Author: Prince Of Petworth

Temperance Hall to be featured on FOX 5 News at 10 tonight!

By Prince Of Petworth

It is very rare that Fox 5 news and I are on the same wavelength but today we were. After a long day of golf I wanted to put some pictures up of Temperance Hall. Well, I learned that Fox 5 had just preceded me. Unfortunately the light was streaming in the windows so I couldn’t really get good pictures. But what I can say, without reservation, is that Temperance Hall is the greatest bar in Washington, DC! Now, I say this for a few reasons. First of all, if you are a Petworth resident, it is like going to your living room. Most of the patrons are Petworth residents and there is just a really chill vibe in the air. Secondly, and perhaps more importantly to me, the bartender Sott had played a couple of Drive By Truckers songs. That in and of itself is worthy of a hight rating. Also I had a grilled cheese sandwhich with mustard, tomato and french fries for $5 which was fantastic! But honestly as you can see in the picture there is a pool table, chandeliers, stained glass, and really really good people and food. What more could you ask for?

You can check out the Fox news report here.

Friday question of the day

By Prince Of Petworth

All this talk about the Ward 4 council election has got me thinking. Since many of the candidates are using their ANC service as a springboard to the council I figured it may be worth investigating. ANC Representatives: Do you know what they do? Are they visible in your neighborhoods? I remember when I was a renter I could not care less but now that I am landed it seems like I should know what they are up to. A few months ago I was very pleased about my ANC SMD 4C10 Commissioner. In January he handed out a newsletter with lots of great information and then…nothing. I haven’t heard a peep since. Now, I know that the chair is supposed to be fantastic because I hear people talking about his good work all the time. I’m talking about our local reps. Yeah, I know I should go to the meetings but neither do you so stop judging me. Now, back to judging our local ANC reps and the Friday question of the day – Do you know what they do, and if so are you pleased with your local ANC rep?

Slowly, slowly

By Prince Of Petworth

I thought it was about time for an update on that awesome shell on New Hampshire and Upshur. I have to admit I had been pretty pessimistic of late because it seemed every time I walked by there was no progress. I am happy to report today there was an army of folks at work over there. One sure sign of movement are the windows that are going in. Also I spotted a front door. Any guesses as to what they’ll put this on the market for when finished?

First sign of spring

By Prince Of Petworth

flowers, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This is from a neighbor’s front yard. Gotta love neighbors who garden.

Am I crazy? Tell me if I am

By Prince Of Petworth

Tie and jacket, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This is the tie and suit I wore walking home from the metro. Now tell me if you feel or have felt the same way. I despise wearing a suit from the Petworth metro. Why? Because I feel like I could not possibly stick out more. I am 99 times out of 100 the only person wearing a suit. I feel like an idiot. So tell me, am I insane? Is it just me? Ladies and gentlemen please tell me, do you feel funny wearing dress clothes home from the metro? I’m just curious is all.

H Street corridor vs U Street corridor

By Prince Of Petworth

A friend of mine lives in the H Street corridor and naturally is eager to patronize their local pubs. I had the opportunity to join him last weekend. Now, many know that H Street and U Street share similar backgrounds in that both were ravaged during the 1968 riots. Let’s just say that U Street has rebounded a bit quicker. Now, don’t get me wrong the bars themselves on H Street are fantastic, they have almost every variety, chill, sports, martini, crazy themes etc. The problem that I had is that H Street in and of itself just isn’t a pleasant street to hang out on. I have no doubt that in 5 years it will be kickass but at the moment it has a little ways to go. Quite frankly it feels like some of the more unsavory parts of Georgia Ave. They both are going to improve it is just going to take time. Now if I lived in the H Street neighborhood I would be totally stoked. It is just that U Street is easily five years ahead of H Street. Also, if I lived in U Street/Columbia Heights/Petworth area I frankly don’t think it is worth the long journey to get to H Street, NE. One of the primary differences and benefits of U Street is that it has a fantastic restaurant scene which doesn’t yet exist on H Street. We shall discuss the topic again in a few years. So tell me, is there an H Street – U Street rivalry?

Check out the Moustache

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Moustache, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Perhaps the greatest door decoration I’ve ever seen.

Interesting question from Washington Post Chat

By Prince Of Petworth

I can’t vouch for the validity but it is an interesting question. But I think the real important part is the last sentence of Mark Plotkin’s reply: Will some candidates drop out of the race and unite behind another candidate? From what I’ve seen, I doubt that will happen.

Petworth: Mark — I was out of town this weekend for a family
gathering. My uncle is a national labor bigwig and lives far away from
Washington He asked if I live in Ward 4; when I replied yes, he told
me that his umbrella organization is about to pump “a boatload” of
money into one of the candidate’s coffers. He told me who their
candidate is and bragged that the money was coming “from all over.” I
told him that I didn’t like what they were doing and he replied that
their candidate didn’t stand a chance unless they did this. It’s
shameful what’s happened to D.C. politics in the past four years. My
uncle lives hundreds of miles from Washington, and he has more say in
who my Council member is than I do.

Mark Plotkin: You can’t stop people from trying to raise as much money
as possible and from as many sources as possible. Bowser who is
Fenty’s candidate obviously believes that raising all this money will
eliminate any serious opposition. There could be a backlash to this.
There is still time as I said before for a candidate to emerge without
the same resources and some candidates might decide that they don’t
have a chance and unite behind somebody who has a chance. The election
is May 1 so there is still time.

House of the week

By Prince Of Petworth

Alright, this house isn’t technically in Petworth but I walked to it from my house. It is located in nearby Columbia Heights on 13th Street. You can see this house also has an amazing porch and in the upper right hand corner a roof deck. It has a nice rock out front too and come spring some really nice gardens.

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