Michael Davis, the 19-year-old arrested last night in Petworth after allegedly striking a woman with a claw hammer, is the younger brother of San Francisco 49ers tight end Vernon Davis. more ›

D.C. Police Chief Cathy Lanier announced this morning that 19-year-old Michael Davis was arrested last night in Petworth after attacking a woman with a hammer. Police are investigating whether he's linked to three other similar attacks in the area. more ›

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the possibility that the murder this week of a 66-year-old tourist in Petworth could be linked to other attacks in the neighborhood, NBC4 reports. more ›

Prior to the early 1900s, many of the neighborhoods we now live in had very different street names. It's too bad some of them had to go. more ›

The news that the District's Latino population keeps growing isn't new, but now you can better visualize how the city's shifting fortunes have affected where Latinos tend to live. more ›

Yesterday, the District's Fire Engine Company 24 celebrated a full century of putting out fires. But more than that, the company, which is located in Petworth, commemorated a rich history that includes it being the first one in the city to switch from using horses to motorized vehicles. more ›

The family of Neil Michael Godleski -- the 31-year-old Catholic University student who was shot and killed in a robbery attempt as he rode his bike through Sherman Circle last August -- is now suing the city, claiming that the city's Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services failed to keep the teen responsible under its watch. more ›

Good morning, Washington. Just as the weekend kicked off, the jobless numbers rolled in, and the District did not fare well. According to a Labor Department report released Friday, unemployment rose in D.C. to 11.1 percent in August. That’s up from 10.8 percent in July. Estimates put the total number of jobs lost in August around 15,000, and about 13,700 were lost in the public sector. more ›

Good morning, Washington. D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown's chief of staff, Nichole Streeter, has resigned. Her departure comes at a precarious time for Brown, who has been mired in scandal surrounding his taxpayer-funded, fully-loaded SUV and the federal investigation of his 2008 reelection campaign. more ›

Did your neighborhood resemble a Revolutionary War battlefield late last night? The Washingtonian tradition of treating the Fourth of July as the annual opportunity to engage our inner Michael Bay is common knowledge -- but according to reports, the evening's street fireworks probably could have been even louder. more ›

On August 22, 2010, Neil Michael Godleski was riding his bicycle through Sherman Circle when Eric Foreman, a 17-year-old who had in his possession a .38-caliber handgun that had been used less than 24 hours earlier in another gang-related shooting, shot him several times. Foreman was officially indicted yesterday on nine counts, including murder, robbery and firearm charges. more ›

A little more than a week ago, the District Department of Transportation conducted a public meeting on Capital Bikeshare expansion. One thing is clear: people really, really want more Bikeshare docks in Petworth. more ›

Ready for some football D.C.? And all of the junk food and beer that goes with it? Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, and all of the reveling that's involved. Beyond that, it's pretty nice out today - so maybe you should take a walk to preemptively burn all of those calories you're going to consume tonight. more ›

An adult male was shot and killed in Petworth last night, on the 4500 block of 8th Street NW or the 800 block of Alison Street, depending on reports. Right now there is not much more news regarding the homicide, the victim, or a motive. In an unrelated incident, a teen boy was shot outside of McKinley Tech High School in NE around 4 p.m. yesterday. TBD reports that the victim appears to have non-life threatening wounds, but as of yet, there is no official word on his condition. more ›

Homicide Watch first tweeted the news that D.C. police have made an arrest in the murder of Prince Okorie, a teenager who was fatally shot in the head in Petworth on November 30. In the wake of his death, NBCWashington.com reported that Okorie, who was 16, may have been killed in retaliation for "snitching" on Eric Foreman, who was arrested for the murder of Catholic University student Neil Godleski in August. more ›

Multiple news outlets are reporting that a Metro rider, leaving the Georgia Avenue/Petworth station, was stabbed in the neck at a turnstile approximately 4:15 this afternoon. The victim is in serious condition. There are no leads on potential suspects. We will update with more information as it becomes available. more ›

Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department homicide branch are investigating a shooting death in Petworth. Police responded to reports of gunfire at around 2 a.m. Saturday morning near the corner of Allison Street and Georgia Avenue, NW, according to MPD Fourth District commander Kimberly Chisley-Missouri. Units discovered one male victim who was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead. Police were searching for three black males seen fleeing the scene. more ›

Jonathan O'Connell reports this morning that Marc Dubick, whose development company Duball LLC partnered with Safeway to build the large CityVista complex in Mount Vernon Square, is currently in talks with the grocer to develop a new project in Petworth. more ›

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the shooting death of 31-year-old Neil Michael Godleski. Residents near Sherman Circle in Petworth called police to report gunshots at around 12:30 a.m. Sunday morning. Officers found Godleski unresponsive on the south side of the circle, along Kansas Avenue, NW. Godleski was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. NBC4 is reporting Godleski lived nearby, in the 500 Block of Ingraham Street, NW. Homicide detectives are investigating, urging anyone with information to contact 1-800-919-CRIM(E). more ›

While I was perusing weekend arrest digests from the District's police listservs last night, I noticed that there had been a uncommonly large number of arrests on prostitution charges in Petworth on Saturday night. 12 people were arrested and charged with solicitation around the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Taylor Street NW between 9:09 and 11:57 p.m. that evening. It's an area that, according to Lieutenant John R. Haines of the Fourth District Vice Unit, police have had their eyes on for some time. "In a very short time, we were able to identify and arrest several female suspects in the area and charge them with prostitution-related offenses," said Haines in an email explaining the bust to the MPD-4D listserv. "Then, we deployed several undercover officers (female), posing as potential prostitutes in order to target the 'Johns'. Over the next several hours, we were able to arrest several subjects and charge them with prostitution-related offenses as well." Haines called the sting "very effective" -- with 12 arrests made in a little over four hours, its hard to argue with that assessment. more ›

Shortly before 1 a.m. last night, fourth district police responded to a shooting on the 200 block of Upshur Street, NW. Four victims were transported to the local hospital for non life-threatening gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made. Witnesses report seeing a gold Cadillac speeding from the scene. MPD urges that anyone with information to call 1-888-919-CRIM[E]. more ›

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 ›

The Petworth Interim Library officially opened on Jan. 11, and the librarians there say they're getting settled in pretty well at this point. The interior of the 4,500 sq. ft. portable space has been painted bright yellow and teal, 20 computers connected to the internet are up and running, and a shipment of new chairs arrived today. more ›

Every month, DCist works with the Washington Humane Society to bring you some of the many dogs and cats that are available for adoption. The Washington Humane Society's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in, and hope that many of you believe in, too. For our third installment of Pet Worth, we are bringing you the dogs and cats separately. Today we have the cats, and in case you missed it, the dogs were posted on Friday. more ›

Each month, DCist works with the Washington Humane Society to highlight some of the many dogs and cats that are available for adoption. The Washington Humane Society's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in. This month, we're bringing you the dogs and cats separately, dogs today and cats on Monday. more ›

Last month, we launched our first collaboration with the Washington Humane Society and highlighted a handful of dogs that needed to find a home. The WHS's goal to "increase adoption, decrease the number of animals in need, and teach responsible pet ownership" is one that we truly believe in, and we're happy to report that two of the dogs we featured in October, Tancho and Nina, found homes!! Nina's new owner saw our photos and knew that she was the right dog for their family. She now lives with a family of five, two young children, two adults and another pit bull who is Nina's new best friend. Sumi, the beautiful and smart Akita mix is still at the shelter waiting to be sprung. Kate was diagnosed with heart worms and has been moved to the Washington Animal Rescue League to recover. She will be up for adoption again once she gets better. more ›

WUSA9 is reporting that a police officer shot and killed a man at approximately 10:30 this morning on the 800 block of Upshur Street NW in Petworth. After authorities responded to a report of a person tampering with a vehicle, the suspect fled the scene. A scuffle ensued and shots were then fired. You can count on plenty of police investigating the area today. more ›

A quick update on last night's quadruple shooting in the Brightwood Park area. Four people were shot, one fatally, in the 900 block of Hamilton Street NW, and now police have released the identity of the deceased: Michael Harris, 24, of the 4000 block of 4th Street NW, was shot and killed at around 6:30 p.m. last night, WJLA reports. At least one of the other three victims is reported to have sustained serious injuries as well. The shooting appears to have erupted due to some kind of argument. "A relative of Harris told ABC 7 News the victims were all friends and were just hanging out when the violence erupted." Police were searching for an older model blue station wagon in the area last night in relation to the shooting. more ›

There's a few things happening in the world of organic grocery stores lately, with some good news for Petworth folks and not-so-good news for Columbia Heights residents. First the good: the Yes! Organic Market at 4100 Georgia Avenue NW officially opens today at 3 p.m. Wednesday at 10 a.m. As for the bad, over the past few weeks some passersby have reported construction work being done in the space that Ellwood Thompson's organic supermarket is renting in the DCUSA complex at 14th and Irving. You'll recall that back in April the Richmond-based grocer announced the opening of their first D.C. store was delayed indefinitely due to the economy. Of the recent visible work inside the space, Ellwood Thompson spokesperson Cyndi Watkins had this to say: "As of right now I have not heard anything new about us moving to D.C. Any construction being done must be work the landlord is doing." UPDATE: Looks like Ward 4 Council member Muriel Bowser's office jumped the gun on announcing the Petworth opening. A spokesperson for Yes! Organic Market now tells us that the store will be opening for the first time at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, August 19, with the ceremonial ribbon cutting pushed back to Thursday, August 27. Both Bowser and Mayor Adrian Fenty are expected to be in attendance on August 27. more ›