This is a pretty funny shot from jamietre. He writes, “Finally, WMATA and I agree on something! I don’t really hate Mt. Pleasant. Just Mount Pleasant street. But the marquee cracks me up.”
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“Dear PoP,
I saw this lovely little chalk homage to the waning days of summer while walking home past 17th and MtP yesterday and thought I’d share. Shout out to the inspired artist who transformed this tiny wedge of the urban landscape into something delicious-looking and happiness-inducing!”
Awesome!
Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. This week features the Latino Association of Mount Pleasant which “held an activity to promote unity and empowerment in our barrio. There was great music, good food (bbq chicken and beef with tortillas), legal advice and piñatas for the children!!!!! It was a fun activity where most Mt Pleasant street Latino businesses participated and with a lot of volunteer help from the community. There bands included Pepe Reyes y su Mariachi Monumental de Cuscatlán, El Gran Arnoldo Paz y su Chanchona Tropical Salvadoreña, and Anexo Social, among others.” Néstor says, “Images are around, the secret is to catch them at the right moment and with the right light…”
Three more photos after the jump. (more…)
Thanks to a reader for sending:
“I wanted to let you know that Don Juan in Mt Pleasant just got sidewalk tables!!! I believe they are great and take advantage of the broad sidewalk on Lamont street.”
“Dear PoP,
Sold for $310,000, quick reno and back on for $699,000!
http://www.redfin.com/DC/
http://www.princeofpetworth.
http://www.princeofpetworth.
And it’s already under contract! What do you think of the renovation?
And in other real estate news a reader writes that Shiloh Baptist Church has finally put two of its properties up for sale:
“Dear PoP,
Shiloh posted two of their properties for sale. Shiloh is asking 450K for each of the vacant and dilapidated shells. Good deal or no? LOL. They probably won
For some reason I’ve had a lot of posts on poop scooping. I’m not sure what that says about me… But anyway, I thought this sign from Mt. P was really kicking the whole thing up a notch.
I’d love to see the reaction of the cops when someone walks in with a video tape making this complaint…
Thanks to Mt. P resident and journalist, Ryan Holeywell, for providing an updated report on Fiesta DC. He reports:
ANC Commissioners made it unambiguously clear at Tuesday night
Ojo Latino is a series by Nestor (more…)
It seems the issue will be addressed at ANC 1 meeting Tuesday. Do you think the festival should be on Mt. Pleasant Street, 14th St. or elsewhere?
The reader writes:
“Fiesta DC wanted to move the festival to 14th Street. The fire department would not let them block off the street and so now they’re in a bind and want to return to Mt. Pleasant. The reaction seems generally negative, but it’s hard to tell if that’s just who is speaking up about it all. The concerns are:
— Road closures. Apparently in years past the festival blocked off a lot of streets, including Irving, which caused a huge cluster for the residents. There was also little notice about what roads were going to be closed, which added to the frustration.
— Safety. Apparently security has been an issue in the past.
— Clean up. Last year there wasn’t good clean up and the Mt. Pleasant residents/businesses were left to deal with this.
— Size. From the forums on this, it seems like a lot of people are concerned with how large the festival has gotten and the fact that it’s a city-wide Latino festival. There’s no Mt. Pleasant draw/relationship to it and no benefit to the neighborhood. Several people on the boards are suggesting the festival move to some place like RFK as there is no Mt. Pleasant tie and that the neighborhood put together their own festival.
— There seems to be some issue about money in all of this. They are a registered 501(c)3 charity, but at a meeting yesterday someone said they were a for-profit venture. That is causing some dustup and there’s concern about transparency.
The whole thing will be resolved on Tuesday at an early ANC 1 meeting.”
We’ve looked at this home in Mt. Pleasant in the past before it was fully completed. Initially I thought the partial brown top looked a bit odd. But I took a look this weekend and I think it actually came out looking pretty good. The place is gigantic, not sure if the photo conveys that. I assume it has got to be a multi family residence, yeah? Also a pretty big garage in the back. What do you think now that it’s completed – thumbs up or down?
