Thanks to Mindy for sending this staggering news from Columbia Heights:
“DC’s naughtiest statue is GONE. It was there in early April and then when I walked by again about two weeks ago, it was gone. I saw a neighbor this morning and asked if she knew what happened to it and she said she didn’t. Just that (more…)
photo by angela n.
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Action at the Downtowner “Delicatessen Cafe”! Or that little kiosk attached to it anyway: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I saw this flyer by the checkout at Speedy Snack in Penn Quarter. So awesome. 🍎 🍏”
hahaha amazing. Love it: (more…)
Thanks to AG for sending “From the Taft Bridge this morning.”
A GoFundMe has also been launched:
“Hello,
We are raising funds to cover the funeral expenses of our beloved Nolberto Armando Sanabria Meza, who passed away in Washington, DC.
At this moment, his body is being held at the Office of the Medical Examiner in Washington, DC. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
I drove by this afternoon and immediately flinched, given Trump’s expressed desire to turn a “wasteland” into some grotesque chessboard-like Madam Tausade-scale statue memorial to questionable and dishonorable figures from American history.
While that could still happen, absent a comprehensive change in House and Senate majorities, and a rediscovery of congressional oversight powers, I pulled over to speak with two NPS rangers who thought (more…)
hahaha thanks to Elizabeth for sending on Friday: “The team algae protester has a pro algae chant!! “Let’s go algae. Let’s go!!!”
And W. also shares on Friday: “GOP Hillterns cleaning the algae?!” (more…)
4th Street and Constitution Ave, NW
Thanks to G. for sending: “what the hell happened to the glass pyramids?”
Presumably to protect them from 250 Fireworks/festivities?
Anyone ever see the glass pyramids outside the National Gallery of Art covered before?
At least they didn’t paint them gold. Or green…
Thanks to G. around 10:20pm in alley off H Street, NE last night.
DC Fire and EMS in action make quick work of the blaze: (more…)