“Dear PoPville,
16th St Heights used to be a great place to live when it was a neighborhood, but nowadays it’s a construction zone, with multiple contractors cutting and digging and generally causing a racket five and sometimes six days a week. Particularly troublesome is that some of the work is a repeat of what another contractor had already cut or dug up, at taxpayer and ratepayer expense. (more…)
3919 14th Street, NW
From an email: “MetroLeaf just opened at 3919 14th St NW, as a fully licensed and legal neighborhood dispensary.”
4600 14th Street, NW
13th and Delafield Place, NW
“Dear PoPville,
In 14 st heights there is a large electronic road sign that looks like it might fall on someone.
Sign is at the NE intersection of 13th and Delafield Pl NW (near the triangle park.) It has no wheels, and the little spindly supports are buckling. (more…)
4600 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
There is a new restaurant coming to 16th street heights: casa mia on 14th and Buchanan. Would love to know more intel?” (more…)
4600 14th Street, NW
Last we heard in July 2024 was “The old Ethiopian grocery store at 4600 14th Street NW that burnt down (in 2022) will reopen as a cafe.”
Thanks to T. for sending: (more…)
via google maps
“Dear PoPville,
Want to give a head’s up to folks about assault/mugging in the area by a group of teens. Last night my 70 year old mother and I were assaulted at 14th and Farragut around 7:45 PM. This is the intersection at LAMB and John Lewis, a relatively safe area given the two schools and cameras, however a group of 4 young males snuck up behind us and pinned my arms down and pushed me down to the ground. Two stood over me and two cornered my mother against the fence demanding our property. I told them we had nothing which we did, literally did not even have my phone on me. They finally were satisfied and walked away up 14th. I have no idea where they popped out from because no one was behind me when I crossed the street and walked up the block, so they popped out of somewhere and got me when I stopped to see who was behind me.
Thanks to the kind neighbors who opened their door and gave us water when we banged on it asking for help. Also, thanks to the OUC and the MPD as everything worked as it should. 911 answered the call immediately, police were dispatched and came and did canvassing to try to find the perpetrators. Not a great end to a challenging day, but I am grateful the system worked.
Caution to my fellow neighbors and walkers. Seemed like they were lurking in the area. If you live in the area and your camera caught anything, the police are canvassing.”
4600 14th Street, NW
Thanks to Ken for sending:
“The old Ethiopian grocery store at 4600 14th Street NW that burnt down (in 2022) will reopen as a cafe. (more…)
Update from DPW:
“The Department of Public Works takes locating scofflaw vehicles and getting them off the street seriously. Parking enforcement officers are trained to inspect all vehicles, including those with car covers. The use of a car cover does not exempt a vehicle from inspection, ticketing, or further enforcement actions. We also encourage residents to submit 311 requests if they see a vehicle in violation of the city’s parking laws. Such requests are all part of the process of identifying vehicles that may pose a danger to the community and maintaining safe and accessible streets for all.”
“Dear PoPville,
Following a series of parking enforcement actions in 16th Street Heights that results in a number of cars with thousands of dollars of tickets being towed, there is a proliferation of cars parked on the streets completely covered by tarps. The tarps conceal their license plates, making enforcement all but impossible. (more…)
via GoFundMe
The GoFundMe says:
“Hello, I am Yeira Melara, a 21-year-old who recently experienced a life-changing event. On April 14th at 12:40 am, our house caught on fire. It was a terrifying moment as my two brothers and I smelled smoke coming from my room. We rushed to find flames already engulfing the area. In a panic, I tried to douse the fire with water, but it spread rapidly. Next thing I see the fire spreading to my bed the flames started to get bigger and bigger. In the panic I tired to find the fire extinguisher but I wasn’t able to locate it. I started panicking until my 17 year old brother told me “yeira it’s too late we have to go” I knew in that moment that I had no choice but to evacuate… (more…)
3910 14th Street, NW
“Dear PoPville,
Anejo at 14th and Randolph now has a window doing breakfast tacos and burritos. I ordered the platanitos and bacon tacos and they were delicious. (more…)