Capitol Hill

“Flasher near Lincoln Park SE”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

(Thursday, 8/18) I was walking on North Carolina Ave SE near Lincoln Park when a man approached me and started asking me questions in rapid succession. I tried to walk away from him but he persisted. After 2-3 minutes of having him walk next to me asking slightly obtrusive questions, I told him I was in a hurry and sped up to get some distance on him. When I reached 10th and North Carolina I decided to turn north and hope he continued down North Carolina Ave. At first it seemed like my plan had worked, but within 30 seconds I realized that he was walking behind me still, but with about 50 feet between us. He started shouting “Hey! Hey!” at me and as I turned around I realized he was running towards me. (more…)

“Classic DGS Hijinks”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

For background, a bunch of folks who use the Rush Rink at Watkins Rec have submitted many maintenance tickets to ask DGS to fix this light and deal with other issues with the space, like the metal benches that have completely pulled out of their moorings. I estimate that between 15-20 tickets have been filed over the years, with little response. (more…)

“We are heartbroken to announce that Newland’s last day of service was at the end of last month.”

By Prince Of Petworth


inside 327 7th Street, SE photo by Kimberly Kong. space previously home to Montmarte.

Sad news from the recently opened Newland yesterday:

“We are heartbroken to announce that Newland’s last day of service was at the end of last month.

We set out to serve food and drinks that pushed our creativity and innovation to the next level, all while having a damn good time. We can safely say that, while this isn’t how we envisioned Newland’s story unfolding, we did just that.

We could run through the many possible reasons why (more…)

US Capitol Police: “Officers Arrest Accused Serial Armed Carjackers”

By Prince Of Petworth


via US Capitol Police

From the United States Capitol Police:

“Two men who are accused of being involved in a series of armed carjackings across the Washington, DC area are facing felony charges because of the work of several United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers.

Just before 5:00 p.m. last night, a USCP patrol officer spotted a stolen Mercedes C-Class driving eastbound, near the U.S. Capitol, on Independence Avenue, SE.

According to law enforcement reports, the driver and the passenger were believed to be armed and dangerous and wanted for open cases across the region.

When officers attempted to stop the stolen Mercedes, the sedan sped away. The car blew through stop signs and red lights. It even went the wrong way down a one-way street and clipped a car before it crashed into parked cars near 12th Street and Independence, SE, where the stolen car stopped.

The officers spotted a gun near the driver and stopped the driver from reaching for it.

The officers recovered a 9mm “ghost gun,” which had a high capacity feeding device that is capable of holding 31 rounds. (more…)

“it’s been there easily a week or more.”

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoPville,

Someone parked in front of no-parking signs for so long that they actually repaved *around* the car!

What surprises me the most is that the city (or the construction contractors doing the work) never had the car towed, even though it’s been easily a week or more.

Does anyone know what’s happening with all the road/construction work around the neighborhood the last 6 months or so? I saw one sign on 4th St SE saying water line replacement, but none of the other streets have signs, and have heard various rumors.”

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