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May 08, 2020

Locals Say Loud Spouses, Sex Noises Next Door, And Pets Are Interrupting Their Work From Home

“You can’t escape it,” one woman says of her neighbors’ constant, really-loud sex.

Jun 24, 2013

Columbia Heights Residents Want Fire Engines to Turn It Down

Attention Ward 1 residents. Next time there’s a fire at your house, please try to have it extinguished quietly. Your neighbors might be annoyed.

Mar 15, 2013

Graffiato’s Neighbors Complain About ‘Industry Night’ Party

Residents of a Chinatown apartment building are a bit miffed with the restaurant Graffiato and its chef and owner, Mike Isabella over what sounds like a rather fun party there earlier this month.

Dec 10, 2012

Backyard Ice Rink Annoys Neighbors, but It’s Legal

A family in the quiet, wooded Wesley Heights neighborhood in Northwest D.C. is upsetting its neighbors with the construction of a backyard ice rink, but there’s very little they can do to block it.

May 08, 2012

Cleveland Park Residents Want Ban on Leaf Blowers

A Cleveland Park resident has identified the latest pestilence he would like to see the D.C. Council confront: gasoline-powered leaf blowers.

 
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