Car

“Mayor Bowser Extends Deadline for Ticket Amnesty Program Until December 31, 2021”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the Mayor’s Office:

“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced that the Ticket Amnesty Program deadline has been extended from September 30 until December 31, 2021. Since the program launched on June 1, 2021, more than 32,000 drivers have already participated in the program, collectively settling $44 million worth of tickets. Now, District and non-District drivers have until the end of the year to take advantage of the District’s amnesty program that provides the opportunity to pay, without the doubling penalty, outstanding tickets for parking, photo enforcement, and minor moving violations. (more…)

Pets

Today in Corgis* around Town

By Prince Of Petworth


photo by Andrew Dawson

Thanks to Andrew for sending: “Seen in Georgetown and I have sooooo many questions. Like, where do you buy a helmet that small?”

*This series features any pets in a backpack/bag/vessel. On metro, or not. Corgi, or not, and often NOT a corgi but the series starting with corgis and I can be obstinate…send your finds to [email protected]

Sponsored

New DC class for teens/adults with IDD or Autism: register for ArtStream’s Pop Star Playbook class

By Sponsor
Image from NEW DC CLASS for Teens/Adults with IDD or Autism: Register for ArtStream's Pop Star Playbook class

Pop Star Playbook is an inclusive, six-week, high-energy singing and dancing class created for adults and teens (18+) with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants pick their favorite pop artists — Britney, Taylor, BTS, whoever they’ve been belting out in the car — and spend six Wednesdays working on songs, choreography, and stage presence with ArtStream’s teaching artists. Every skill level is welcome, and the class is built so every learner feels supported and celebrated. Sing or dance or both!

Details:

When: 6 Wednesdays, May 20 – June 24, 2026, 7:30–9:00 PM

Where: Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center, 1529 16th St NW, near Dupont Circle Metro.

Who: Autistic adults and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, 18+, all experience levels welcome

Partial and full scholarships are available, and anyone who signs up with a friend gets 50% off using code FRIEND.

Register at art-stream.org/classes or email [email protected] with questions.

DC Government

Congresswoman “Norton Provision Will Keep D.C. Government Open if Federal Government Shuts Down”

By Prince Of Petworth

From the office of Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton:

“With the possibility of a federal government shutdown on Friday, the start of fiscal year (FY) 2022, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reminded District of Columbia residents that a provision she got included in the FY 2021 D.C. Appropriations bill exempts the D.C. government from a federal government shutdown in FY 2022. Norton has gotten the D.C. government exempted from federal government shutdowns each year since FY 2015. (more…)

City Ride

The Sweet City Rides Seen For the Filming of the White House Plumbers this Weekend

By Prince Of Petworth


17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW

Thanks to all who sent photos of the sweet city rides they spotted during the filming for the White House Plumbers over the weekend. From HBO:

“What it’s about: Based in part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh, the five-part limited series The White House Plumbers will tell the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect.

Who you’ll recognize: Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux will star as Hunt and Liddy, respectively. Domhnall Gleeson (Run) will portray the brilliant, and ambitious White House Counsel, John Dean. Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) will play Hunt’s wife, Dorothy, a CIA asset who tries to hold her family together.

Rounding out the ensemble cast is: Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez (The Outsider), David Krumholtz (The Deuce), Rich Sommer (Run), Judy Greer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole (Veep), Toby Huss, John Carroll Lynch, and Kathleen Turner.”

Lots more sweet city rides: (more…)

Event

DCCO Season Finale – “Portraits in Time”

Church of the Epiphany

1317 G St., NW

Washington, 20005

Website Contact Social

The DC Concert Orchestra presents Portraits in Time, the last concert in our season themed A World Mosaic. The concert runs approximately 90 minutes with one 15 minute intermission. DCCO commissioned a new work by DC composer Blair Goins. There will be interactive discussions with the composer Blair Goins at performance time and after the concert. Please join us afterwards to learn more about this exciting new work and the composer.

On the program:

Go to DCCO Season Finale – “Portraits in Time” Read more
Downtown

Newly Renovated Franklin Park Shines Over the Weekend “DowntownDC BID Announces Rock the Park DC!”

By Prince Of Petworth


Franklin Square is “bounded by K Street NW to the north, 13th Street NW on the east, I Street NW on the south, and 14th Street NW on the west.”

While the photos don’t do it justice, and there was still a bit of sprucing up/planting going on – a look at the newly opened and renovated Franklin Park downtown was quite a sight to see: (more…)

Scooter

The Scooter Corrals are coming “beginning October 1, 2021, District-permitted electric scooters will be required to lock to city infrastructure when parked throughout DC”

By Prince Of Petworth

Thanks to Jeremy for sending the new scooter locks seen on Georgia Ave. Last week we learned that “Starting October 1, DC law will require all riders to lock scooters to a bike rack, sign post, or bike/scooter corral after use.”

And thanks to Rob for sending this sign from 14th Street:

T-4 days.

From DDOT:

“The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced that beginning October 1, 2021, District-permitted electric scooters will be required to lock to city infrastructure when parked throughout DC. (more…)

Rant/Revel

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by Geoff Livingston

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Downtown

About that Nixon Campaign Headquarters: “TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Movie Detail – White House Plumbers”

By Prince Of Petworth

Yesterday we noted the “new” Nixon Campaign Headquarters that sprouted in the old Caribou Coffee space at 17th and Pennsylvania Ave, NW.

Thanks to all who passed on this alert about filming Sunday from MPD:

“On Sunday, September 26, 2021, White House Plumbers will filming in the District of Columbia. In conjunction with this event, there will be parking restrictions and intermittent traffic closures that motorists should take into consideration: (more…)

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