I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – release MORE HAWKS!! So many conflicting emotions as I opened these photos and videos over the weekend. Thanks to L. for sending this hero/horror from Shaw near Howard.

More photos of, and let’s not mince words, our HERO. (more…)


“Dear PoPville,

For at least 4 months now, tenants of QH apartments have been dealing with the most foul smell ever. It’s like rat sh!t meets a dead animal(s) And it has leaked into the elevator, stairwell, laundry room, gym, etc. Management doesn’t care. They think cleaning at 2am is suffice and yet we’ve all continued to suffer from the smell. Some residents have even seen rats running around the gym and in the ceilings above. It’s a safety hazard for many reasons. (more…)


“Cookie and Pepper in Adams Morgan want to know why DC rats get a bad rap.”

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“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to ask for advice from longterm DMV residents who might know a thing or two about waging a war against both rats and corporate landlords. I live in an apartment building that has an ongoing rat infestation; our community message board is blowing up with posts from tenants on every floor (in a ten-story building!) talking about dealing with rats in their apartments and in community spaces. We’ve had posts about rats scratching in the walls at night, chewing holes through the walls, being sighted in apartments and common spaces like the laundry room, gym, and elevators, coming up through sinks and chewing through rubber gaskets (!), even posts about rats getting stuck in the AC units, dying, and then rotting. Our management’s response has been tepid at best. Back in May, (more…)


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