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Remember PoP Happy Hour Next Tues. Jan. 15th

By Prince Of Petworth

Don’t forget the good folks at Red Derby, located at 3718 14th Street, have been gracious enough to host the next PoP hour a week from today. To mark the occasion there will be $1 off rail and wine drinks plus the usual fantastic beer selection. This will be a pretty mellow event and I expect most people will show up between 7 and 8 pm. If you missed out last time I still have plenty of PoP t-shirts available ($10) and they are pretty sweet… But the fun of it is to just meet some of your neighbors and folks from near by neighborhoods and shoot the shit a bit. It’d be great if you could make it.

I Usually Don’t Comment On Comments But…

By Prince Of Petworth

This excerpt from a comment on the post An unpleasant walk home at 1:32am.

“Now I’ll think again before dreaming of those low housing prices in Petworth. These stories make Capitol Hill seem worth the price.”

People who think that what I experienced only happens in Petworth are living in a fantasy land. Now, I’m very fond of Capitol Hill but I can cite dozens upon dozens of incidents including home invasion, rape, muggings etc in Capitol Hill (and the “safe” parts too.). I’m not trying to pit one neighborhood against another here but to label Petworth unlivable just because of this one incident is unacceptable and quite frankly ludicrous. Petworth indeed does have some crime, so does Columbia Heights and guess what? So does Capitol Hill and Adams Morgan and Georgetown and practically every other neighborhood in the city. I was a jackass walking home alone at 1:32 in the morning. I’m not saying I’ll stop walking alone but shit goes down at 1:32 am. Dang, I’m starting to ramble a bit here, am I making any sense?

Back Due To Popular Demand: PoP Happy Hour Episode Two

By Prince Of Petworth

The last one was a great success so I have spoken with the good folks at Red Derby who have agreed to host the next PoP Happy Hour. They have been kind enough to offer $1 off rail and wine for the event. Of course they will have their spectacular selection of canned beers as always. So the question is: Do you prefer Tuesday Jan. 16th or Wednesday Jan. 17th?

9th and U Street Market or How I almost Got My Ass Kicked

By Prince Of Petworth

I had really been looking forward to checking out the 9th and U St. Flea Market…little did I know. The photo above almost cost me a serious ass kicking. I’m kind of like Vinny Testaverde, one more ass kicking and it will do me some serious permanent damage. So even though that is not the greatest picture you have to appreciate it just a little bit given the circumstances. You see when I tried to take the above picture the proprietor of the stand beneath it pretty much freaked out. And her very large friend advised me not to take any photos. After some serious pleading – alright fine – crying, I promised only to capture the sign and not any of her merchandise for sale. So please ignore the jackets in the picture for my own safety. Please. (more…)

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