Author: Prince Of Petworth

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Fritz Myer

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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Missed Connection – At 16th and P

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Diane Krauthamer

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,

At 16th and P, waiting to cross the street (Thursday, August 14th, early to mid afternoon) you, stunning with brown hair in a ponytail, asked me if I had attended the university whose logo was on the hat I was wearing. We found that we had that in common, and you told me (more…)

“US Government BMWs?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

There’s a BMW X5 M series at the BMW service center. It has a US Government official use only plate with a “S” designation for Department of State.

Given the administrations / DOGEs at times aggressive effort to reduce agency spending paid for by the taxpayer, I’m curious to understand how a performance luxury SUV is a justified cost. (more…)

“Common Sense with Checkpoint Warnings”

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by kidcass

“Dear PoPville,

I was eating dinner outside Union Market tonight (Saturday) at the busy dinner hour and two people rolled through on bikes yelling “checkpoint!” at one point, just after a few cop cars had rolled by. Understandably, many people were shook and I saw several folks pack up and leave quickly. The problem was, (more…)

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