The cacti are growing on me. You?
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Author: Prince Of Petworth
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And yet another for the art deco lovers. It’s wild how these doors look almost identical to the previous art deco doors. This one is from 18th St. near yesterday’s good deal or not? home.
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Quite an unusual one, unusually wide for a row home and, I’d imagine quite old. Notice how the door seems to be a bit off center. I dig it.
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I had actually seen the other side of the sculpture before but never realized there was another sculpture on the back. Phenomenal. These sculptures can be seen all over Mt. Pleasant (many have been highlighted on PoP). So what do you prefer for the old fire boxes – sculptures like this one or the ones that are painted?
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I’m starting to get fence envy. So which do you think is more important fixing/getting a new back fence or fixing/getting new front steps?
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Here’s a small condo building on 11th near U Street. Do you like the huge windows and balconies? Thumbs up or down?
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Here’s a beauty in Adams Morgan located at 2920 18th Street. The flier says:
“Beautiful semi-detatched row house, 3 blocks on either side from Adams Morgan shops/restaurants and the National Zoo/Rock Creek Park. Wood floors, crown molding. 3 BR plus legal income-earning 1 BR in-law suite, lovely back deck, eat-in kitchen, full dining room, spacious living room, attic, parking. Master BR has sun porch and spa shower.”
Great photos and more details can be found here.
$786,000 – good deal or not? Also, if you can rent out the 1 bedroom in-law suite does that alter the calculation of how much you can afford?
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There are some great used books stores in town (like Idle Time in Adams Morgan pictured above). There’s also Second Story off Dupont Circle, a few Olson’s left, Borders, Politics and Prose, Kramer Books and others. And of course there is Amazon to purchase your books on line. Now I’ve often pined for a bookstore in our neighborhoods but I’m wondering if people still purchase books at the brick and mortar stores. If you do, what’s your favorite in DC?
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There’s a little ditty in the play Avenue Q called “Schadenfreude.” It’s one of those, funny-because-it’s-true songs, about taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. Well, last week I was having one of those days where nothing seems to go right and I was just in an all around crummy mood and feeling sorry for myself. So when I discovered that SpeakeasyDC was hosting an open mic event called “Rock Bottom: Stories about falling flat, bombing out, and bouncing back” somewhere in my head a little Gary Coleman-esque voice began to sing, “and when I see how sad you are, it sort of makes me…Happy!”
SpeakeasyDC has been hosting Open Mic nights on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, since 1997. They have jumped around a bit, hosting at the Black Cat and HR57, before settling in a Station9 (1438 U street) just about 2 years ago. Every month 8-10 storytellers take the mic to tell an original tale based on their life experiences, always to the tune of a different theme.
Open mic night with SpeakeasyDC isn’t your traditional open mic night in the sense that story tellers sign up ahead of time and are required to participate in a coaching session before hitting the stage. However, for those that prefer a more off-the-cuff approach, there is an opportunity to sign up for a three minute “live-wire” slots, time-permitting, to tell a story at the end of the night. This time around we heard about 13 stories (including a couple live wires) ranging from, blowing it on a Public Access TV dating show, to watching a divorce turn one’s life into a soap opera, to a confrontation with a goose that led to an unhealthy addiction with daytime television (my personal favorite!) Story continues after the jump. (more…)
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Your caption in the comments, winner announced Friday.