Author: Prince Of Petworth

Friends of the the White Whale Society Presents

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Becca for sending this happy guy from “the corner of Penn NW and 7th NW. Quite a few folks stopped to see him but he kept munching unbothered.”

Friends of the White Whale Society is brought to you by the team behind Hawks*** around Town. You can email your sightings to [email protected]

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.

From the White Squirrel Institute(!!?!!):

“What is a white squirrel? (more…)

Anyone Know What’s Up with Leon’s Shoe Repair in Mount Pleasant?

By Prince Of Petworth


3201 Mt Pleasant Street, NW

Update from a reader: “Leon needs our grace right now, he’s trying really hard to get back on top of his customers’ orders. He was assaulted over the holiday and is having a family emergency. Would we have preferred he put a sign up and let us know how to reach him or when he would be back? Sure. But none of us know what we will be able to handle when something terrible happens and you are the only one running the shop. Leon does good work and he is honest. There are very few cobblers left in the city or anywhere. It’s hard dirty work, and no one is apprenticing anymore. So while we have a few good craftsmen in our city we may need to acknowledge that when something really hard happens in their life, we may not get our shoes on time.”

“Dear PoPville,

Leon’s Shoe Repair in Mt Pleasant is a staple in the neighborhood. He hasn’t been open or there for about a month, (more…)

DC Water Price Spikes?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

What’s going on with DC Water … around the change in impervious area measurements? I got a letter over the holidays with a huge increase, only for DC Water to announce a pause in implementation. Wondering if this was citywide? So much opacity!

I’m confused about who received these letters…I have some friends in NW who did and others who did not. My increase is large, but others are larger. (more…)

Your Dose of DC History – Trivial Pursuit Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

As PoPville gets ready to celebrate our 20 year anniversary this November, I’m gonna lean into historical posts a bit leading up to the party. It occurred to me that I (and we collectively) have a LOT of institutional knowledge. So why not share it from time to time? But mostly because these are just fun to remember! So a ‘Dose of DC History’ is born.

This trivial pursuit question that we first posted back in 2009 is simply stunning:

“What major U.S. city closed its post office at 14th Street and Irving because rodents were eating the mail, in 1998?”

hahaha Columbia Heights represent!! Yikes.

In another dose of dc history, here’s a little video from our IG that we’ll be doing weekly: (more…)

La Jugueria, “Smoothie & Juice Bar” coming soon signage spotted in Columbia Heights!

By Prince Of Petworth


3414 11th Street, NW

“Smoothie & Juice Bar
We can’t say much… but something juicy is coming soon
2026”

Thanks to Jeremy for sharing with us:

“Signage is up for a new juicery called “La Jugueria” – exciting addition to 11th St in a long vacant property!”

Back in June 2025 we learned that:

“Medical Cannabis Retailer, DC Garden Hill, coming to the long vacant space on 11th Street in Columbia Heights but a juice shop will be on the first floor and the medical cannabis retailer will be located upstairs.”

Scuttlebutt confirmed!

STAY TUNED for more on both.

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