Petworth

28 year-old arrested and charged with alleged shooting of an MPD officer near 14th and Quincy St, NW

By Prince Of Petworth

From MPD:

“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division announce an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with Intent to Kill a Metropolitan Police Officer while Armed (Gun) offense that occurred on Sunday, January 23, 2022, in the 1300 block of Spring Road, Northwest.

At approximately 8:58 pm, on-duty, uniformed MPD officers were on patrol in the 1300 block of Spring Road, Northwest. The officers attempted to make contact with an adult male at this location. As an officer was exiting the vehicle, the suspect fired a handgun multiple times towards the officers. The suspect then fled the scene. An officer was transported to an area hospital for treatment of non-life threatening gunshot wounds. (more…)

Update: MPD officer “treated and released from the hospital”, “No arrests at this time”. “An armed subject has shot a 4th District officer.”

By Prince Of Petworth


14th and Spring towards Quincy Street, NW

Readers first started reporting around 9:10pm Sunday night.

From MPD:

“Critical Incident thread: An armed subject has shot a 4th District officer. The officer has been transported to the hospital & a barricade has been declared in the 1400 block of Quincy Street NW. On-scene briefing is forthcoming.” (more…)

Scuttlebutt Confirmed: CherCher Restaurant & Bar coming to 14th Street!

By Prince Of Petworth


3608 14th Street, NW

Back in 2018 we posted some scuttlebutt about the excellent Ethiopian Restaurant CherCher had signed a lease on 14th Street Uptown. I had forgotten all about it but amazingly it’s still happening!

A recent liquor license application says:

“A restaurant that will serve Ethiopian, American, Italian, and Latin Foods with 62 seats and a Total Occupancy Load of 75. Sidewalk Café with 26 seats.”


1334 9th Street, NW

This is very good news, CherCher was awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient in 2016. The first opened up on 9th Street in Shaw back in 2012. Check out their menu here.

Stay tuned.

Scuttlebutt Confirmed: HONEYMOON CHICKEN opens in Petworth Wednesday!

By Prince Of Petworth


via HONEYMOON CHICKEN

From a press release:

“Honeymoon Chicken (4201 Georgia Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC), a premium chicken brand that is the brainchild of Catalogue by Salis Holdings, opens Wednesday in DC’s Petworth neighborhood and is serving up some of the city’s finest fried chicken. First introduced to DC’s culinary scene via Catalogue’s digitally-driven food hall concept, Ensemble Kitchen, Honeymoon is now getting its very own brick and mortar, bringing “fried chicken, but fancy” to the masses. In the close-knit, family-friendly neighborhood of Petworth, community is everything, and nothing brings neighbors together quite like home-style, from-scratch cooking.

Funky <> Fancy: The Concept (more…)

ETA Cafe coming to Petworth!

By Prince Of Petworth


9th and Varnum/Kansas Ave, NW

Thanks to Chris for sending: “Saw the signage up on the way to dinner at El Torogoz (4231 9th Street, NW) which everyone should try if they haven’t.”

Stay tuned for an opening date for ETA Cafe.

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