A number of readers have referenced this mural on Georgia Ave. (I believe it is on the 3900 block of Georgia.) I thought I had posted it before but in any event, here it is in all it’s kick ass glory. I could stare at it for hours. It’s also interesting to note how it’s not actually painted on the brick.
I thought it was interesting how one side has tons of windows and the other side is vinyl with no windows. Do you think this is because at some point the windowless side was attached to a building?
Polly’s Cafe is located at 1342 U Street and was one of the earliest establishments to open on the now super popular block. So I’m long over due in asking this question. I have friends who love this place and who absolutely hate it. I like it as a bar and I had a killer grilled cheese sandwich but I do find the food a bit pricey for what you get. I also ordered a captain and coke that I’m fairly certain was a formaldehyde and coke (although they were kind enough to redo the order for me). I do dig the vibe of the place, very small and chill. I only wish the outdoor area were a bit larger. So what do you think, thumbs up or down?
This house located at 1731 Park Road had previously been featured as house of the day and garden of the day, so I was intrigued to see it for sale. The flier says:
“HUGE PRICE REDUCTION!! the house you’ve been waiting for. Wardman Mediterranean Style Four Square. Great house for entertaning on front porch facing park, in the bricked in backyard or the generous sized living & dining rooms. Crown and picture molding everywhere. Four LARGE bdrms and 2 full baths upstairs and renovated 3rd floor w/ high ceilings, W/ D, full bath. 1br unit in bsmnt.”
It truly is a beauty. Find more details here.
The original price was listed as $1,175,000. It has been reduced to $999,900. So is that enough of a reduction to make this a house a good deal?
“Anyway, I am writing to see if you know the answer or the right person to ask. I live near Cardozo H.S., and they just currently built an additional parking lot. Now, they have two parking lots, and with the addition of another parking lot, we lost two street parking spots. Do you know if DC has any regulations on parking in school lots after and before school hours, ie no parking between 7am – 4pm?
Thanks for any help on this. I am just an annoyed neighbor that knows street parking is difficult sometime in this area, and then the school took away two more spots to build a parking lot nobody uses at night.”
Hmm, this is a good question. Anyone know the regulation on parking in a school parking lot during the evening? Who’d be the best person to ask to find out?
It was like a dream. Over the sound of music in the restaurant one could hear a snapping, a pop, and then … nothing. The music had ceased. I had accidentally spilled malt vinegar into the sound amplifier for the restaurant and fatally wounded it. The faint smell of smoke billowed up from the top vents – the same slits that had been the recipients of the liquid spear. Pam and Brett, the only other servers working the lunch shift with me, tried to resuscitate the device to no avail.
We called Jane over, the manager on duty, and Pam, who explained what had happened while I handled my tables. Jane tried to get the machine to work, but also in vain. The more time passed, the more the eerie silence inverted and became deafening. A fork dropped across the restaurant. The front door made a distinctive swish as it opened. My shoes squeaked, something I had never noticed.
The shift had to go on, so we carried on as usual, as Jane made phone calls to Christina, the general manager, and a couple of the owners. Before my shift was done, everyone knew, and I took the blame for it.
That evening, we had a front of the house meeting – all hosts, servers and managers were there, as well as “Joel,” one of the owners. We had them about once a month, to go over restaurant notes and general protocol. The meetings always reminded me of councils of war – with the generals standings towards the front, and all of the soldiers sitting at a large round table looking somber and despondent.
After the meeting, Christina and Joel asked me to come upstairs. Closing the door behind me, I sat across from Joel at his desk with Christina standing to the side. All that was missing was the spotlight and the one-way mirror.
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This is insane. What is this, like, the third one in a month (not including the stuffed polar bear.)? Unbelievable. I was walking back home around 3:30pm on Sat. and some other folks I spoke with said the building had been evacuated since around 2:30pm. This has got to be the most frustrating thing for the proprietors in the mall. But what can you do? If you get a bomb threat, you have to evacuate, yeah? If they ever catch these bastards I hope they get some serious jail time. So let’s speculate on who’s calling in the threats – dumb kids? folks opposed to the mall? serious terrorists?
How long do we think these threats are going to continue for?
I saw lots of red shirts all over the place, turned out they were target employees of course.
This helmet stopped me dead in my tracks as I was crossing Florida Ave. on 14th Street. A bit disturbing, but certainly pretty wild.
Thanks to a reader for giving me the heads up about tons of folks running around the U St. area with numbers on their backs. I couldn’t get any teams to stop for very long but I caught the two photographed above at a stop light. They told me it was a High Trek Adventure race. Man, I wish I knew about this earlier, it sounds awesome. From the High Trek Web site:
“You and your team partner will be on a lively, one-day, DC amazing race. This scavenger hunt will take you to unmarked checkpoints known as TREKpoints and explore Washington,DC like you’ve never experienced it before as the puzzle unfolds. Our high octane energy adventure game might take you through the many historical neighborhoods of our nation’s capitol like Foggy Bottom, Adams Morgan, Georgetown, Capitol Hill, Dupont Circle, the Washington Mall and some nifty places you might not even know about!
On this sensational metro adventure, you’ll solve clues ranging from pop culture to math (nothing tougher than 8th grade) to American history, anagrams, sudoku, and so much more. It’s like a real life Trivial Pursuit game!”
Can’t believe I missed this. Did anyone participate?
For those that missed it, fear not. A reader and I are organizing a PoP scavenger hunt for the second Saturday in October. Stay tuned for details.
The building on the Taylor and Georgia is starting look pretty good. Can you taste the dried mango from YES! Organic Market?