Author: Prince Of Petworth

“Caution to my fellow neighbors and walkers… 70 year old mother and I were assaulted”

By Prince Of Petworth


via google maps

“Dear PoPville,

Want to give a head’s up to folks about assault/mugging in the area by a group of teens. Last night my 70 year old mother and I were assaulted at 14th and Farragut around 7:45 PM. This is the intersection at LAMB and John Lewis, a relatively safe area given the two schools and cameras, however a group of 4 young males snuck up behind us and pinned my arms down and pushed me down to the ground. Two stood over me and two cornered my mother against the fence demanding our property. I told them we had nothing which we did, literally did not even have my phone on me. They finally were satisfied and walked away up 14th. I have no idea where they popped out from because no one was behind me when I crossed the street and walked up the block, so they popped out of somewhere and got me when I stopped to see who was behind me.

Thanks to the kind neighbors who opened their door and gave us water when we banged on it asking for help. Also, thanks to the OUC and the MPD as everything worked as it should. 911 answered the call immediately, police were dispatched and came and did canvassing to try to find the perpetrators. Not a great end to a challenging day, but I am grateful the system worked.

Caution to my fellow neighbors and walkers. Seemed like they were lurking in the area. If you live in the area and your camera caught anything, the police are canvassing.”

“Mystery Pedicabs in Park View”, “New York pedicabs have invaded DC”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

On my daily constitutional, I stumbled upon an unexpected sight: a whole fleet of Pedicabs dotting the 700 block of Hobart Pl NW – all with NYC licensure plaques.

My guess is they’re here for inauguration activities, but staging them in Park View seems like an odd choice. Am I overthinking this, or is there a hidden Pedicab HQ I’ve been unaware of all along?

I’ve attached some photos for your sleuthing pleasure. (more…)

“Wangari isn’t a dog park and it isn’t designated as such. Get leashes.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I was at Wangari Gardens (Kenyon St and Warder Pl NW) in Park View with my son, trying to get some extra sledding in (that part was not super successful). There are often people letting their dogs run off-leash at this park. A woman (Saturday) brought two dogs who ran up to my son and started sniffing him. He freaked out and she called them off from across the property. I threw my hands up in a “WTF?” fashion and she agitatedly called back, “This is a park where people let their dogs run off-leash. They’re friendly! They came back as soon as I called them. Are you new here?”

Since we then collected our sleds and left the park, I would have liked to show our neighbor this part of the regs: “No person owning, keeping, or having custody of a dog in the District shall permit the dog to be on any public space in the District, other than a dog park established by section 9a of the Animal Control Act of 1979, passed on 2nd reading on September 20, 2005 (Enrolled version of Bill 16-28), unless the dog is firmly secured by a substantial leash. The leash shall be held by a person capable of managing the dog.” Wangari isn’t a dog park and it isn’t designated as such.

I wouldn’t have said anything if it weren’t for the “are you new here?” Get leashes.”

For Those Shaking Up Their Social Media Sites – Here’s Where You Can Find Us

By Prince Of Petworth

For the last few weeks, I’ve been getting messages asking where to follow us for those who are leaving the big three and a half: X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Threads. While we will continue to post everywhere – we’ve been on Bluesky for a few weeks and rather like it – if interested you can follow us there too.

However, I’ve also been saying for a while now that the social media algorithms have become very unreliable, to a lesser extent but even at BlueSky too, so unless you visit the site directly – what’s up www.popville.com yo!! – then I strongly recommend you also get our free daily email round up so that you never miss a post. With 20+ posts every day, Social Media sites, unfortunately, won’t show you many of them. Anyway, if interested you can sign up for that here.

Cheers and thanks for following wherever you like to follow!

“Return to In-Person Work – The White House”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Josh

“Return to In-Person Work” from The White House January 20, 2025:

“Heads of all departments and agencies in the executive branch of Government shall, as soon as practicable, take all necessary steps to terminate remote work arrangements and require employees to return to work in-person at their respective duty stations on a full-time basis, provided that the department and agency heads shall make exemptions they deem necessary.

This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law.”

And in other Executive order news – Chairman Mendelson Statement on Release of Those Involved in January 6th Insurrection: (more…)

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