Photo by PoPville flickr user Dallas Lillich
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. I’ll open this thread every morning at 10am.
Lots of people have been inquiring what happened last night. A reader sends in the video above and writes:
“By the time it was 3:30am, several hours had already passed with the residents of 1515 ogden st nw displaced from their apartment building. not sure exactly what happened, as police were less than communicative. i saw about 100 people outside, sitting, standing, laying down, trying to put their children to sleep.
According to Sargent Boteler, there was a person in the building with guns, and the cops needed just 15 more minutes, and then the residents could go back in (after the cops got both the person and the guns out of the building).
I took these videos around 3:30. by the time i left, 30 minutes after Srgnt Boteler said “15 more minutes”, the people were still outside. i was one of the lucky ones, since i could access my home.”
Looks like Capital City Real Estate got another great property. According to some zoning documents found online it will be converted into at 6 unit condo building:
We’ll revisit when units go on the market.
Unfortunately one of my favorite windows in the city has been damaged.
“The Dead Sea: PoP t-shirts can’t get any lower.”
This great one from near U St, NW reminded me of the one in Bloomingdale that we looked at a couple of weeks ago. This one even has a rug which really ties the whole patio together…
A little zen action up on 13th St, NW in Columbia Heights.
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I’m usually fixated with the one on the right (above) but I just realized the one on the left is pretty sweet too. I particularly liked the windows up top. From 11th St, NW just south of U St.
Photo by PoPville flickr user dcjabbour
From an email:
DC didn’t have a county fair or state fair where DC residents could show off their talents in things like baking, canning, urban agriculture, photography, or crafting. But that all changed last year, when a group of bloggers offered competitions such as Tastiest Tomato, Best Home-Made Pie, a neighborhood photo contest, and so forth. Because of the success of the event, the new tradition is continuing and expanding this year. DC residents can submit their entries for a chance to win glory and prizes. The DC State Fair will be held on August 27th at Columbia Heights Day, on Tubman Elementary Field (11th and Irving Streets NW).
If you are a DC resident (sorry, Maryland and Virginia–you do have your own fairs!), you can join the fun by entering the DC State Fair contests, especially the photo contest! Show us your images of supreme DC spirit! Display our cultural independence in photos! Enter your two best images to our Flickr pool by midnight on Saturday, August 20.The DC State Fair team, along with special guest judges (returning judge Dan Silverman of Prince of Petworth, 2010 DC State Fair Photo Contest Organizer Heather Goss of Ten Miles Square, and GayParazzi organizer Jonathan Blumenthal), will pick a handful of semi-finalists, which will be displayed online the week before the fair. Our First, Second, and Third Place Winners will be printed, framed, and displayed at the DC State Fair on August 27. Winners will get to take their framed prints home, to show off their DC pride to friends and family, in addition to ribbons and small cash prizes.
There is no fee to enter the DC State Fair Photography Contest. However, donations to the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization are greatly appreciated! You can always visit our PayPal donation page whenever you get the itch to help DC State Fair out!
Definitely makes for an interesting contrast with the boutique steakhouse, Lost Society located upstairs.
Still waiting for Dunkin Donuts to open next door…
“Dear PoP,
Excited to see that the row house that was purchased this summer after only a few weeks on the market is now the Central African Republic’s new embassy. I’m happy to have new neighbors. The place is at 2704 Ontario Rd NW, near the intersection with Columbia Rd.”
Very cool! 2704 Ontario Rd, NW sold for $800,000 on 5/17/11.