Saturday Shooting Investigations including 4 people shot in the 100 block of...
photo by Zak From MPD: “The Fourth District is currently investigating a shooting in the 3500 block of Georgia Avenue NW. A male victim was found suffering from gunshot wounds to the leg. The victim...
View ArticleAbout that big police presence at the Petworth Safeway
3830 Georgia Ave, NW Thanks to readers for sharing around 11am from the apartment management that the Safeway was under a bomb threat. “12 cop cars and K9 but no ambulances. Half of the block...
View ArticleIacovelli cafe & liquor will close at the end of May
3651 Georgia Ave, NW Ed. Note: From Reliable Tavern (3655 Georgia Ave, NW) also located on the block: “We have a lease through at least 2026 and at this point we are planning to continue operating for...
View Article“MPD Officer Involved Shooting: 800 Block of Crittenden Street, NW”
via google maps From MPD: “Agents from the Force Investigation Team of the Metropolitan Police Department’s (MPD) Internal Affairs Bureau are investigating an MPD officer involved shooting that...
View Article“4 New Bib Gourmands Make 2022 MICHELIN Guide Washington DC” including Two...
photo courtesy Honeymoon Chicken From The MICHELIN Guide: “The MICHELIN Guide has chosen 36 restaurants in Washington deserving of the Bib Gourmand distinction, including four new additions. This...
View Article“We plead for assistance to solve this case.”
600 block of Decatur St, NW via google maps Ed. Note: At the request of a relative of the victim names have been redacted. WARNING: The following account is graphic and incredibly upsetting to read....
View Article“Petworth Porchfest is Saturday, April 30, from 2-6pm!”
From an email: “Petworth Porchfest is back on Saturday, April 30, from 2-6pm, following last year’s spectacular debut. The event is the largest musical activation in the city, with 135 bands playing...
View Article“New Housing for Seniors and Families on Spring Road NW” (at the Old Hebrew...
1125 Spring Road, NW ribbon cutting photo by John J. Falcicchio Ed. Note: See some historical photos of the former Old Hebrew Home. From the Mayor’s Office: “Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the...
View Article“The Mystery of the Ghost Trash Cans of 13th Street NW”
“Dear PoPville, Over the past several months at least three public trash cans along 13th St NW in Columbia Heights/Petworth have disappeared without warning. Do any of your readers know where they...
View ArticleToday’s Rental was picked because I was trying to figure out if it was a room...
This rental is located at 13th St NW near Allison St NW. The Craigslist ad says: “$2,300 / 1br – 800ft2 – GORGEOUS 1BR Petworth apartment (Petworth) Lovely 1-bedroom apartment on the first floor of a...
View Article“Beer, bands, barbeque, bourbon, banjos, beard-trimming”
140 Rock Creek Church Road, NW From President Lincoln’s Cottage: “Bourbon & Bluegrass 2022 is less than two weeks away. Our headliner will be Driftwood, with additional performances by Doug...
View ArticleMultiple Shots Fired Reported in Park View
“Georgia / Rock Creek Church road – 5-8 shots” 11:51pm From MPD: “The Fourth District is currently investigating the sounds of gunshots at the intersection of New Hampshire Avenue NW and Rock Creek...
View Article1:43am Shooting Homicide near Red Derby/Lyman’s (et al). Shots Fired reported...
via google maps Update from MPD: “Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Friday, May 13, 2022, in the 3700 block of 14th...
View ArticleShooting on Upshur Street in Petworth
via google maps From MPD around 6pm: “Alert: Shooting Investigation in the 200 block of Upshur St NW. No lookout.” “MPD reports the 200 block of Upshur Street, NW between 2nd and 3rd Streets, NW is...
View ArticleToday’s Rental was chosen for those looking for a good roommate option and...
This rental is located at New Hampshire Ave near Spring St. The Craigslist ad says: “$1,125 / 2br – 1 Bedroom Available in Sunny 2 Bed/2Bath Apartment (Columbia Heights/ (Columbia Heights/Petworth) I...
View ArticleMultiple Shots Fired near Petworth Metro around 3:45pm
Georgia and New Hampshire Ave, NW Readers started reporting around 4:15pm: “I live on Quincy and Georgia Ave NW, and just heard what sounded like about 10 gunshots from my apartment. Police have...
View Article“Seeking dog that bit me”
via google maps Update: Owner has been found, thanks all. “Dear PoPville, I was biking on 13th and Crittenden St NW when I got bit by a dog. The owner was a man walking two large black Rottweilers and...
View ArticleYesterday was Lyman’s 8 Year Anniversary!
“We forgot to have a party…” What an awesome week of anniversaries – congrats to another one of the great ones: 3720 14th Street, NW
View Article“The CVS on Georgia Ave in Park View is closed until further notice!”
Georgia and New Hampshire Ave, NW “Dear PoPville, A few times in the last several weeks, my wife and I have tried to go to our closest CVS at Georgia and New Hampshire, but when we’ve approached the...
View Article“had my window shot out with interior damage and a bullet fragment lodged in...
“Dear PoPville, I didn’t have my wheels stolen, but I had my window shot out with interior damage and a bullet fragment lodged in the dash (steering wheel picture, between the gauges and the...
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