The door itself is fairly ordinary but that’s some crazy stonework, yeah?
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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I’ve often wondered what folks think about these patios. To me it seems like it would feel a bit like being in a cage. Do you think it’s pleasant or too cage like?
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Here’s another Mt. Pleasant classic. This how block of Park Road is pretty sweet.
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I was walking past the former neat neighborhood find, Healing Arts Gallery, located at 1632 U Street and I noticed they have a sweet National Geographic photography exhibit going on.
Their flier says:
“Visions of Paradise
Where…or what…is heaven on earth? Nine National Geographic contemporary masters answer the
question in a new gallery show. From the exuberance of a coming-of-age ritual to the boldness of a
wild creature’s gaze to the pride in catching the Big Fish, these images offer an exquisite sense of place
as they reveal an intimate state of mind. Visions of Paradise, part of the FotoWeekDC photography
festival, features master shooters William Albert Allard, Jodi Cobb, David Doubilet, Beverly Joubert,
Michael Nichols, Paul Nicklen, Randy Olson, Joel Sartore, and Michael Yamashita.”
The photographs are amazing. I spoke with gallery director, Sandy Rossi, who mentioned that there is a special reception Friday Dec. 5th from 5:30-8pm when the National Geographic’s Directory of Photography will host a Q&A session.
Sweet. The exhibit runs until Jan. 2, 2009.
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This home is located a couple of blocks north on Florida from today’s “good deal or not” feature. When the tree in front has leaves it is very difficult to even notice the pop up. I think it looks pretty good though I’m not sure why there aren’t any windows. Do you think it is a proper room? Thumbs up or down?
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Luna Grill & Diner is located at 1301 Connecticut Ave, NW. Their Web site says:
“Luna Grill & Diner is a family owned and operated restaurant established in 1970 offering the finest in cuisine and atmosphere. Our family recipes delight the palate and attract the eye. Ask about our monthly wine tasting dinner and daily specials.”
So do the recipes really delight the palate and attract the eye?
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This home is located at 952 Florida Ave, NW.
The flier says:
“IN THE HEART OF NW DC, AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS, REAR PARKING, END UNIT, HARDWOOD FLOORS, ALL BRICK STRUCTURE.”
Sadly no interior photos but more info can be found here.
This home is listed as a three bedroom two bathroom with 983 square feet.
It’ll be tough to make the call without interior photos but for this size and location do you think $375,000 sounds reasonable?
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This one may be a bit more challenging than previous contests but looking in the background of the photo should help. Winner gets new PoP t-shirt and will be announced Friday.
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When I heard about the September opening of the new farm-to-table restaurant Founding Farmers, located at 1924 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, my eyes immediately rolled. Does DC really need another environmental-sustainable-green-flag-waving eatery that claims to only get their food from the happiest of local farm animals frolicking in barnyard paradise? Personally, I don’t care if the pork I’m eating lived a privileged barnyard life filled with arts and crafts classes and knitting groups and eating organic slop. I just care if it was treated humanely and if it’s well-seasoned on my plate.
Though after eating there, I discovered that yes, DC does need to add Founding Farmers on its list of eat-here-before-you-die joints. If at least for the environment’s sake.
First of, it looks cool. A salvaged wood (recovered from a central MD barn) concord greets you in the lobby, presided over by a statue of a sheep, “nicknamed Molly,” giggled the hostess. The bar is made out of recycled concrete, salvaged steel walls line the stairwell leading upstairs, hardwood floors are made from recycled floorboards, and all of the energy used by the restaurant is generated from the wait staff taking turns on stationary bikes hooked into the system. That last one was made up, but all in all, you couldn’t get any greener.
As we were seated next to a salvaged barn wood column, my party was told that the water we were drinking was purified by and in-house filtering system, and served in milk bottles donated by local dairy farmers. The fry grease in the fried green tomatoes you just ordered? “Well,” the waitress beamed, “that is given to a local limousine company for recycling.” Ok, ok – I get it. Founding Farmers is green. The real question is, how’s the food? It’s really quite good. We ordered a lot of their small plates, including the bacon-wrapped dates, the baby cheeseburgers, the cheese plate, and the bacon lollis (bacon on a stick candied with cinnamon and brown sugar). The green tomatoes were hearty, crispy, and tasted fresh despite being placed in a vat of enviro-grease. The cheese plate housed 6 cheeses coming from east-coast dairy farms and explained well by our waitress. And the bacon lollis – well, it was fresh bacon on a stick. For us carnivores, what’s not to like.
Anyone else been to Founding Farmers? What was your experience like?
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Like many of you who don’t have cable I’ve been curious to know how this conversion to digital tv was going to go. The way we’ve been saturated with messages like – “In Feb. 2009 your tv will no longer work and you’re life as you know it will end…”. It turns out it’s not really a big deal at all. I’m about as technologically inept as they come and even I was able to plug in the converter box. I just got my government coupons and headed over to Radio Shack in DC USA in Columbia Heights. After a quick 45 minute wait I was on my way… Now I don’t watch tons of tv but I have been blown away with the new channels you get through digital tv. Pictured above you can see a program from NBC 3. It is called universal sports or something like that. If you love the sports that don’t get much coverage besides the Olympics you’re going to love this channel. I’ve seen cross country skiing, down hill skiing, short track cycling, etc. Additionally, there is ABC 3 which offers tons of old school programs like “That’s Incredible”, “The Hulk”, “Magnum PI”, “Knight Rider”, “The A Team” etc. So fear not fellow rabbit ear users. If I can do it you can too.
So what’s your favorite 70s/80s TV program – I think Magnum PI is going to be tough to beat?