Author: Prince Of Petworth

Should it be This Hard to get a Handgun in DC?

By Prince Of Petworth

I was surprised to receive a few requests from readers wishing to discuss a story in Yesterday’s Washington Post titled, “Get a Gun in D.C. — Do You Feel Lucky?”. It starts:

“It took $833.69, a total of 15 hours 50 minutes, four trips to the Metropolitan Police Department, two background checks, a set of fingerprints, a five-hour class and a 20-question multiple-choice exam.”

A reader notes:

“The guy who needs a gun to defend himself from living in “a dangerous part of a dangerous city” – ie – Mt. Pleasant?!

Good Deal or Not? Parquet Floors Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This condo is located at 1938 Biltmore Street, NW:


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The flier says:

“Beaut restored 2 bed, 1.5 bath lower lvl condo with lots & lots of windows!Quiet St yet close to Adams Morgan night life. Short walk to Woodley Pk-Zoo-Red line Metro. Marble tile in pwdr room & bath with floor to ceiling marble in huge shower!Gleaming hardwoods in Dining rm & Living rm with exposed brickwork providing great architectural detail!Updated Kit ceramic counters, ceramic tile floor & in foyer”.

You can see more info and photos here.

Hmm, I seem to be finding lots of basement condos. Before I looked it up I thought this whole building was for sale, which looks super fresh. But back to the condo – the floors are pretty sweet, yeah? What do you think of the rest of the photos?

Does $365,000 sound reasonable for this 2 bed/1.5 bath?

Judging Restaurants – Napa 1015

By Prince Of Petworth

Napa 1015 is located at 1015 H Street, NE. I’m very curious about this spot as I’ve heard very mixed reviews. Some folks seem to love it and some hate it. I’ve heard very few mediocre comments. You can see the menu here. So what’s the scoop – thumbs up or down?

Congrats to Ike – Coolest Pet in PoPville 2009 Winner

By Prince Of Petworth

Ike pulled out the victory with 51% of the vote. It was a tough fight with the lead going back and forth between Ike and Dr. Dre. Now for 2010 I’m going to assemble a panel of 5 judges to select the winner. The polls proved far too easily manipulated. But as I’ve said before, all the contestants were great and brought many smiles to PoPville. Now one of the nice things about being the editor of this blog is that it entitles me certain prerogatives. I don’t often use them but in this case I will. I have decided to make an editor’s pick – coolest pet in popville as well. And I’m happy to bestow the editor’s pick to Dr. Dre:

I know that may sound a bit weak but I can’t wait to see Dr. Dre on a t-shirt. So as Ike is the people’s choice – he will be featured on a t-shirt as the people’s choice for coolest pet in popville 2009. Dr. Dre will be featured as the editor’s choice for coolest pet in popville 2009. Now I am going to provide Ike’s owner with a free t-shirt. But I need to know how many shirts to order. Please specify if you are interested in an Ike or a Dre shirt.

Ed. Note

By Prince Of Petworth

I’m gonna be offline for the next few days so I apologize if I don’t get to your emails right away.

Yes, Petworth’s New YES! Organic Market Kicks Ass!

By Prince Of Petworth

I’ve gotten tons of emails asking me why I haven’t posted photos of the new YES! Organic Market located at the corner of Georgia Ave and Taylor. I simply hadn’t had a chance to stop by yet. But I remedied that and you guys are right, this place is amazing! First of all the place was much bigger than I thought. And I’ll echo what a lot of folks said, it is such a pleasure to have a nice clean spot like this and also the folks working there were beyond nice. I ran into the owner, Mr. Cha, who wanted to thank the community for their support.

I was particularly impressed with the beer selection…

On a side note, I mentioned previously that I recently sold my car. Well, to go grocery shopping I bought a granny cart. It is amazing to me that overnight I’ve turned into an 80 year old Jewish guy from the lower East Side with this cart. But I’ve decided to embrace it.

Lots more photos of inside the YES! after the jump. (more…)

Mt. Pleasant Taking It To a Whole New Level

By Prince Of Petworth

For some reason I’ve had a lot of posts on poop scooping. I’m not sure what that says about me… But anyway, I thought this sign from Mt. P was really kicking the whole thing up a notch.

I’d love to see the reaction of the cops when someone walks in with a video tape making this complaint…

Dear PoP – What Neighborhood is 6th and U NW?

By Prince Of Petworth


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“Dear PoP,

Went for a run the other day and noticed a very nice neighborhood that I did not expect to see. It’s along 6th St (above Florida Ave) and dead ends at U St, it was very nice with beautiful homes. Is there a name for this little neighborhood? I’ve lived near U St for quite some time and never knew it existed. Anyway, always something new around these parts and if you haven’t been there you may find some candidates for House of the Day.”

Yes, this is a beautiful neighborhood called LeDroit Park. I’ve taken many a walkabout through these parts. Definitely some amazing homes. You can see many of my posts from LeDroit Park here.

Dupont Market Burglarized

By Prince Of Petworth

A few weeks ago we judged the Dupont Market located at 1807 18th St NW. A reader writes:

“Looks like Dupont Market was broken into last night. The window on their door was smashed (it now is covered with a board with a sign that says something like, yes, we’re open) and a laptop and some cash was stolen.”

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