireworks display will take place on December 2 at 8PM in the area of the District Wharf. DC Fire and EMS has licensed this pyrotechnic display and fire inspectors will be on the scene. There is no cause for alarm.”
“Dear PoPville,
PSA that I just got a visit from someone from Mpower and the whole thing sounded weird so I sent them away. I googled it and saw that you reported on this a few months ago in another part of DC. Today, (more…)
“Dear Popville,
Back in May of this year, I had a run in with a lady matching the description from the previous posts. As I was walking my dog, I heard a commotion around Newton and Brown Streets NW, saw someone moving some recycling bins, didn’t think anything of it, and kept walking toward Monroe. I heard a sound from behind me then a glass bottle shattered (more…)