Author: Prince Of Petworth

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Victoria Pickering

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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Bad(ish) News/Good(ish) Metro News

By Prince Of Petworth

From WMATA:

“Reminder: Red Line summer construction starts (Monday) at 5 a.m.! 🔴🧵

Free shuttles replace trains between North Bethesda & Friendship Heights. Dedicated bus-only lanes along MD 355 (Rockville Pike/Wisconsin Ave) will help get customers to their destinations faster in Montgomery County.

Free shuttle buses will replace trains at the following stations: Grosvenor-Strathmore, Medical Center, and Bethesda.

During this period, Red Line trains will operate every six minutes during the daytime and every ten minutes during late night service in two segments:

Between Shady Grove and North Bethesda
Between Friendship Heights and Glenmont”

And for those who’ve joined the cult of metro, rejoice!

“July 6, we’re reopening our restocked “50 Years of Metro” pop-up shop with more of select items

Restocked merch: (more…)

Missed Connection – Dupont Circle Starbucks on July 2

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Beau Finley

Ed. Note: If this was you and you are interested, please email [email protected] so I can put you in touch with OP.

“Dear PoPville,

A gentleman who was sitting across from me upstairs at the Dupont Circle Starbucks on July 2 around 4pm made me want to submit this missed connection.

We were both on our devices (me on my MacBook, you on your Windows Surface, I think) working on things. I was wearing a white oversized tshirt and a yellow hat. Your Surface (more…)

“Rock Creek Park — loose gravel danger”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Is anyone talking about the Park Service putting down loose gravel to fill potholes on the hilly, curvy roads that lead into Rock Creek Park? I’m specifically thinking of Ridge Road and Morrow Drive, but based on the markings they’re putting down, it appears they will be doing this everywhere. As a cyclist I can tell you that these inclined streets have been made *extremely dangerous* by the addition of these large, random patches of loose gravel, but I can’t find any information about it online.”

OP shares a National Park Service (NPS) inquiry into the situation: (more…)

“Fascist March in Capitol Hill” on July 4th

By Prince Of Petworth

Unfortunately/fortunately I was out of town for the 4th but still want to share this for posterity:

“I wanted to flag that Patriot Front was marching down Penn Ave SE just a few minutes ago (July 4th) with police escort. People may want to know, they have a history of violence and provocation.” (more…)

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