Neighborhoods

Mark It – Sundress Fest is June 4th!

By Prince Of Petworth

Always a fun time!!

“See you Sunday, JUNE 4th for the 19th annual Sundress Fest
We’ll be closing down 11th St this year for an even bigger & better party! You wear a dress, we’ll bring the beer”

“Turns out it was the sound of someone falling out their window…When the police woke him up he was able to walk away seemingly without any injuries.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Do you know what happened outside of The Guild apartments (Sunday night) in Navy Yard? I heard this super loud boom that I looked outside to see if it was a gunshot. Ten minutes later a bunch of cops and an ambulance arrives (around 10:30 pm). Turns out it was the sound of someone falling out their window (more…)

Van Leeuwen Opening in Georgetown Thursday with “$1 Scoops, Baked & Wired Collab, & More” (Adams Morgan next in “coming weeks”)

By Prince Of Petworth


3245 Prospect St, NW (next to coming Blank Street Coffee)

From a press release:

“Van Leeuwen, the Brooklyn-born brand known for its made-from-scratch dairy and vegan ice creams, is thrilled to announce that its second D.C. location––located in the heart of Georgetown at 3245 Prospect St NW––will open on Thursday, May 11 at noon.

“We’re so grateful for the warm welcome we received from Washingtonians when we opened our Union Market scoop shop earlier this year, and we’re thrilled to now be opening in yet another one of D.C.’s most iconic and well-known neighborhoods.” says co-founder Ben Van Leeuwen.

For the debut of its Georgetown outpost, the brand has partnered with beloved neighborhood bakery Baked & Wired to create a limited edition ice cream flavor––Dirty Chai Cupcake–– exclusive to D.C. scoop shops. (more…)

“a section of Fort Totten Park remains closed after a National Park Service employee found two WWI-era military munitions in mounds of soil on April 18”

By Prince Of Petworth


April 18, 2023

From the National Park Service:

“Out of an abundance of caution and while an investigation remains active, a section of Fort Totten Park remains closed after a National Park Service (NPS) employee found two WWI-era military munitions in mounds of soil on April 18. The NPS will install “No Trespassing” signs around the closed area today. Fencing and barriers will be installed around the area where the munitions were found until further testing can be completed. Unofficial trails through the woods are also closed off. (more…)

“Construction Fail”, “this was not planned demolition.”

By Prince Of Petworth

C. writes: “A building undergoing work for underpinnings had an unintended collapse. About 2pm was the major collapse. I walked past maybe 20 minutes before and noticed a large whole in the exterior brick wall and noticed workers were digging a ditch beside the house. (Permits say the were there to underpin the house.) I passed again about 2:02 and saw a huge plume of dust arise (more…)

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