Hopefully most folks are leaving work soon. So have a great weekend with good eats, good friends and good times. Catch y’all on Tuesday.
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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Dallas writes:
“Local rapper Flex Mathews performs with the Crimestoppers at the third annual Columbia Heights Day on August 29, 2009.”
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This home is located at 4213 8th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Drop dead renovation from top to bottom on this Petworth TH just 4 blks to the subway. 10 foot ceilings, 4 FP’s all new windows, decorator paint colors, HWD Floors on 3 lvls. Don’t miss the gourmet kitchen w/ granite counter tops, SS appliances and ceramic flooring. Designer mirrors & vanities in all new 3.5 bathrooms and more!! Condos next door start at $388k. This is a bargin w/ 3 fin. levels!!”
More info and photos found here.
So do you think this is a “drop dead renovation”? Does $599,000 sound reasonable for this 4 bed/3.5 bath home?
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Photo by PoPville Flickr user McGhee Street Photography
You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I
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“Dear PoP,
Sold for $310,000, quick reno and back on for $699,000!
http://www.redfin.com/DC/
http://www.princeofpetworth.
http://www.princeofpetworth.
And it’s already under contract! What do you think of the renovation?
And in other real estate news a reader writes that Shiloh Baptist Church has finally put two of its properties up for sale:
“Dear PoP,
Shiloh posted two of their properties for sale. Shiloh is asking 450K for each of the vacant and dilapidated shells. Good deal or no? LOL. They probably won
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photo by RIPizzo
Here’s a bit of a random Friday Question of the Day but since I’ve been hearing a bunch of news stories about it, I’ve been wondering if folks have been thinking about the threat of swine flu or H1N1 supposedly coming in full force this Fall. My question is rather simple – are you concerned about it? Will you change any of your behaviors, ie avoiding going to crowded places? Are you going to get vaccinated as soon as that becomes a viable option? Or are you not thinking about it and will react when/if it hits DC in the coming months?
A bit of a dark FQoTD but I’m curious how folks feel…
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I love this one from H Street, NE. There is just something about “Latest Fashions” and the script that stops me in my tracks every time I pass it.
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Congrats to mieldog with:
“Little did the chicken know, the tortoise
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Som Records continues to amaze me with these finds.
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They mysterious storefront at 3303 11th Street, NW has painted over the classic Marcus Garvey line, “Up You Mighty Race…It’s Time”. The space is now apparently a security services firm.
Here’s what it used to look like:
