Author: Prince Of Petworth

Today in DC HISTORY: December 19, 2009 – The Snowball Fight that went bad – Cop Pulls Gun at epic 14th and U Snowball Fight

By Prince Of Petworth

OK kids gather round as old man Dan takes you back to the DC of another age. I’m going to tell you a little story about December 19th, 2009. There was a time when organized snowball fights first emerged in DC. Thanks to cellphones, the internet/Facebook and a little mischief word quickly spread. And we hadn’t had a really good snow in a while so folks were pretty giddy about what would become known as snowpocalpyse/snowmageddon (the snow storms from December 2009 into January/February 2010.) ANYWAY, a massive snowball fight erupted at 14th and U Streets, NW UNTIL (more…)

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Adam Fagen

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Also with great pleasure I present to you the transformation of Solly’s Tavern into “Solly’s Yuletide Tavern”

By Prince Of Petworth

Well this is magnificent. Someone has created an IG page for Solly’s Yuletide Tavern after the glorious tree was put up at Solly’s.

“DC’s Premier Christmas Pop Up Bar”

WARNING: If you go to the IG page – there are disturbing AI photo of Solly’s namesake. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Solly’s (11th and U Street, NW) is of course not a Christmas Pop Up Bar but IS one of the best “regular” bars in DC. (more…)

With Great Pleasure – I Present – The First* Discarded Christmas Tree in Town

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to David for sending from Logan Circle. (Photo received December 15, 2025)

In prior years we’ve been told this happens because folks are going away for the holidays:

“We wanted to have a tree but are now going away for a week over the holidays, can’t leave it sitting in the living room potentially drying out.”

Last Christmas Tree in Town is brought to you by the Friends of the White Whale Society.

White House Press Secretary: Board of the Kennedy Center “voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center”

By Prince Of Petworth


2700 F Street, NW

The White House Press Secretary writes on X:

“I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from all parts of the world, have just voted unanimously to rename the Kennedy Center to the Trump-Kennedy Center, (more…)

“Today in contradictory parking signage”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’ve parked on the street for years outside my house in NE without problems. It has always been clearly marked: no parking to the left, zone parking to the right.

This morning I woke up to a ticket with tow request in what has always a legal spot.

It seems that at some point the (more…)

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