Petworth

“Roosevelt High School Pool – open to the public?”

By Prince Of Petworth


via DCPS

“Dear PoPville,

Councilmember Todd and I are leading an effort to obtain funding to open the swimming pool at Roosevelt High School for public use. If you are supportive of this effort, there are a few things you can do to help in the next few weeks, as the Council and the mayor determine budget priorities for 2020. The Department of General Services will need funding to construct a separate entrance for the public, and the Department of Parks and Recreation will need funding for staffing. DCPS would not be funding public access, and any public use would be secondary to student uses.

On April 4 and April 5, two relevant committees of the DC Council will be holding hearings about the budget. Details below.

If you want to help, here’s what you can do: (more…)

High Praise for Buna Coffeehouse Now Open in the former Uneeda Market space

By Prince Of Petworth


4400 Georgia Ave, NW at Webster

“Dear PoPville,

Just tried Buna coffeehouse on Georgia and Webster (replaces Uneeda market) and it was pretty legit. Great coffee (carry Swings) and great variety of food from pastries to Ethiopian options. They had their soft opening 3 weeks ago but will have their grand opening this Saturday. They will also start introducing Ethiopian coffee ceremonies after the grand opening. Also carry gelato (watch out lulubelles).

Sausage egg and cheese bagel did the trick for me too.

Hope this place succeeds.”

Third Floor Co-Working space launches above the former Slim’s Diner.

By Prince Of Petworth


Georgia and Upshur Street, NW

Ed. Note: Slim’s closed for good back in January and was listed for sale in February.

From the Petworth listserv:

“Come Work With us!

We are located at 4200 9th St, NW, on the Third Floor of the Murrell Building at the corner of Georgia Avenue and Upshur Street in the heart of Petworth. Sign up for a reserved desk or pick a new one everyday. (more…)

Shooting in Petworth around 9:35am

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader reports:

“Shooting on Quincy and Kansas Ave, NW. 4 shots – no fatalities. One of the two guys shooting at each other was shot (not sure where or how bad) but he also ran away. A bystander right next to them – like 6 feet from the shooting – got terrified and had a meltdown – called the cops who are in scene now.”

Updates when more is known/released from MPD.

“I’ve reported this downed stop sign twice over the past two weeks”

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader reports:

“I’ve reported this downed stop sign at 3rd and Shepherd NW to 311 twice over the past two weeks, once after I witnessed a near collision. The oncoming traffic does not stop. Seems there is no interest in repairing it. It’s now laying in the middle of the street. What’s a reasonable response time for fixing a downed stop sign. Seems like a real liability issue for DC.”

Ed. Note: I’m making sure DPW DDOT/311 sees this.

Shots Fired Just after 4pm in Petworth; Later an Unrelated 1:30am Shooting Homicide

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Stephen Marencic

From MPD:

“On Saturday February 23, 2019 At approximately 4:10PM the Fourth District received multiple calls from citizens that they heard sounds of gunshots coming from around the 400 block of Delafield Pl NW. Multiple units began to canvass the area and located one shell casing in the 400 block of Delafield Pl NW and 5 shell casings in the 300 block of Delafield Pl NW. The units canvassed the adjacent streets and alleys in the area and no one was injured and no property damage occurred. Any information on this incident please contact 2027279099.”

From MPD:

“Shooting: 0126 hours in the 4300 b/o Georgia Avenue, NW. No lookout”

From an ANC rep:

“Last night a fight broke out at Safari DC on the 4300 block of Georgia Avenue. A shooting occurred on the sidewalk. 1 person is deceased and another is in critical condition. At this time no suspects have been caught. Police are investigating.”

A reader reported:

“What I’m hearing is: Several musicians who were in a contest got in a fight with the DJ. It spilled outside to the street and someone was shot and killed. Three shots, 10 second pause, two more rang out loudly and clearly.”

UPDATE from MPD:

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