We’ve touched on the housing situation in Petworth but what about the condo situation. As we all know the awesome condos being built above the metro will probably be finished in a year or so bringing our eagerly anticipated Mocha Hut… Will the condo market be able to support this addition? Will the condos sell with all those condos being built in Columbia Heights and U Street as well? I’d imagine the developer must be sweating a little bit. Thoughts?
Have you guys seen this car on 7th off New Hampshire? It has been like this all week. It looks like it has been frozen in time doing a wicked pop-a-wheely.
Check out this article in the Washington Post talking about the the poor conditions in the Old Soldiers and Sailors Home.
I read a very interesting article in the New York Observer about hipsters being proud of living or claiming to live in rough neighborhoods of Brooklyn. You can read it here.
I was talking to someone last night who said many “hipsters” from Mt. Pleasant have moved to Petworth. I am by no means a hipster, I am very hip mind you just not a hipster, but anyway I am very proud to live in Petworth for the positive attributes – beautiful neighbors, trees, houses etc. Are there people who moved to Petworth because it is “hip” to live in Petworth? Or is it a financial thing? I know I couldn’t afford to buy in many other neighborhoods 4 years ago. So talk to me about hipsters in Petworth. What is it exactly about Petworth that attracts hipsters?
As I have said many times I haven’t made up my mind yet how I will vote, or for that matter who I will endorse. But a friend of my wrote me today asking a very interesting question: Why did Muriel Bowser win her ANC seat so convincingly?
ANC FOR SMD 4B09 (1) 1/1 100.00%
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Under Votes: 84
Over Votes:
MURIEL E. BOWSER 601 89.57%
Write In, if any 70 10.43%
Total … 671 100.00%
The above is from the DC election website. It seems Muriel Bowser won her ANC seat with 601 votes and only 70 votes were written in against her. It appears noone even officially ran against her. So where is the all hate from?
I had to post this sign I encountered in front of a house near the Old Soldiers home. Unfortunately, I use a cell phone camera and couldn’t capture all 6 signs that were displayed on this poor house’s front yard. God knows what they had to deal before they came up with this solution. A beautiful sign though, no?
Have you seen the recent articles on Ward 4 councilmember endorsements? Well combine that knowledge with the recent articles about fundraising for the seat. What do you get? Fenty vs. Cropp round two. What we see is that those organizations supporting Muriel Bowser also supported Mayor Fenty for his successful mayoral race. On the other side we are seeing those organizations supporting Michael Brown also supported Linda Cropp’s unsuccessful mayoral candidacy. Those fundraising for Muriel Bowser and Michael Brown also follows a similar Fenty-Cropp pattern. Am I reading too much into this? Are we seeing another Fenty vs. Cropp race?
Take a look at this link about a guy who’s thinking about buying a house in Petworth. It is a pretty funny post where you can click on a link where he gives a video tour of the house. It looks like a nice house. Half a million bucks though that is wild. It got me thinking, which I know can be a dangerous thing. But as I’ve been interviewing prospective ward 4 councilmembers, many of them have brought up the affordable housing issue. I have to admit I haven’t given it too much thought as I already live here. So I’m just wondering: number one is there still affordable housing left in Petworth and number two aren’t we supposed to be happy when property values increase?
This is a nice renovation near Warder Street.
Going with the Temperance Hall theme, this week’s Petworthian to be featured is Ms. Della Williams, chef of Temperance Hall.
Where do you live: Georgia Ave.
How long have you lived in Petworth: 10 years.
Where did you live before Petworth: North East, DC.
What do you like best about Petworth: Everything is convenient.
What do you like best about being chef at Temperance Hall: All the regulars are great and they always compliment the food!
Where do you like to hang out when you aren’t working at Temperance Hall: Temperance Hall!
