Hill East

Coming to Hill East “Caruso’s Grocery will be modeled after the classic, Italian-American ‘red sauce’ joint”

By Prince Of Petworth


1401 Pennsylvania Ave, SE courtesy NRG

From the Neighborhood Restaurant Group:

“I wanted to let you know we’ve partnered with Matt Adler to develop the 65-seat stand-alone restaurant that will open adjacent to The Roost. Caruso’s Grocery will be modeled after the classic, Italian-American “red sauce” joint; it’s very important to Matt and us as a team to not reinvent the wheel with this concept, but instead to focus on making the best possible versions of classic Italian-American dishes. (more…)

Umm, Report of a “Crazy man with axe (17th & E NE)” and more

By Prince Of Petworth

This just came across the Hill East listserv:

“A man was observed chopping down a neighborhood tree this morning with a full sized axe.
When I asked him to stop from my 2nd floor porch he ran at my building threatening me and my dogs with the axe.
He has been outside my building watching us ever since and followed one of the other residents from the building to his uber, where he threatened that person, telling him that he knew where we lived.

For the next hour he kept throwing a bike into traffic on 17th st, trying to cause an accident.

Police were contacted, did a drive by, and then did nothing else. (more…)

What the Hell Happened Part Three – Shooting in Hill East around 10:20pm Last Night

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Harrison O’Neill

From MPD:

“First District members are currently working a shooting that occurred around the 1200 Block of I street SE around 10:20pm tonight.. Currently we have found (1) victim with a gunshot wound to the leg .. a male subject was seen fleeing from the location on foot. Anyone that may have witnessed this or has any information as to any part of this is asked to call 202-727-9099 or email me directly at [email protected]..

You can also send us your anonymous TEXT TIPS 50411″

“Police are photographing a gun on a train.”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville flickr user Brian Mosley

A reader reported at 9:25am: “Active crime scene at stadium armory. Train is stopped and police in train interviewing ppl and taking photos. All cars are going wrong direction. Blood all over metro car apparently. My wife is there now. Police are photographing a gun on train.

“Update: There was a fight on the train. Upon entry by Metro Transit police they located a gun and have recovered it”.

Metrorail info reported at 9:30am: “UPDATED: Orange/Silver/Blue Line Delay: No longer single tracking. Residual delays continue in both directions due to an earlier a police investigation at Stadium-Armory.”

Update from MPD: (more…)

“Ocean Conservancy’s flagship International Coastal Cleanup is returning to Kingman Island on September 21”

By Prince Of Petworth


courtesy Ocean Conservancy

From a press release:

“This fall, Ocean Conservancy invites Washingtonians to take part in a global effort to tackle the threat of ocean plastic pollution as the organization’s flagship International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) event returns to Kingman and Heritage Islands in the Anacostia River on September 21, 2019. (more…)

Double Shooting in Hill East around 9:45pm

By Prince Of Petworth


15th and A Street, SE

Multiple readers reported hearing around 5-6 shots. One writes: “Our neighborhood has been complaining about this corner for a long time and now we have a person shot. The city needs to do more to help.”

From MPD:

“The First District is currently investigating a shooting which occurred at 9:45pm in the 1400 block of A Street SE. While investigating the sounds of gunfire in the area units located two adult victims suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. (more…)

“Shelter will be the first low abv beer bar in DC…Greg plans to pour close to 1,000 different beers annually on draft.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1401 Pennsylvania Ave, SE. Photo by Harrison O’Neill

From the Neighborhood Restaurant Group:

“Shelter will be one of two bars in the 12,500 SF space (the other, of course, being Show of Hands). It will have many of the key design elements that one would expect from a Greg Engert beer bar: a large number of taps (50 to be exact), a temperature-controlled system, rigorous line cleaning, and extensive glassware – all important elements that ensure the beers we’re serving taste exactly as they would if the guest were to enjoy them at the brewery from which they came. With near frenetic-rotation, Greg plans to pour close to 1,000 different beers annually on draft. (more…)

“a bullet come through my (glass) back door, shattered the door, ricochet around my dining room, and land 2-3 feet from my dog’s bed”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

I fairly recently had the super-shitty experience of being a random victim of shots fired in DC — for me, it was having a bullet come through my (glass) back door, shattered the door, ricochet around my dining room, and land 2-3 feet from my dog’s bed. I don’t know how to put into words how terrifying it was to come home from work to find a bullet in my dining room. I shouldn’t have to. And I shouldn’t have to lie awake at night playing out the alternate scenarios for that bullet in my house. (more…)

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