Mine’s in the shop but it looks a lot like this one. Wait a second, I mean mine’s in my imagination however it looks more like a vespa but the rides share similar racing stripes!
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Petworth
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A reader sent in this photo of a van on fire, Thursday night, on the 100 block of Varnum St. Insane. Incidentally, I just read in the Post how car and house fires are on the rise as people can’t afford payments. I’m not sure how this fire started but it is an incredible sight. Check out another shot with a firefighter after the jump.
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Here’s another good example of people planting something in their stone walls.
From press releases:
“Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and Councilmember Muriel Bowser are scheduled
to hold a press conference tomorrow morning (Friday, April 25) at
10:30 am to announce the Request-For-Proposal for four properties on
the 3800 block of Georgia Avenue NW.”
Sweet, four properties to be developed on the 3800 block of Georgia Ave., alright, alright…
And from U Street:
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You can’t miss them in their crisp white shirts and black ties often flying by you on their bicycles. I lived in Cleveland/Woodley Park for 5 years and never encountered them once. In Petworth, I see them all the time. So I don’t mean this in a rude way but – why is that?
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Name: Kevin
Age: 22
Cross-streets: New Hampshire and Spring NW
1. What do you make of all the changes occurring in the neighborhood?
I think its mostly a good thing. Its exciting seeing things go up, and exciting to think about all the new bars and store and restaurants we
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I was lucky enough to get a tour of the facility from Director of Marketing and Development, Julie Green. While it may look a little imposing from the outside the inside is truly extraordinary. As many know the school is located at 3600 Georgia Ave. on the corner of Georgia Ave. and Otis Place, NW. The building has 46,000 square feet on six floors and will eventually host 468 students from pre-K through 8th grade. The school is named after Dr. Euphemia Lofton Haynes, “the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics, a teacher in the DC school system for 47 years, and the first woman to serve as President of the DC Board of Education”.
The school, currently located above the CVS at 14th and Irving in Columbia Heights will move to its new location in June. Currently the Haynes school has 300 students from pre-K to 5th grade. 60% of the students are from Ward 1 and the remaining 40% are from all over the city. They chose this location because the school partnered with a group called Building Hope which is a charter school facilities fund, with funding provided by Sallie Mae. And as Ms. Green explained it “the location chose us”. Green explained that Columbia Heights real estate prices were no longer realistic and the school wanted to stay relatively close to Columbia Heights and near a metro so that they wouldn’t lose their current families.
I asked Green the million dollar question: How do they plan on dealing with being situated between a strip club and a liquor store? She replied that the school always keeps children’s safety as the number one priority. She continued, “we’ve faced issues being in Columbia Heights and we are experienced with complicated situations and we will continue to be diligent about student safety and security.” Furthermore, she told me that the school had been in touch with the owners of the liquor store and will be in touch with the owners of the strip club in order to build a good relationship. The number one concern about the strip club is the explicit fliers that sometimes people find on their cars. Green assured me that the school will work with the club to ensure the students don’t encounter these fliers near the school. Green concluded, “at the end of the day we hope that we prepare the kids to make good choices. Being in a big city there will always be challenges. We are thrilled to be here and we’ve been warmly welcomed by our neighbors who have been loving, patient and generous.”
Green hopes that in the future the school will partner with the community in a variety of ways. Some possibilities she mentioned include providing meeting spaces and organizing youth basketball leagues at the school. The bottom line is that the school strongly wants to be partner and be a part of the community at large. Lots of photos after the jump. (more…)
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A small one but a nice one. This one was recommended by a reader. I was actually more taken with that mint lawn. I don’t think my lawn has seen a real blade of grass in at least four years or so.
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From a reader: “Check out the image at the link here– its a scan from the Washington Times in 1910. The real estate ad section. Based on the ad in the top right corner, it looks like I could have bought my “new” home for just 5,200 bucks! If only I’d bought 100 years ago…
Interesting to see how little Realtor speak has changed over the years!
You should play “is it a good deal or not” with these houses :)”
So is the good deal given inflation and all?
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Sweet Mango Cafe, located on New Hampshire Ave across from the Metro, has its roof deck in full effect. Mmm, jerk chicken… I still love the sign that says “Home of the World Famous Jerk”. I know it’s a flimsy sign, I don’t support that, I simply support the message.