Author: Prince Of Petworth

Give Advice To a Single Woman Moving to DC From Michigan

By Prince Of Petworth

A reader is moving to DC soon and is looking for a safe place to live for maximum $1500 a month. She will need to get to the Union Station Metro. So what’s your advice? Is it worth it to live in our neighborhoods on the Green Line or is that too much of a pain in the ass to get to Union Station? Would you recommend someone moving here from out of town look into smaller buildings or homes or would it better and feel safer in a big apartment building? She’s been looking at CityPaper, the Post, and Craig’s List, anywhere else she should look?

Neat Neighborhood Find: RCKNDY

By Prince Of Petworth

It’s pronounced rock candy. I never would have got it on my own. Anyway, this is another one of the stores that I always walk by but never stop in. As many of you know I’m a huge fan of the word sweet, so when I saw “sweet decor” I had to check it out. It is located at 1515 U Street and opened up last June. I knew I made the right move checking it out when I walked in and the first thing I found were pigs for sale! So I spoke with owner, David Dennis, who actually lives in Petworth about the store. Dennis describes the store as “modern, colorful and we don’t take ourselves too seriously yet everything’s functional.” He chose to open the store in the U Street neighborhood because he wanted to be a part of a neighborhood that was “eclectic, like me”, he said. He came up with the name RCKNDY because “rock candy is colorful, bright and comes in a variety of flavors and has a little bit of an edge to it and that’s what the store’s all about.” If you are in the market for some sweet decor I highly recommend you check it out. Lots of photos after the jump, including the pigs of course. (more…)

Reader Submitted Question of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

Dear PoP,

I have an interesting question of the day for you. With more and more
people putting their houses on the market I noticed that everyone is
trying to entice potential buyers to their place. I pass a house on
Hamilton Street (I believe the 600 block) when going to work. This block
has about 4 or 5 rowhouses up for sale and one of the real estate signs
has a little sign on top that says “Exciting Interior.” My question is
do these work? I mean would anyone see that sign, stop and think man I
better get in there to see that exciting interior? The house has been on
the market for a few months so I would say the exciting interior is not
helping the sale.

Maybe they just need a talking house…  So what are some effective marketing tools you’ve seen around town?  Or even better what are the worst marketing tools you’ve seen?

How Do You Really Feel?

By Prince Of Petworth

I have to be honest, I had no desire to loiter but when I saw this sign it just felt like a challenge to me and then all I really wanted to do was loiter. They need to use some reverse psychology, maybe…

Door of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

Not sure if you can tell but that is some pretty sweet stained glass behind there.

House of the Day

By Prince Of Petworth

I really like the faded paint here. I suppose it would look nice with a fresh coat as well but there is something very real about a sun faded home.

Awesome Converted Firehouse

By Prince Of Petworth

There was a bunch of art on the side so I’m not sure if it is a home or a studio or both. This is also a huge Obama fan. The Obama sign you see in the photo is neon. That’s taking your support to a whole new level.

Nice City Sign

By Prince Of Petworth

I like it, straight to the point. Libations, that’s an underused word. It’s not as cool as “cool wine” but it’s close.

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