
This rental is located at 11th Street, NW near Irving Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1,400 / 1br – 1BR / 1BA English Basement Apartment (Columbia Heights) (more…)

This rental is located at 11th Street, NW near Irving Street, NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$1,400 / 1br – 1BR / 1BA English Basement Apartment (Columbia Heights) (more…)

14th Street, NW between Kenyon and Irving
A reader reports around 3:25pm:
“There was a loud screech from brakes and then a crash. A white sedan hit at least two other vehicles. When I got to my window, I saw the driver get out and flee the scene. Cops on scene and road closed directly in front of DC USA mall.” (more…)

Thanks to Brendan (and Mike) for sending these awesome shots yesterday: “I just saw this bald eagle perched up at 11th and Irving St, NW.” (more…)

Photo by Robert Lintott
Thanks to all who sent messages around 8:30pm: “at the Southwest corner of Malcolm X Park.” (more…)

via google maps
Frank wrote us at 7:22pm Sunday night: “large police presence on 16th NW between Park and Irving. Not sure what’s going on.”
MPD reports:
“The Third District is currently investigating a stabbing in the 3100 block of 16th Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with critical injuries.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099″
Update from MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announce an arrest has been made in a homicide that occurred on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in the 3100 block of 16th Street, Northwest.
At approximately 7:07 pm, (more…)

Photo by Dodo’s antifascist sewing zoom
Around 10:30pm in Columbia Heights was definitely fireworks.
And another round later: “Special thanks to the person who just blasted fireworks directly next to my bedroom window at 2am in Columbia Heights”
And in a new one that I’ll add to the list of options comes this report from Alan Henney at 2:20am:
“The EXPLOSIONS heard about 20 minutes ago in University Heights are tires bursting on a carjacked SUV that was just torched at 7th St and Randolph St NE-DC.”

via google maps
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The first reports started coming in around 8:24pm (Wednesday night):
“Just heard 8-10 gunshots in the Columbia heights metro area on 14th”
“There was a few police vehicles and foot patrol with flashlights walking around a couple minutes after it happened”
“once again, shots fired at 14th & Irving.”
around 9:47pm there were reports of another incident nearby: (more…)

Photo by Joanna Hiatt Kim
Ed. Note: If interested in following these events as they unfold – you can follow our twitter feed @PoPville here.
We received the first report at 10:09pm last night (Wednesday):
“Seriously, what’s with the explosion sounds (similar to a generator blowing) that we’ve heard several times in Fort Totten? The power has gone out several times again.”
“Same! We are without power near Fort Totten metro – two or three huge booms tonight. Same thing earlier this morning, but luckily power just flickered then.”
“The loud bangs are continuing. In the past the loud bangs came first, then we lost power. Tonight I only heard the bangs after we lost power. Intermittent sirens somewhere nearby.”
“It’s a transformer or some power line on 12th between Allison and Buchanen, it’s been exploding every couple days. Pepco was working on it earlier today after it happened, but just happened again minutes ago” (more…)

This rental is located at Monroe st NW near 16th st NW. The Craigslist ad says:
“$3,495 / 3br – 1800ft2 – Great deal: Beautiful 3BR house on safe street 2 blocks from metro (Mt Pleasant / Columbia Heights) (more…)

14th and Irving St, NW
Update from MPD:
“The Third District is currently investigating a shooting in the 1400 block of Irving Street NW. An adult male has been transported to an area hospital with a non life threatening gunshot wound to the hand.
Motorists and pedestrians can expect road closures in the area as we investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call 202-727-9099.”

Readers report:
“multiple shots fired on Irving St NW and a police response minutes later, around 9:24”
“shooting at 14th and Irving. Sounded like 8 shots from my window. Very quick response by PD” (more…)