Let this be a lesson to you: narrow alleyways in Petworth are probably not the best place to be shooting off explosives. I mean, unless you like shrapnel in the eye. It wouldn't be summer time if there wasn't video proof that fireworks are crazy and those who set them off are kind of nuts, now would it? Thanks to an anonymous Petworthian for the terrifyingly hilarious footage. more ›

There have been three trash receptacle fires in the last four weeks in the same alley behind a section of 3rd Street SE, WJLA reports. A string of fires like that in the same location makes it tough to speculate that a carelessly tossed cigarette butt might be to blame; odds are some pyro is setting the bins ablaze. So far, no buildings have become victims of the flames, but residents over there are understandably a bit freaked that eventually, one of these fires can and will spread. Fire officials are investigating, and asking the public to keep an eye out. Trash can and dumpster fires are no joke, folks. more ›