“That’s Blair Rd in the foreground, with N. Capitol on the far side of the house/island. (Taken from the corner of Madison and Blair.)”
Thanks to Carin for sending:
“There is definitely a house going up in the triangle where N Capitol and Blair Rd come together N of Madison St NE. Do I remember somebody discussing this? PoPville? I’m picturing a family who will never, ever be able to cross the street to leave their house.”
“Bring a blanket, some snacks, and a neighbor to the Manor Park Citizens Association’s 2nd Annual Screen on the Green, featuring the 1984 classic Sixteen Candles. The event will take place from 7:30 – 11:00 p.m on Friday, July 14 at Capital City Public Charter School (100 Peabody Street, NW). The event is kid friendly and will include a pre-screening of the Secret Life of Pets, face painting, balloons, and other activities. Please RSVP at our Facebook event. We hope to see you there!”
Pamela Butler
From MPD:
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch announced an arrest has been made in connection with the 2009 disappearance of Pamela Butler.
On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, officers assigned to the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District responded to the 5800 block of 4th Street, Northwest, for the report of a missing person. The missing person was identified as 47-year-old Pamela Butler of Northwest, DC. After an extensive investigation, and more than seven years missing, a Petition for Presumption of the Death of a Missing Person was granted by a DC Superior Court Judge. A death certificate was issued for Ms. Butler in July 2016.
On Saturday, April 8, 2017, pursuant to a DC Superior Court arrest warrant, members of the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested 51-year-old Jose Rodriguez-Cruz of Fairfax, Virginia. He was transported to the Homicide Branch where he is being charged with First Degree Murder-Premeditated in connection with the disappearance of Pamela Butler.“
Fantastic! Thanks to a reader for sending from Manor Park:
via google maps
A reader asks @PoPville:
“heavy police presence, crime tape, and a humane society van at 2nd & gallatin NW. What is going on over here?”
From AlertDC around 3:15pm:
“Alert: MPD is on the scene regarding a police involved shooting in references to a dog in the 200 block of Gallatin Street, NW”
A reader reports:
“I know pop-ups and pop-backs have been featured at length before, but I have never seen one quite like this – an addition onto the addition with an old back porch incorporated onto the first level.”
Thanks to Capital City PCS for sharing:
“Have you seen the poetry of the #2APoets that is taking over Manor Park?”
It’s no secret that during snow holidays folks like to, eh, unwind a bit. That is half the fun. When folks unwind and send me emails it is the best. It is not fair for me to keep them to myself any longer so with no further ado I give you Volume One:
“Forgot to say – from Manor Park!*
*The Best Park (fuck Woodley, fuck Park View, fuck Cleveland Park, as a Park and as a neighborhood too, and if you wanna be down with Brightwood, then fuck you too).”
Cheers LK and a beautiful photo too!! The original NSFW:
6201 Third Street, NW
Thanks to a reader for sending and asking who they are. The VIP Room’s website says:
“Abner “Sam” Sampson started in business selling Air-Way vacuum cleaners door to door. His career blossomed as he was named the national “Air-Way Salesman of the Year” for several consecutive years. Inspiring to reach new heights and fulfill his dreams, Sam purchased the Air-Way franchise from his boss Mr. Radar, and then founded Air-Way Sales and Services, Inc. As the owner, Sam expanded the business to include selling carpet and draperies.
In 1978, Sam moved his office from one end of the 6200 block of Rittenhouse Street, NW to the other corner of Rittenhouse Street, NW. There was a lot of extra space in the new building, and Sam was just using it for his office and storage. Sam said that he was not going to pay to heat the whole building for nothing, so he rented out the extra space for business meetings. (more…)
From an email:
“Eighty (80) households in the NW neighborhood of Manor Park are holding DC’s largest yard sale on the morning of Saturday, July 18, from 7:00am-11:00am.
Thousands of items will be for sale, including antiques, books, clothing, furniture, children’s toys, household items, video games and more.
This event is the latest in a series of successful neighborhood yard sales that have occurred in Brookland and Shepard Park, which had 60 and 40 households respectively.
The event is organized by the Manor Park Citizens Association, which first formed in 1923 and developed the neighborhood’s reputation as a City of Homes.
Manor Park is the historic neighborhood that is bordered by Missouri Ave on the south, Georgia Ave on the west, Aspen St on the north and Blair Rd / North Capitol St on the east.
Details about the exact locations and variety of items for sale can be found on the MANORPARKDC.ORG website.”