Rant/Revel

Random Reader Rant and/or Revel

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by wolfpackWX

You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. But please no personal attacks and no need to correct people’s grammar. This is a place to vent and/or celebrate things about daily life in D.C.

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“TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Burial Services for Metropolitan Police Department Senior Police Officer”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by angela n.

From MPD:

“On Wednesday, July 22, 2020, the burial service for Metropolitan Police Department Senior Police Officer Keith Williams will take place at Fort Lincoln Cemetery located at 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood, Maryland.

In conjunction with this event, there will be increased police activity along the following locations in support of the procession and temporary road closures between 9:30 am and 10:30 am in the following locations: (more…)

Cleveland Park

An Extraordinary Cleveland Park Time Capsule Video Lamenting the Loss Firehook’s Predecessor: The Fall of the Roma by Jeff Krulik

By Prince Of Petworth

Earlier this morning when we posted about the coming closure of Firehook in Cleveland Park – a historical video gem emerged of the previous tenant (which is why they had such a great back patio.) Thanks to Justin Rood for passing on this extraordinary video found on Youtube about Roma from 1997:

“The last year in the life of the Roma, a legendary restaurant in Washington, DC that was a Cleveland Park staple from 1932 to its closing auction in 1997, along with adjoining tavern Poor Roberts. Posted in memory of owner Bobby Abbo.

Edited by Mark Ruppert
Produced by Jeff Krulik
at Bedrock Productions”

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Animal Fix

Your Afternoon Animal Fix

By Prince Of Petworth
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If you have any animal/pet photos you’d like to share please send an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say the name of your pet and your neighborhood.  If you love the animal fix and want to ensure PoPville’s long term viability please consider donating to our Patreon here.

“I thought you might also enjoy these pics of schnauzer versus honeybee. Happily, the bee won.” (more…)

Dear PoPville

“Best Outdoor Seating Setup?”

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by angela n.

“Dear PoPville,

Today is my boyfriend’s 30th birthday and I want to take him out to eat in DC or the waterfront/ old town Alexandria. We are being extra cautious around COVID and don’t want to sit inside so I have been calling quite a few of his favorite restaurants to discover they don’t have any outdoor seating. I know I waited until the last minute to ask for recommendations and you may not even be able to put this up today, but thought it might be a conversation worth having. So far we’ve only been to Lauriol Plaza (after seeing the mayor ate there) and have loved their outdoor seating setup. Shade, covered, plants, fans, super nice. Where are the other best outdoor seating setups?”

Bars

City Winery “Hitting the Pause Button” in Ivy City, “for now, we are truly in survival mode.”

By Prince Of Petworth

From City Winery (1350 Okie Street, NE):

“In light of current challenging conditions and in the interest of public safety, we have temporarily paused our operations at City Winery Washington DC.

The length of the temporary closure is unclear at this time, but we are optimistic that it will only last a short while. Ultimately, that timing will be dictated by uncontrollable factors that we are hopeful will work in our favor sooner than later.

This decision is not one that we took lightly, and one that has been made in order to preserve the continued existence of City Winery. I believe we will return stronger than ever to serving you, our incredible guests, putting on concerts, hosting private parties, and supporting our amazing team members, but for now, we are truly in survival mode.

Although this process has been more painful to endure than we initially thought, we will get through this.

In the meantime, take care of yourselves and your communities, and if you are able, please consider supporting City Winery by: (more…)

Mount Vernon Squangle

“Olga Ooro is Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances.”

By Prince Of Petworth

A few readers pass on this sad report from MPD:

“The Metropolitan Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 34 year-old Olga Ooro, who was last seen in the 300 block of Massachusetts Avenue, Northwest, in the evening hours on Thursday, July 16, 2020.

Olga Ooro is Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances. She is described as a black female, with a dark brown complexion, 5’9″ in height, 125 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Olga Ooro is asked to call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-727-9099, the Youth and Family Services Division at 202-576-6768, or 911.”

Bars

“Maddy’s will be closing it’s doors for good on Saturday July 25th.”

By Prince Of Petworth


1100 13th Street, NW at L Street courtesy of Maddy’s Taproom

Thanks to Diego for passing on from Maddy’s Taproom:

“Dear Friends-

This hurts…our hearts are broken. Unfortunately, after 9 years of fun and friendships, Maddy’s will be closing it’s doors for good on Saturday July 25th. We tried, but the economic impact was just too much. Please come by and say farewell and help us to deplete some inventory and pay some staff(today through Saturday 12-9pm). (more…)

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