Author: Prince Of Petworth

Good Deal or Not? Mini Row House on Mini Street Edition

By Prince Of Petworth

This home is located at 429 Warner Street, NW:


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The flier says:

“This is 2 bedroom townhouse totally renovated. PLEASE NOTE: 2nd bedroom is small. Separate dining room & living room on 1st level. Deep rear Back yard with newly installed wood deck with beautiful yard for gardening. Hardwood flooring in main level & carpet, Central AC, Jacuzzi Tub, Conveniently located 3 blocks Shaw METRO on quiet 1 block Warner Street. Home Warranty & Job protection plan Conveys”

More info and photos found here.

Wow, I’ve never seen a listing say the “2nd bedroom is small” before. I wonder if that will make the home hard to sell considering it is only a 2 bedroom. The block itself is very nice. What do you think of the house itself? $429,000 sound reasonable?

Judging Restaurants – Bar Pilar

By Prince Of Petworth

I think of Bar Pilar as more of a bar than a restaurant but there have been some comments lately lauding the food. We briefly discussed the spot when we looked at the best tapas type restaurants in the city. But I figured I’d ask more folks specifically about Bar Pilar located at 1833 14th Street, NW. What do you think of the food here?

I dig the transom:

Tough by Matt Dunn

By Prince Of Petworth

Matt Dunn, originally from the Bronx, NY, lives in Shaw and has been a freelance photographer since June 2000.

Reader Report of Shooting on Warder St., NW Wed. Night

By Prince Of Petworth

“I’m writing in to report a shooting in the 3600 block of Warder, between Princeton and Quebec, last night. I crashed early and apparently slept through it, but a policeman came to my door at 7:00 this morning and told me that a woman was shot late last night (I’m not sure if she survived or not). The whole block is currently taped off, and police are investigating.”

Has anyone heard any more details?

Dear PoP – What are Some Good Volunteer Opportunities?

By Prince Of Petworth

“Dear PoP,

Like millions of others in this shitty economy, I’m unemployed and looking for work. There’s only so much cold-calling and resume sending one can do in a day though, and I was wondering if you and your readers could highlight volunteer opportunities in PoPville for those jobseekers among us bored out of our minds during the search?”

We’ve looked at volunteer opportunities in the forum section here. There are some good options out there. But the PoP forum is pretty dead. So if folks know of good places to volunteer please leave them in the comments section here and I can refer folks to this post in the future. And to the original reader who sent in the email – thanks for asking, I admire your decision to do this.

Mya in Petworth Wed. Night!!!

By Prince Of Petworth

Well, I’ll be honest – I had no idea who she was at the time. People kept running up to her getting her autograph on New Hampshire Ave just across from the Petworth Metro. Folks were yelling, there’s Mya, there’s Mya. They were truly deliriously happy. And I kept asking is that M.I.A.? M.I.A.? And they’re like, no that’s Mya!!! Oh, ok well I checked out Wikipedia and she is a big deal:

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Poems by Reuben Jackson

By Prince Of Petworth


Photo by PoPville Flickr user Crosb

I’ve been thinking a lot about these poems. If Reuben does decide to move from this city it is going to be a huge loss for us. We need more thoughtful poets in this town.

Reuben explains his writing:

“I am not sure I would call these “haiku”. In fact, I would not. They are 17 syllable “poems” looking at a side of this city (Washington, DC) which increasingly nags at me (to say the least). I am trying to do something with the very “Southern” aspects of life here-aspects which so-called home rule (etc.) has not changed. Finally, they are the -ahem-ahem- “musings” of a middle aged black man trying to come to grips with the tension, changes, what have you in what my Mom accurately dubbed a “big-small Southern town”.

I.

Spanish music plays
in buildings where James Brown ruled
Throbbing stereos.

II.

Followed in bookstores
Mocked by gangsta wannabees
Where do I fit in?

III.

Why would you leave here?
A childhood friend inquired
Through a toothless smile.

IV.

Men I’ve known since birth
Baby sit ragged corners
Under served by life.

V.

Girl with Whole Foods bag
Receives suspicious glances
“She must think she white.!”

VI.

Disdainful glances
Hurled at a new white neighbor.
Soon there will be more.

VII.

Parents left me here.
Is it too late to get out?
Dream on the down-low.

VIII.

Politicians flock
Like self important peacocks.
Shopping mall- at last!

IX.

Take a crosstown bus
If you dream of salad bars
And sit-down cafes.

Tattoo of the Week

By Prince Of Petworth

Ha, this is a pretty good one. I had no idea what it was but apparently it comes from a children’s book called “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”. I’d never heard of that book, have you guys?

Garden of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

Actually I really like this photo because of the slate retaining wall. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a slate retaining wall look this good. What do you think – thumbs up or down?

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