So I see “Money Order” is one way, “DC Lottery” is a second way, but what’s the third way…? Any Cincinatti fans out there? Imagine if they had Skyline chili?
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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These pop ups are located on Monroe Street, NW just west of 14th Street. I think we may have looked at the one on the left before but it looks like the one on the right is nearly completed. Thumbs up or down? Do you prefer one over the other?
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This photo was taken by sophiagrrl. She says, “No, no they were not”. I’m guessing this was taken near the Navy/Archives metro stop?
Submit your photos via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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This home is located at 2002 Klingle Road, NW:
The flier says:
“Gracious wide 1920s TH, great architectural details (paneling, box beams, columns), spacious rooms, den/family room on 1st floor, 3BR 2BA + sunroom on 2nd floor, finished bsmnt w/ 3rd BA and separate entrance, walk-up attic, front porch, sunny rear deck, beautiful landscaping, 2-car parking”
More info and photos found here.
Wow, I think these pictures make the house looked super nice. I especially like all the wood trim. Does it sound like a good deal for $765,000? Not that this is any barometer but I feel like a couple years ago this would have gone for over a million…
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’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday. So anything good happen to you this weekend?
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Back in December I wrote about the upcoming opening of Lounge of III, located at 1013 U Street, NW. A reader wrote in asking what was the status and I’m happy to report that they’ll be opening today (Monday, April 13th). I was given a quick tour and I have to say the place looks great. There are two levels. Downstairs there is a fairly big bar and a small seating area.
Upstairs (in the first photo) is more of a lounge area. It’s got a bunch of comfortable seats as well as a second bar.
There was a bit of a language barrier with the gentleman I spoke with but I believe the hours will be 10am – 1am. There will also be pub food served. I have to say I’m pretty excited that this section of U Street is getting a cool spot like this. Can’t wait to check it out.
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Photo by Hugh Clarke
Ed. Note: Unfortunately Intangible Arts removed the video from his host so the PoPtrekker is no longer available.
I’d like to quickly explain why I called the Washington City Paper’s Jule Banville an idiot. You may recall a few weeks ago the City Paper launched it’s “best of” issue. I know I shouldn’t respond to this but, damn it, I can be weak at times. At any rate, Ms. Banville penned a section called the Best Ridiculous Prince of Petworth Feature [Ha! The City Paper has now deleted Jule’s post but I still have a hard copy. I sure hope they printed a reason for the retraction.] Predictably, she selected the door of the day feature, and oddly a post on the residences at Georgia Ave. For her second “ridiculous” feature, she selected PoPtrekker. While not very witty it was actually quite a compliment to be given my own section. Here’s where I have a problem with what Ms. Banville wrote:
“…he then announces that PoPtrekker is brought to us “by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner Foundation.”…And we have to ask: Journalists are losing their jobs faster than they can say “twitterer” and a foundation is giving money to a blogger for this?”
Well, Jule, while it is clear that you are far cooler than I am, I thought the City Paper was an actual newspaper. Even if this was an obvious attempt at a snarky piece, I imagine you could have done a quick google search on the Ben and Sylvia Gardner Foundation and you would have found – nothing. That’s because the Ben and Sylvia Gardner Foundation is not a foundation. It is a tribute to my grandparents. So keep up the good work Jule and thanks for all the attention. You’ll have to let me buy you a beer sometime so I can properly show my gratitude. And I have to ask: Do you consider yourself a journalist?
Update: The ‘Ridiculously Awesome Album Cover of the Week’ is now dedicated to the memory of my father Gerard M. Silverman – a lover of music and one with a good sense of humor. RIP.
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You can read the interview I mentioned on Friday in the Examiner, here.
And if you really want to know my back story you can read a detailed interview I did with a a very cool Web site called Dining With Strangers, here.
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Oddly, it was outside of the old State of the Union on U Street which hasn’t seated anyone for quite a while…
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It had the most extraordinary flowers with an insanely vibrant color. I actually saw a bunch of these trees all over town, anyone what kind they are?