Author: Prince Of Petworth

Good Deal or Not? Loft Studio Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This condo is located at 3155 Mt. Pleasant Street, NW:


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The flier says:

“Lovely renovated studio at The Mount Pleasant with 14′ vaulted ceilings & stunning sunset & National Cathedral views. Charming LR with fixed stairs to sleeping LOFT, granite kitchen w/ breakfast bar, large renovated bath, loads of closets, exposed brick walls, wood floors, W/ D combo in unit, low fee (includes WiFi), pets welcome!”

More info and photos found here.

Well this is a bit of a contrast from yesterday’s house porn but I think this is one cool looking studio. In this case I think the Loft makes a big difference as you can put your bed up there. And as I’ve said before, I dig the exposed brick. What do you guys think? Does $209,000 sound reasonable?

Judging Restaurants – Post Pub

By Prince Of Petworth

Post Pub is located at 1422 L St NW. For some reason I had thought this place had closed but clearly I was mistaken. There were folks sitting outside this past weekend. What’s the word here more of a sandwich joint or drinking joint? Is it like Stan’s?

Dear PoP – Almost Shooting at 13th and Kenyon 9/23 @ 6:30pm

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Yesterday (Wed) at 6:30pm I was watching a soccer game at Tubman Elementary on Kenyon two houses West of Wonderland directly across the street from a young kid about 14yo who crouched to the ground when he and another youth a few houses up recognized each other and got into a staring match. The kid closest to me slowly pulled a gun from inside his underpants and the other kid darted toward my side of the street and toward 13th street and moments before I thought he’d be shot a cop in jeans and a red polo shirt apprehended the kid with the gun. No shots fired, no screaming -I don’t even think the soccer players knew anything was going on 1/2 block away. I never noticed the 2 plain clothes policemen and huge kudos for the quick professional arrest. The gun wielding youth was of slight build, medium height, dressed well and someone you would not view as threatening. Someone you would expect a mom to have her arm around. Likely in another 5-10 seconds shots would have been fired. Crazy to be so young and willing and prepared to kill another with his whole life ahead of him when he seemed so calm. Even when sitting handcuffed with the cops on the corner of 13th and Kenyon the assailant did not seem angry, scared or threatening.”

Well, this is just insane. Thankfully nobody was hurt and MPD made an arrest.

Dear PoP – Anyone Use Zip Car?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

I have a car but can walk to work and have been thinking about getting rid of it. My husband (who also has a car) thinks I should keep my car because it’s paid for, has low miles and gives me no trouble.

We got a notice at work about our company getting a discounted rate for the ZipCar sign up fee. I’m thinking about joining. I figure that if I *needed* a car I could use one of those, but save on the auto ownership costs and the daily parking hassle.

Moving on to the point: Do you or any of your readers have any experience with zipcar and if so, how have they found it? Convenient? Easy to use? Cars available when they need them? Overly expensive?”

What do you guys recommend?  I recently sold my car and couldn’t be happier.  Though I haven’t signed up for Zip Car so I’m interested to hear what folks have to say as well.

Dear PoP – Can We Use Harriet Tubman Turf Field?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

I walked by the new turf field yesterday and was wondering if the facility will ever be open to the public. I took a jaunt around the perimeter and all the entrances were padlocked. There were some neighborhood guys, playing touch football. While most of the fence is pointed, the fence could certainly be hopped pretty easily right by the turnstiles. Do you have any information on this? I would love to partake in some pickup soccer there.”

Thanks to Joeon11th for sharing the rules. The field is located off 11th Street between Irving and Kenyon.

Adams Morgan Sculpture Selected – Bike Musician! For Reals This Time. Or Maybe Not, So What Exactly is the Role of the DC Commission on the Arts?

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in June it was leaked to me that the Bike Musician sculpture had been selected for the Adams Morgan plaza at Columbia Road and 18th. At that time the Deirdre Thayer Ehlen, DC Creates Public Art Coordinator, denied that a sculpture had been selected. Well, now Greater Greater Washington confirms that the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities has indeed selected the Bike Musician. You can see what the other options were here. It’s funny, at the time, I disliked the Bike Musician. But to tell you the truth it has sorta grown on me. I guess it’s a bit hard to envision what it’ll look like life size. But I think a bit of quirkiness may turn out alright.

UPDATE:  Allright, lemons into lemonade as they say.  So what the hell is the purpose of the DC Commission on the Arts?  I mean if they vote on a project and then table it (see comments), what’s the point?  If the Vietnam Memorial selection operated this way, I doubt it ever would’ve been built.  Obviously this doesn’t hold the gravitas of the Vietnam Memorial, but tell me what is the point of the Arts Commission?  Should it still exist as is?  Should it be an elected position?  What should the public/community role be in selecting a neighborhood art project like this?

He Testified

By Prince Of Petworth

Back in the end of August, we had a lengthy discussion as to whether someone should testify in front of a grand jury. Here’s the update:

“Well, I decided to testify for the Grand Jury. Wasn’t so bad and best of all, they probably won’t indict for 2-3 months and then not go to trial for another 2-3 months after that (barring a plea deal). While I think some of the responses were cavalier, it helped me think the whole thing through.

By the way, there is a new Neighborhood Watch program I joined that’s starting up in Columbia Heights in need of Block Captains if people want to help take a bite out of crime (and cavalier posters want to put their $ where their mouth is).

Link: http://www.nwchca.org/2.html

The program is expanding throughout the city and if there’s interest it can spread to any neighborhood!”

What the Helen of Troy is This?

By Prince Of Petworth

There were a bunch of random barrels inside the old O Street Market off 7th Street, NW. God knows why they’re there. Any ideas?

Tattoo of the Week

By Prince Of Petworth

This is from Jess, 25, who got it done at Jinx Proof in Georgetown. It’s a peacock feather and I think it came out very cool looking.

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