Author: Prince Of Petworth

“Anyone else in the community noticing an increase in booting in their neighborhoods?”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo from our archives, September 1, 2022 “Parking enforcement booted 11 cars in a four block radius in Lamond Riggs”

Ed. Note: we last shared a “DPW scofflaw enforcement” update here in May 2025.

“Dear PoPville,

I wanted to see if the community has any insight on DC’s boot process. I few weeks ago, I noticed several cars over a week long period or less getting booted in my neighborhood in northeast. This included my friend’s car which only had two unpaid parking tickets (which they didn’t know about because of a clerical error by the city, and still had to pay the tickets and boot fee, but that’s a different story).

Legally, any vehicle with two or more unpaid tickets (of any kind of violation) older than 60 days is eligible for boot and tow. (more…)

“I saw this latest EO on “addressing crime” in DC and I can’t shake it – and I don’t understand why it’s not getting more attention.”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Victoria Pickering

“Dear PoPville,

I saw this latest EO on “addressing crime” in DC and I can’t shake it – and I don’t understand why it’s not getting more attention.

In “Additional Measures to Address the Crime Emergency in the District of Columbia,” POTUS directs further action, including Sec 2(c) which states, (more…)

Parking Poorly cont.

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Terry for sending from Dupont Circle.

I’ll give you 50 cents* if you guess the license plate…

*I will not give you 50 cents for such an easy question.

“Norton Introduces Bill to Require Armed Forces, Including National Guard, Deployed in D.C. to Participate in Body Camera Program”

By Prince Of Petworth

Any chance this can possibly pass the House or is everything just symbolic these days?

From the Office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) introduced a bill today to require members of the armed forces, including the National Guard, deployed in D.C. in response to an order of the president to address crime or civil disturbances to participate in a body camera program similar to the one in use by D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). MPD stores videos for defined periods of time based on the type of activity captured and provides access to the video for the public and the press.

“The Trump administration has deployed more than 2,000 troops to D.C. who are wholly unaccountable to D.C. residents. Even the D.C. National Guard troops are under the president’s control and do not report to the D.C. government,” Norton said. “This unwarranted deployment politicizes the military and does a disservice to members of the National Guard, who are being taken from their own families and jobs, and to D.C. residents, who neither requested nor consented to it. Body cameras would promote transparency and protect both the National Guard troops and D.C. residents from allegations of inappropriate or unlawful behavior.”

Statement of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (more…)

EXCLUSIVE: New Neighborhood Restaurant, Wheelhouse, from owners of Surfside, Millie’s et al coming to Chevy Chase!!

By Prince Of Petworth


5712-14 Connecticut Ave, NW

Thanks to Shawn for sending the photo above and asking for an update on the Due South that was coming to Chevy Chase in the former Organic Wine spot. Well I finally got the scoop on what’s going on. I spoke with owner Bo Blair yesterday who tells me that Due South has been scrapped but since they were able to get this larger space a whole new restaurant has been planned and it will be called Wheelhouse!!

While the menu will be different, Blair tells me “Wheelhouse will bring to Chevy Chase what Millie’s did for Spring Valley.” (more…)

“Here are two trees purged due to RIFs, forks, early retirements, and office consolidations at EPA.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Here are two trees purged due to RIFs, forks, early retirements, and office consolidations at EPA.

Not sure that they’d count, as they are sad and perplexing for entirely different reasons, but thought that I’d submit for your consideration! Only the popville commentariat will really understand.” (more…)

“Tore through fencing, flipped, hit a tree.”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to a reader for sending around 7:30pm last night (Wed.) from Chevy Chase, DC:

“I heard a loud noise didn’t know what it was so ignored. Saw red light reflections in window later and then walked out to see the car on the lawn. Tore through fencing, flipped, hit a tree. People are saying it was going very very fast. Hope driver is okay was already sent to hospital when I went outside.” (more…)

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