Dang how long does it take to fix the fire hydrants? Hasn’t it been like 6 months now since they first recognized the problem? If someone’s house burns cause of this…
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I’ve never seen one that comes to a point at the top like this.
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Check out the top room – looks like a good spot for a morning cup of coffee, yeah?
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Thanks a million to a reader for sending this one. She writes:
“This old school Coke sign was “revealed” a couple of years ago when workers tore down one building (on 5th St., near R I think) to build a new condo; the new condo again blocks the old Coke sign. It makes me wonder what other hidden signs there are around the city.”
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Photo above from last year’s event. You can check more photos from last year – here.
From an email:
The 4th Upshur Street Arts Fair takes place this Saturday @ Domku from 11am-5pm. Drop by for a Scandinavian inspired breakfast and shop for holiday gifts made by local artists. Whether you’re just browsing or buying, check out the great ceramics, photography, prints, jewelery, painting & handbags.
Please also visit other participating Upshur Street businesses:
KILYROY CLEANERS (826 Upshur St) –Kilroy’s is offering a 5% discount on all dry cleaning brought in on Dec 13. Ask for the the Arts Fair discount.
BENTLEY VINTAGE FURNITURE & COLLECTIBLES (810 Upshur)–Get a 10% discount on any item purchased on Dec 13.
BENTLEY’S is also sponsoring an all-weekend, neighborhood indoor garage sale at 4201 9th Street (the tall red building at the corner of Upshur & 9th). Neighborhood vendors will be selling furniture, vintage costume jewelery & women’s clothing, ethnic jewelery, and other collectibles. If you live in the area and have things you’d like to sell that day, contact Bentley’s to participate. There is a $10 table fee.
After the jump is a cool art event from the Transformer Gallery. Plus a fish fry fundraiser today. (more…)
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Hmm, this is a tough one. I kinda like the brick design on the second floor but think I’d rather have another window. Looks a little off balance to me. What do you think – thumbs up or down?
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Some folks have seen posters like this for NYC or Chicago. Well, now DC has one. It’s super cool.
You can find other cities and purchase the DC one here.
So do you think the neighborhoods are accurate? Ed. Note: I gave some suggestions to the artist on neighborhood names/locations.
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This home is located at 1601 8th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“This is an excellent opportunity to buy a huge property on a corner lot in historic Shaw. Property is in solid condition and is a very attractive investment. It had been leased most recently for $3,200 per month (6.5% Cap Rate at asking). Finished basement. Blocks to local restaurants, Logan Circle and downtown.”
More info but sadly no photos can be found here.
It’s obviously a tough call without photos but this does seem like a big house with lots of potential. Does $595,000 sound reasonable?
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 week?
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Today’s question(s) of the day is based on some recent NY Times articles. The first article I saw was titled It May Be Time to Think About Buying a House. They write:
“Five or 10 years from now, when the financial crisis has ended and housing prices are up smartly once more, we will look in the rearview mirror and realize that we missed a golden age for first-time home buyers.”
This may be too simple or an impossible question to answer but do you think now is the time to buy?
Perhaps a bit more interesting – The second article from NYT was titled Location! Location! … Obama! They write:
“There have been a lot of potential buyers from Chicago quietly descending on Washington this month, according to real estate brokers. Multimillion-dollar homes have been snapped up in all-cash deals. First-time buyers have toured apartments in the fashionable neighborhoods of Logan Circle and the U Street corridor. Big-money donors have gone house-hunting in the upscale blocks of Kalorama and Georgetown.”
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“Yes, change is coming to Washington — at least it in the real estate market, which is loosely segregated by both race and party, and thus subject to abrupt shifts in population every four or eight years.”
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“Now as the Obama Democrats begin their move to Washington, they appear to be moving the center of power back to the district. Moneyed Democrats are still attracted to Georgetown and Kalorama, young families to Chevy Chase and Capitol Hill, and 20-somethings to Adams Morgan, U Street and Logan Circle.”
So I’m curious whether or not you agree with the above assessment? Do you think Washington’s neighborhoods are segregated by political affiliation? If so what neighborhoods do you think are associated with Republicans and Democrats? And if that’s the case – which neighborhoods have the Libertarians chosen?