Author: Prince Of Petworth

“Due to repeated landslides and falling rocks – DC Water to Begin Canal Road NW Slope Stabilization Project”

By Prince Of Petworth

From DC Water:

“DC Water will begin construction this week to stabilize the slope on Canal Road NW between Foxhall Road (Glover-Archbold Trailhead) and the Georgetown University (GU) entrance. Temporary lane closures will be necessary during off-peak hours at times, and the sidewalk will be closed for the duration of the project. Work will begin on Saturday, September 20, 2025, and continue for approximately 6.5 months.

The slope stabilization will be performed in advance of the Potomac River Tunnel Project, a critical infrastructure effort to improve water quality in the Potomac River. Due to repeated landslides and falling rocks along the slope, (more…)

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Jim Havard

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Update: One Man Died in Work Accident. What’s Going on at the Mall?

By Prince Of Petworth

UPDATE: NBC4 reported: “One person was killed in an apparent workplace accident on the National Mall as a crew delivered a 1979 “art car” painted by Andy Warhol.”

“Dear PoPville,

Something is happening at the mall? The police won’t say anything other than it is a crime scene and an accident and that someone may have been injured.” (more…)

“TV Recycling?”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Rich Renomeron

“Dear PoPville,

It seems that the DPW Special Waste collections have been selling out quickly now that you have to register. Any suggestions for the community about how to best recycle a broken TV? I’m aware of BestBuy’s program that you have to pay.”

DC Attorney General “Secures $259,294 Judgement Against Former DC Assistant Principal Who Fraudulently Worked A Second Full-Time Job in Rhode Island”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Office of the Attorney General (OAG):

“Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced that the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has secured a $259,294 judgment against Michael Redmond, a former assistant principal at Stephen E. Kramer Middle School in Ward 8, for defrauding the District by taking a full-time, in-person job in Rhode Island while he was supposed to be working remotely for the DC Public Schools (DCPS). The court determined that Redmond “engaged in conduct that showed a willful disregard for the truth and a willingness to engage in defrauding the District of Columbia,” knowingly collecting more than $45,000 of his DCPS salary for work he did not complete. The court imposed treble damages and civil penalties for violating the District’s False Claims Act. (more…)

More Info on the Raid at Chocolate City Wellness, Currently Shut Down

By Prince Of Petworth


1723 Connecticut Ave, NW

From ABCA:

“On September 10, 2025, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (ABCA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) shut down two businesses for illegal cannabis sales.

The Closure Orders were executed at Chocolate City Wellness, a licensed retailer, and Citgo Gas Station, an unlicensed retailer, due to activities that posed an imminent danger to public health and safety, specifically the sale of illegal cannabis products that were untested by a licensed testing laboratory and lacked the required labeling.

The operation was part of the city’s ongoing enforcement efforts following the enactment of the Medical Cannabis Conditional License and Unlicensed Establishment Closure Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2024, which granted ABCA new civil enforcement powers. Since the bill took effect on July 15, 2024, joint agency efforts have resulted in the padlocking of 71 illegal cannabis businesses.

Seizure and Arrest Details (more…)

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