From a reader:
IN
Dirty Hands Potters
present
2008 Pottery Show and Sale
3928 Illinois Avenue NW
(a private home, near the intersection of 4th and Shepherd streets NW)
Saturday and Sunday
28 and 29 June
11 am to 4 pm
including functional pots, plates, bowls and other handmade stoneware works by
* Mark Brown
* Sara Goldhawk
* Lynn Murphy
* Lisa Swanson
and work on canvas by
* Tom Drymon
Refreshments available while browsing
for any further information please call Lisa at 202 368 7427″
This house was wild. It had clever numbers on the garage, garbage can, and the front of the house. The funny thing was that I walked around for about a half hour before I reached the front of the house and thought wow those are cool numbers and then realized that it was the same house I had seen in the alley. Ok, now writing that I realize that is a pretty boring story but trust me it kind a bugged me out a bit. I really have to stay away from glue… More photos of the different house numbers after the jump. (more…)
A bit anti climactic, no? I think the sidewalk protrudes a couple feet closer. Am I missing something?
Sorry for the grainy photo but this was one of the most unusual tattoos I’ve ever come across. It is of telephone poles. Absolutely wild. The owner is Jenny Miller who really liked the image that an artist friend had drawn. I think it is one of the coolest tattoos I’ve seen yet.
http://washingtondc.craigslist
This is a rarity—a completely detached single family home walking distance from the Petworth metro. It’s a 4 bedroom, 3 ½ bath that goes for $3,200, which really ain’t bad. It’s also been newly renovated, has plenty of street parking, and lots of common areas (a living room with a fireplace, a dining room, a den, a family room—that’s a lot of rooms!). It also has outside desk and a patio. Wow, sounds like suburban living!
My question is where in Petworth—walking distance from the metro, no less—are there detached houses? I’ve certainly never seen any, but perhaps I haven’t ventured enough places in Petworth yet. More rentals after the jump. (more…)
Did anyone see the Post article on all the restaurants coming to H Street, NE? We once discussed this a long time ago but I think it may be a bit more apropos now. Is development on H Street, NE a zero sum game vis a vis development of Georgia Avenue? I ask this because it seems the primary force behind H Street’s development is Joe Englert. Mr. Englert was/is also a minority owner in Temperance Hall. Now it seems like Mr. Englert has abandoned Georgia Ave. development to focus on H Street. I’m not saying there aren’t other investors or visionaries out there but it seems tougher to realize without him. I always joke with my attorney who lives near H Street that Georgia Ave will have more restaurants than H Street. But I’m beginning to doubt myself. So what do you guys think – does development on H Street take away money and investors from Georgia Ave.?
Ed. Note: Do you the readers have any interest in my covering H Street, NE development?
A reader had a good suggestion that I highlight a particularly good comment of the day. I like it. So the first one is from Odentex who commented on the Supreme Court Overturning the DC Handgun Ban. The following quote is from a larger comment discussing why he will not be purchasing a handgun.
“This is not an invitation to break in to Chez Oden, mind you, as Lil’ Gal is a biter and the dog (the famed Slightly Confused Watchdog) might knock you over trying to hide under the bed, but we just don’t see the need. I am much more concerned about somebody breaking down the door when I’m not around and stealing my alligator boots and my complete collection of Jim Reeves LP’s then somebody coming in during the night while I’m dreaming of BBQ brisket and longnecks.”
Georgia Ave. starting at 11am. Starts at Georgia and Missouri and goes all the way to Howard. If you are new to DC you do not want to miss this. I’ll take lots of photos and post on Monday. For more information check out the official Web site. Trust me though, it is awesome!
From a reader:
Hey PoP,
Did you have a couple of guys show up at your door collecting money in support of Obama, 2 days ago? They claimed it was a grass roots support thing and they did not have a website to collect money later or even literature to drop off. That if they didn’t collect enough money they would not raise enough support for Obama to counter the Republican’s smear commercials due to Obama declining to accept corporate money this year. They said not only was it to support Obama’s campaign but to support the refusal to use Corporate money. They wanted donations starting from $20.08 or more. They went down my entire street knocking on doors. They were pretty pushy and I was clearly trying to let them down politely but they just kept at it. Even saying I could donate as little as $10.00. First off, who would refuse a donation of even a dollar? Did they come to your door? And have you heard anything about it, was it real or was it a scam?
They didn’t come to my door, it’s pretty well known that I’m an Adlai Stevenson supporter. So did anyone else encounter these folks? Legit or not? Here are some of the other scams and here too oh and here too. Man there are a lot of (possible) scammers out there.
Friends for peace is easy – how about Enemies for peace?