Author: Prince Of Petworth

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. But please no personal attacks and no need to correct people’s grammar. This is a place to vent and/or celebrate things about daily life in D.C.

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Full MPD Report on the U Street Fatal Hit and Run Crash – 55 Year Old Killed

By Prince Of Petworth


12th and U Street, NW

From MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department’s Major Crash Investigations Unit is investigating a fatal pedestrian hit and run crash that occurred early Wednesday morning in Northwest.

On Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Third District officers responded to the intersection of 12th Street and U Street, Northwest for the report of a crash. On scene officers located an adult male lying in the roadway unconscious and not breathing after being struck by a vehicle. The man was transported to an area hospital where after all lifesaving measures failed, he was pronounced dead.

The preliminary investigation indicates the pedestrian was struck by a white Hyundai Santa Fe while in a marked crosswalk at the intersection. The striking vehicle fled the scene.

The decedent has been identified as 55-year-old Donnel Bracket Phillips, of Northeast, DC.

Detectives believe that prior to the crash the suspect vehicle was involved in the two robbery offenses listed below: (more…)

JUST IN: Negril Jamaican Eatery WILL BE MOVING into the old NuVegan Café space!

By Prince Of Petworth


2928 Georgia Avenue, NW photo courtesy Feldman Ruel

Or scuttlebutt confirmed as we say in the business!

From a press release:

“Feldman Ruel, a leading commercial real estate firm in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, is pleased to announce the $1,400,000 sale of 2928 Georgia Avenue NW, a 3,172-square-foot, single-story restaurant property most recently occupied by NuVegan Café. The buyer, Brian Chinn and his family—the owners of Negril Jamaican Eatery—will relocate their long-running Georgia Avenue location to the new site after more than three decades on the Howard University campus. (more…)

Check Out These Renderings of the “Vision for RFK Reimagined by KATO”

By Prince Of Petworth

Wowza, thanks to KATO for sharing their “new concept for the future of RFK Stadium, reimagined by KATO, an architecture and urban design firm. KATO sees the opportunity to transform RFK into a national stadium on the scale of Wembley — a landmark venue that could serve as a home for major sporting events, concerts, and civic gatherings in the heart of the nation’s capital.”

MORE RENDERINGS: (more…)

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