Author: Prince Of Petworth

Bourbon Boulevard coming to old District Chophouse space!

By Prince Of Petworth


509 7th Street, NW

ICYMI, March 8th 2024: District Chophouse closes after 25+ years in Gallery Place/Penn Quarter.

For a hot second the space was planned on becoming Lagos DC, “serving West African cuisine”…

“Dear PoPville,

Whilst checking on an Amazon delivery for a package today, Amazon also provides a map of the delivery location. That map also reflected a place called “Bourbon Boulevard DC” along 7th St NW, at the previous location of the District Chophouse and Brewery – which closed a few years ago. I live nearby and was curious. (more…)

Today* in Hawks*** around Town – Cooper’s Hawk

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Nebyu for sending this cool Cooper Hawk from Falls Church.

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 Wikipedia: (more…)

Union Kitchen near the Convention Center remains “temporarily” closed, not looking good

By Prince Of Petworth


9th and N Street, NW

On December 12th we wondered if the Union Kitchen near the Convention Center had temporarily closed or “temporarily” closed?

Thanks to Jared for sending the update: “Union Kitchen closed at 1251 9th St NW. Empty of all its stock and furniture moved around inside.”

Location is still listed on their website: (more…)

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Victoria Pickering

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Out with the Christmas Trees BUT Keeping the Pumpkins! – Info on How to get rid of your trees for real.

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Riddle me this…

Who are these people who have already tossed their Christmas tree just a day or two after Christmas…but they still have their pumpkin?!?”

hahaha RESPECT!!

Note: You too can now rep your last christmas tree in town t-shirt!

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

From DPW:

“Holiday Trees & Greenery Collection (more…)

“What’s Up w/ Volta Park: Human Remains Left Out in the Open”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to share a concern about the park across the street, which many of us in the neighborhood love and use regularly. Renovation work started around July 2025 and then stopped pretty abruptly around August. For a while, there was no information about why the work paused, and eventually a rumor started circulating that human remains had been found. Later, the park’s newsletter confirmed that this was true.

Recently, on a day when the park was unexpectedly open and the construction barriers were down, my partner and I walked over to take a look. Near the areas where digging had been happening, we saw piles of dirt with visible human bone fragments mixed in. (more…)

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