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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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A few weeks ago I was walking to work through Pierce Park and saw the three guys in the picture, seemingly between permanent housing and a little tipsy, engaged in a semi-serious lesson in the use of numchucks. Not a typical sight on the walk to work and it really made the rest of my day. The guy who had put himself in charge of giving the lessons was clearly not an expert. He was concentrating hard just to get the numchucks to fly around his shoulders a few times without hitting his face. I really wanted to get my phone out and take a picture, but was afraid of the potential consequences given their activity. I think I could have outrun them if necessary, but having to tell the story of how I had gotten numchucked by three homeless dudes wasn’t something I wanted to risk.
I almost thought it was all a dream when, tonight, I was walking home from work and these guys were crossing the Duke Ellington bridge on their way toward the park. The picture really doesn’t do it justice, but these guys had gotten a hold of two busted Rascal type mobility chairs. One of the chairs was broken down so it was being towed by the other. I may have witnessed the first Rascal to Rascal tow. The chair in back was tied to the one in front with what looked like a long shoe string. It was actually working pretty well for them.
As I got closer I could see that they were having a great time towing the Rascals back to who knows where. Seeing as they were in a good mood, were at least implying a preference against serious efforts of mobility, and didn’t the numchucks out, I felt safe enough to snap a shot this time. Clearly, I still wasn’t comfortable enough to draw attention to myself by standing still to take the picture, but I think the scene comes across.
Not sure if they know that teaching numchuck lessons without qualification or a care in the world and Rascal riding are on my bucket list. I can’t wait to see what they come up with next.
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I’ve been getting lots more cherry blossom shots on the PoPville flickr pool and some are so good I have to share them. This great shot is from Rukasu1
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You can see what it looked like in December here. I think the brick looks pretty good. What do you think of the overall look of the building?
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More from the prolific Sanjay Suchak, who suggests you check out the clouds.
Submit your photos via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.
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This condo is located at 1731 Willard Street, NW:
The flier says:
“Extremely well maintained top floor bright corner unit with many windows & views. Hardwood flrs, gas fireplace, whirlpool tub, freshly painted, new carpet in bedrooms, washer/dryer in unit. Roof deck. Tree lined one-way Willard St. Close to Dupont, Adams Morgan, U Street corridor. Priced below 2010 tax assessment! Open kitchen with breakfast bar. The best 2BR in the bldg!”
More info and photos found here.
I think the location is pretty sweet but I’m wondering what you guys think of the condo itself? Does $449,900 sound reasonable?
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La Carbonara is located at 1926 9th Street, NW. (We once spoke of this place a couple of years ago but mostly just discussed the very nice Eritrean owner.) The menu seems very reasonably priced. And of course they have pizza too. For the wine fans you can see their wine list here. So any fans out there?
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“Dear PoP,
Angelicos’s pizzeria is now open in Mt Pleasant. It’s at 3205 Mt Pleasant St, just north of Lamont. Here are a few photos…While there are a few tables, it seems more a takeout/delivery place & located conveniently (at least for me!) just a few steps away from the end of the 42 bus line. I met the manager Selim & he said they just opened yesterday – their web site still says this location is “coming soon.”
And the pizza, well someone with a more discerning pizza palate might want to weight in. I got a slice (more like 1/4 of a pizza) & it was foldable, cheesy, and tasted like pizza. Filled me up for $3.85!”
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Tonight was the hardest night I’ve ever had putting up posts for the blog. Earlier today I received an email from someone who’s girlfriend was assaulted and robbed earlier this week in Shaw. The reader wrote in order to warn folks particularly women to be vigilant and extra cautious. The email literally brought tears to my eyes. For those that know me personally, I am not one to cry easily. In addition to this horrific incident I received 8 other emails in a 24 hour period related to other crimes and quality of life issues (from all over the city). I don’t intend to post every crime that is related to me but I do think we as a community need to be outraged.
You see I was reading about the outrage of the proposed Tivoli North banners and I’m thinking we really need to rally as a community to fight against the unacceptable level of crime we’ve been seeing. This is not simply, we live in a city and crime exists, suck it up situation. And I’m not saying that other issues aren’t important. But if people can be rallied and outraged over a banner that would go up on one street, ostensibly, to help local businesses, I’d like to think people can get equally if not more outraged over the horrendous crimes we’ve been hearing about.
Does anyone have any suggestions on how we can rally as a group and put some pressure on our Councilmembers. I honestly feel that it is important to see more police walking and/or biking the streets. Remember “community policing”? What happened to that? We have power in numbers and there a lot of us in PoPville. So what should do?
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“Dear PoP,
Just wondering if you had done a story before on Billy Simpson’s House of Seafood?”
See recommendation for historic status here.
Wow, how random. The building, shown above, looks rather ordinary.
The pdf above says:
“After careful consideration, the staff recommends that the Historic Preservation Review Board designate Billy Simpson’s House of Seafood and Steaks, 3815 Avenue, NW, as a landmark to be entered in the D.C Inventory of Historic Sites. It is further recommended that the nomination be forwarded to the National Register of Historic Places.
The two-story brick commercial/residential building at 3815 Georgia Avenue was constructed in 1923 as one in a four-unit row on the west side of Georgia Avenue, a largely commercial but decidedly mixed-use corridor. The row was designed in the typical, early-twentieth-century, two-part commercial block, with apartments over stores. As originally conceived, the buildings are not pure examples of a style, but reflect cost-conscious efficiency in design and plan, with minimal historicist detail in the form of a prominent cornice evocative of a number of eclectic revival styles.”
Do you think this is a good choice to be designated a historic site?