Author: Prince Of Petworth

Metro Rewind Returns! See how many rides you took in 2024 and how you rank against others!” Also, Metro asks community for input on proposed FY26 budget”

By Prince Of Petworth

You can access your metro rewind for 2024 here.

From WMATA:

“The public comment period on Metro’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) has begun and the community is encouraged to take our survey and provide written comments at wmata.com/budget by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. 

Customers and the general public will have four opportunities to provide feedback publicly on the budget proposal. They are invited to participate in person, via video, or via telephone.   

Below are details for each hearing date: (more…)

“Gift Card Scam at H Street NE Giant”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Both a PSA and question in case anyone else has also experienced this scam:

I purchased two pick-your-own-amount gift cards in December at the H St NE Giant and loaded them in store. The recipients just notified me that when they opened their (sealed) packaging, the numbers on the cards had been scratched off. (more…)

“KATA – A New Experiential Cocktail House Coming to Penn Quarter This Winter”

By Prince Of Petworth


rendering courtesy KATA

Check out their menu here.

From a press release:

“This January, KATA (600 F Street NW) emerges as an experiential cocktail house, its name drawing from both Japanese martial arts and Chinese traditions of pattern and transformation. Known for producing sought-after experiences on a global scale, DC powerhouses Mike and John Burns, celebrity restaurateur Tim Ma, and expert broker LaMean Koroma unite to establish a seductive hideaway poised to become the District’s premier see-and-be-seen nightlife destination. (more…)

Today* in Hawks*** around Town – Eagle!

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Vi for sending from “Sherman Ave nw, across DCFD Engine 4. Apartment building 2572.”

If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.

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