Author: Prince Of Petworth

About All The Street Closures near the White House (and the security at the National Cathedral)

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Any idea what’s going on at the White House this week? 17th St closed as far north as K St, the D72 could not get to its usual last two stops (and no showed going northbound yesterday at 5pm for at least 45 minutes), 16th and I has been turned into some sort of security checkpoint and staging area. I get that this WH doesn’t actually care about DC residents, but WMATA and MPD should be able to do better. Or at least communicate better.”

ICYMI: “Washington National Cathedral will host a funeral service for U.S. Senator Lindsey O. Graham on July 28 at 2 pm ET.”

Reuters reports, “Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr ‌Zelenskiy are expected to attend the funeral.”

ABC reports, “Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be angling for President Donald Trump’s ear as both wartime leaders are set to meet with Trump at the White House Tuesday amid global conflict in the Middle East and Ukraine.”

“New Coffee Shop, Nine Brew, in Penn Quarter”

By Prince Of Petworth


915 E Street, NW

“Nine Brew – Coffee & More
Your new favorite place :)
• Penn Quarter, DC • Soft Opening in July •
Located inside Asia Nine (Upper Floor)!”

Thanks to Lee for sending: “a new coffee shop, “Nine Brew”, has opened and is sharing space w Asia 9 in Penn Quarter. They also have bubble tea. The build out is really cute!” (more…)

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Diane Krauthamer

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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Tonight* in Randomly Floating Chandeliers Spotted Around Town – Wangari Gardens

By Prince Of Petworth


“Wangari Gardens is located between Kenyon Street, Irving Street, and Park Place NW. We are next to the Washington Hospital, Soldiers’ Home, McMillan Reservoir, and the Parkview and Pleasant Plains neighborhoods.”

Thanks to Michael for sending us this fantastic photo from “Wangari Gardens. Thanks to our chandelier artist for putting these up all around town.”

Randomly Floating Chandeliers Spotted Around Town is made possible by Friends of the J. & L. Lobmeyr Society. You can send your sightings to us at [email protected] thanks.

Ed. Note: From time to time chandeliers appear randomly floating around town.

“the coffee date predator is REALLY not giving up!”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I’m writing to alert you that the coffee date predator is REALLY not giving up!

This is in reference to your posts, and I luckily found today after running into him last week and having the same experience as so many other women in DC!

He approached me – and everything that happened to the woman in your article ALSO happened to me. I was at the Safeway in Southwest, (more…)

Pipe Replacement Plan “according to Washington Gas, will require $215 million over three years raised through a surcharge on customers’ gas bills.”

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), along with the Office of the People’s Counsel (OPC) and the Sierra Club, secured a new hearing before the DC Public Service Commission to reconsider Washington Gas Light Company’s (Washington Gas) pipe replacement plan, “District SAFE,” which according to Washington Gas, will require $215 million over three years raised through a surcharge on customers’ gas bills. The PSC granted a motion for rehearing filed by OAG, OPC, and the Sierra Club, and is holding a new hearing on the next phase of Washington Gas’s pipe replacement plan (previously called PROJECT pipes) on Monday, July 27 and Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (more…)

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