Author: Prince Of Petworth

The Prestigious Electric Coney 0.5K Race is this Labor Day!!

By Prince Of Petworth

“Electric Cool-Aid – 512 Rhode Island Avenue, NW
Monday, September 7 • 11 AM – 6 PM”

From our friends at Ivy & Coney:

“A race for slackers, has-beens and underachievers! Come “run” around and eat some hot dogs at DC most prestigious foot race.

The Electric Coney 0.5K (Labor Day (9/7) is the world’s oldest annual race of any distance and ranks as one of the world’s best-known road racing events. Attracting an elite field of slackers, nobodys and has beens, the event attracts tens, and possibly dozens of spectators along the route, making it Shaw’s most viewed sporting event.

The course runs through 0.5k of winding roads, (more…)

Gelato to Georgetown as DOLCEZZA Returns to Where it all Began in new Storefront this Winter!

By Prince Of Petworth

1300 Wisconsin Ave, NW previously home to a pressed juicery

From an email:

“I’m reaching out with exciting news from DOLCEZZA. The Washington, D.C.-based gelato & coffee shop is coming back to where it all started and opening a new shop in Georgetown this winter.

The new location, DOLCEZZA’s 7th in the DC area, marks a homecoming for founders Robb Duncan and Violeta Edelman, who opened their first tiny DOLCEZZA kitchen and scoop shop in Georgetown in 2004–that’s also when they began selling gelato in DC’s farmers markets, alongside many of the mid-Atlantic farmers they call friends and partners today. They quickly outgrew their 300 sq ft Georgetown kitchen and in 2012 they moved operations to a 4,000 sq ft gelato factory space in the Union Market neighborhood.

In 2025, DOLCEZZA opened its 6th location on H Street, NE, (more…)

“DPW Smart Bins Reaches 1 Million-Pound Collection Milestone Thanks to Residents’ Food Waste Recycling Efforts”

By Prince Of Petworth

From DPW:

“As District residents are increasingly dropping off their food waste in the Department of Public Works’ (DPW) network of Smart Composting Bins, the agency has reached a major sustainability milestone, collecting 1 million pounds of compostable material.

The achievement marks a major environmental benchmark reached at an unprecedented pace across the District’s 31 Food Waste Smart Bins. It also represents one million pounds of food scraps diverted from landfills and transformed into nutrient-rich compost, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while helping build healthier soils. Composting one million pounds of food waste instead of landfilling it has the equivalent benefit of growing 3500 trees over 10 years. (more…)

New Post Office for H Street, NE/Carver Langston

By Prince Of Petworth

1701 H Street, NE entrance on Benning

Thanks to Aaron for sending yesterday:

“The Post Office at 1563 Maryland Avenue NE at the Hechinger Mall has finally closed permanently with the opening today of their replacement location at 1701 H Street NE with its entrance actually along Benning Road NE. They had cookies, balloons everywhere, and a fresh look. (more…)

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