Photo by PoPville flickr user lwassum
Wishing everyone in PoPville a very happy holidays!
Safe travels to those who are on the road and for those taking time off have an awesome vacation!
For those celebrating Festivus, I’ve got a lot of problems with you people!!!
And thanks to lwassum for sharing these great photos from the house at 4th and Varnum St, NW – amazing!
Photo by PoPville flickr user lwassum
From a press release:
Fusion has been selected for the 2011 Best of Washington Award in the Indian Restaurants category by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA).
The USCA “Best of Local Business” Award Program recognizes outstanding local businesses throughout the country. Each year, the USCA identifies companies that they believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and community.
Congrats to Fusion located at 4815 Georgia Ave, NW.
Photo courtesy Annie’s Ace Hardware
Annie’s is looking good at 1240 Upshur Street, NW. Stay tuned for an early February opening.
Photo via Lincoln’s Cottage
From a press release:
President Lincoln’s Cottage opened Seat of War: A Panoramic View of Civil War Washington Through Historic Prints early this month in the Robert H. Smith Visitor Education Center. This exhibit illuminates President Lincoln’s Civil War Washington through historic prints from our collection. It will run through the new year and close on January 15, 2012.
More info on Lincoln’s cottage here Directions from the Petworth metro here.
I’m all for historic preservation but this seems like a pretty ordinary structure to me. Anyone know why it would be preserved? It’s on Shepherd St, NW just east of Georgia Ave.
From an email:
Golden Heart Yoga DC is opening a new yoga studio in Petworth. Located on Georgia Avenue [4804 Georgia Ave NW] across the street from several popular neighborhood restaurants [Fusion, Moroni and Bros. Pizza, Ras], Golden Heart Yoga DC will offer yoga classes for all levels, as well as teacher trainings, workshops, and other special events.
Golden Heart Yoga DC is owned and operated by two experienced Washington, DC yoga instructors, Elizabeth Lloyd and Julie Eisenberg. Elizabeth and Julie are Petworth neighbors and are committed to creating a warm and welcoming space that meets the needs of the diverse community in and around Petworth.
Elizabeth is the owner of Annapolis’s Golden Heart Yoga Studio, voted Best of Annapolis in 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010, as well as Best of the Bay in 2010. Julie has spent the last several years working with Yoga Activist, an organization that provides yoga teachers for classes with at-risk and underserved populations.
Golden Heart Yoga DC will open its doors on January 2. For more information, please go here.
Ed. Note: Incidentally, today is Fusion’s 3 year anniversary party and “after 5pm we will serve complimentary cocktail and appetizer”. Fusion is located at 4815 Georgia Ave, NW.
I’ve been getting tons of emails about this festive at house at New Hampshire and Upshur St, NW.
Where’s your favorite decorated house for Christmas?
The last Bike House clinic of the season is this Saturday, December 10th at Qualia coffee (3917 Georgia Ave. NW). Come work with our expert mechanics to get your bike ready for winter–and don’t worry, we have events planned for the months ahead, and clinics will start up again soon.
and a Pop-up vintage event this Saturday, December 10:
It’s a vintage fashion collective, taking place at Bar 7 (1015 7th street NW — Mount Vernon Square) from noon to 6pm. There will be a DJ and full bar, and the event is free to attend. Several of the District’s independent vintage collectors and designers will be exhibiting and selling their wares, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Urban Promise.
This rental is located at 706 Taylor St, NW:
The Craigslist ad says:
“English basement apt. renovated in 2010; private front entrance. Good light. Breakfast bar, washer/dryer. Available Jan. 15, no rent til February.”
$1300 sound right?
Hipchickindc is a licensed real estate broker. Her latest business venture can be seen here. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.
Featured Property: 4026 Arkansas Ave NW
Legal Subdivision: Columbia Heights
Advertised Subdivision per Listing: Columbia Heights
Original List Price: $439,000.
List Price at Contract: $439,000.
List Date: 10/05/2011
Days on Market: 6
Settlement Date: 11/16/2011
Settled Sales Price: $464,000.
Seller Subsidy: $15,000.
Bank Owned?: No Short Sale? No
Type Of Financing: Conventional
Original GDoN post is: here.
The listing can be seen: here. To see the photos, after opening the listing link, scroll through the arrows on the main pic. There is also a virtual tour, which can be seen here.
It’s quite common to see the name of prolific late 19th/early 20th century developer Harry Wardman attached to real estate listings (often incorrectly, I might add). For whatever reason, the names of other, similarly prolific developers and architects are not as familiar. Clearly, the District of Columbia has seen decades of housing booms, each bringing particular styles, which contribute to the character of entire neighborhoods.
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