Columbia Heights

“Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Saturday, August 4, 2018. 3527 14th Street, NW

On Thursday I asked what is this ridiculousness? seen in the photo below. It was a huge fence only facing one side and it was ridiculous. So many questions. Anyway, on Saturday I saw the current set up of a now smaller fence and totally out of proportion giant door (photo above.) Many questions remain.


Thursday, August 2, 2018

Today I share the prescient words of the great Albert Camus:

“Basically, at the very bottom of life, which seduces us all, there is only absurdity, and more absurdity. And maybe that’s what gives us our joy for living, because the only thing that can defeat absurdity is lucidity.”

More photos of the current setup: (more…)

“Did your ferret leap from your moving vehicle?”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Shot in the dark for the owners of this lost pet:

So I was enjoying a late brunch on the patio of Napoli Pasta Bar Sunday afternoon (great brunch, by the way), lazily watching the Sherman Avenue traffic roll past in the wilting heat, when a black truck turning left on Girard Street catches my eye — and I’ll be damned if there isn’t a long, white ferret dangling out the passenger-side window. The passenger, it seemed, was stone asleep, and the driver apparently unaware of the critter trying to make its escape. The truck makes its turn, disappears up the street, and the next thing I see is a white furry face peeking out from behind the wheel of a parked car — the little guy made his escape. (more…)

“Time flies quickly when you spend it swimming in streams of whiskey!” Happy 14th Birthday Wonderland!!

By Prince Of Petworth

“Wondy’s Big 14th Birthday!

Sunday at 6 PM – 2 AM
The Wonderland Ballroom
1101 Kenyon St NW

Time flies quickly when you spend it swimming in streams of whiskey!

The Wonderland Ballroom’s core mission of coarsening the culture and greasing DC’s gears with beer continues into its fourteenth year this Sunday. What started as the ugly duckling of 11th Street has blossomed into an even uglier, drunker duck. (more…)

“I immediately got this sinking feeling that I had just let ICE into my building”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Eric P.

Ed. Note: Last week MPD reminded us “it is the policy of the Metropolitan Police Department that we do not participate in any type of immigration enforcement”.

“Dear PoPville,

please be aware MY SPANISH IS NOT PERFECT AND I MIGHT BE WRONG, but…. fyi-

I am dog sitting right now so this morning on our walk I stopped by my apartment to say hi to my cat. on my way out of the building (6:45a) there were four police officers just standing there, waiting to get into the building. no sense of urgency whatsoever, so obviously no one had called them. and at 6:45a they’re clearly trying to surprise someone. after they said hello, I expressed my surprise at seeing four cops outside my building, and I let them in. (more…)

“They’re looking for a tenant to fill the many needs within the area (coffee, plant shop, bookstore, home goods, etc etc)”

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and Randolph Street, NW – mural now covered by a new building going up next door

“Dear PoPville,

As has been reported recently, there has been increased crime happening on upper 14th street. This involves the sale of drugs, human trafficking, the source of which seems to culminate in front of a few vacant properties along the 3600 & 3800 block of 14th St NW.

This has become a growing problem, and in an effort to figure out what’s going on with these landlords who are just sitting on properties I reached out to the leasing agent of two properties on the 3600 block of 14th st NW between perry and spring which I walk past daily. He mentioned that the landlord is actively trying to find local small businesses to move into these locations and wants to find a great tenant to aide in the continuous improvement of upper 14th st. (more…)

Man Shot in LeDroit Park Last Night; Shots Fired around 9:30pm near Petworth Metro

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD (sent around 11:30pm):

“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 2100 block of 4th Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099 or text to 50411.”

and

“On July 31, 2018, at approximately 9:30 pm., patrol units heard several gunshots in the 3700 block of 10th St. N.W. Investigating officers located and recovered several casings.

We are continuing to investigate this matter and if anyone has additional information regarding this incident please call MPD at 202-727-9099. If you haven’t already done so, we encourage you to explore the mayor’s camera rebate program. Information can be found here.”

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