I had to do a double take when I walked by this tree. It was filled with weed whackers like some odd Landscaper Christmas tree. It was in the Bloomingdale neighborhood. Very odd…
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I thought this was a pretty cool one. And then it struck me, I think this is the first sculpture of a woman I’ve seen. It’s the Crown Princess Martha of Norway. You can see a bio of her here.
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Can you see the little mirror thing above the door? I think it is to ward away the evil spirit, right? Anyone know from what country it comes from? It’s from a house being renovated in Mt. Vernon Square.
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I love when readers find cool ones:
“This is from the apartment/house on the corner of 16th & irving. I’m intrigued by this place every time i go past it.
Not sure if you can tell, but the door knocker is a double music note. You can see the top of the door on the side of the building in the “best place for morning coffee” shot. The windows only in the back end, and the tiny window under them are pretty interesting to me also!”
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I really liked the three levels of windows on this cool near the Naval Observatory.
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We’ve been following the development of Ellwood Thompson’s status in opening a new store in DCUSA in Columbia Heights. Following is the latest word. If you’d like to see them make the move make sure you let Fenty know.
From an email:
“Ellwood Thompson’s will be appealing to Mayor Fenty for funds to begin construction at DCUSA. The Mayor will be at Tubman Elem School tonight (Wed) for a forum to include discussion of “commercial development” starting at 7pm at the meeting of the North Columbia Heights Civic Association. He also can be contacted through dcgov.org under “contact the Mayor”.”
“North Columbia Heights Civic Association Presents:
Wednesday, November 4, 7:00 P.M. at the Harriet Tubman Elementary School (Irving and 13th St. NW)
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS COMMUNITY FORUM WITH MAYOR ADRIAN FENTY
For more details, and more information on NCHCA: http://northcolumbiaheights.googlepages.com/”
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From an email:
“Please join us today from 5 to 8 pm for free tastes of delicious wines from Australia including Puppeteer, Gotham, and Stalking Horse with winery representative and DC resident Kate Clugston. All wines will be available for purchase by the glass during the tasting and accompanied by Australian snacks by our favorite man from down under, Room 11 Chef/Partner Ben Gilligan.
http://www.wineinc.com.au
Cheers Mate!
Dan Searing
Partner/Bar Manager
Room 11
3234 11th St NW”
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“Dear PoP,
I’m starting a new gay dance party at Wonderland, the third Wednesday of every month, and it would be so awesome if you could maybe run a story about the launch of this. The area currently doesn’t have a LGBT night anywhere so this is kind of a big deal!”
Press release:
“The Wonderland Ballroom Returns to its Roots with Launch of new monthly eccentric/alternative gay Dance party!
The Wonderland Ballroom, the dancing/drinking oasis for Columbia Height’s hipster sub-culture, launches new monthly gay dance party, Pink Sock, the third Wednesday of every month. Starting Wednesday, November 18th, Pink Sock marks a return to the bar’s roots as it once served as an African-American gay bar in the early 70s.
This time around, Boston-native DJ RAD (Twitter: @ForeverRAD) will be MC’ing an orgy for the eyes and ears, as he pumps out the hottest ass-shaking jams from the most innovative and avante garde performance artists from the 70s-disco era, 80s-new wave, 90-house & hip-hop, to the freshest electro music of today. We’re talking everything from Grace Jones to Prince, Madonna to Lady Gaga, Miss Kittin to MSTRKRFT. To further stimulate and entrance you, there will be accompanying visualizations and home-made music videos that are sure to delight and disturb.
EVENT DETAILS:
Pink Sock @ The Wonderland Ballroom
The Third Wednesday of Every month
Launches Wednesday, November 18th, 2009
1101 Kenyon St, NW (11th & Kenyon)
Doors open @9:00pm
Free (As Always!)
$5 Pink Sock Shot & PBR Special
FOR MORE INFO: www.pinksockdc.com”
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“Dear PoP,
Just wanted to drop you a line about recent day time thefts/muggings in Columbia Heights, maybe you can warn your readers to be extra careful! This past Saturday, at about 2:00pm, in broad daylight, I was robbed at the Exxon station at 14th and Parkwood in Columbia Heights. I was putting gas in my car when a guy pulled up next to me, which I didnt pay attention to because its a gas station and cars are always coming in/out. Another guy jumped out of the passenger side, reached into my car and grabbed my purse, and they took off before I could do anything about it (luckily for me I had my cell phone and my wallet in my hand at the time, so the jokes on them). But when the police came to take my statement, they said the same two guys had struck at least one other time that afternoon in C.H. Just wanted to give everyone a heads up!”
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Photo by PoPville flickr user Sanjay Suchak
This is pretty cool – from a press release:
“Food Network stars Mario Batali, Bobby Flay and Emeril Lagasse travel to the White House to take part in an unprecedented culinary competition in Super Chef Battle, a special two-hour episode of Iron Chef America. Greeted by First Lady Michelle Obama, the chefs are joined by White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and receive their challenge: create a meal for America using The White House Kitchen Garden’s produce as their secret ingredients. The special episode premieres Sunday, January 3rd at 8pm ET/PT.”