Washington Post reports:
“Four people were shot Monday, one of them fatally, in an outburst of gunfire in the Petworth/Brightwood Park area of Northwest Washington, authorities said.
The shooting was reported about 6:30 p.m. in the 900 block of Hamilton Street. No motive was immediately available.”
I think it might be time to redesignate the home being renovated at Upshur and New Hampshire, formerly known as the Petworth Eyesore. While you can see it still has a ways to go, it seems the new owners are putting a ton of work into it. I definitely think removing the siding and putting up brick is a huge improvement. If they brick it up all the way around do you think we should remove the tag of eyesore from this property?
Hello Cupcake, located at 1351 Connecticut Avenue, NW, is celebrating its one year birthday and giving away free cupcakes today starting at 10am.
And from a reader:
“As you might know, Washingtonian.com is holding a “pizza pool” NCAA-style bracket for readers’ favorite pizza places in the region.
As it turns out, on day 1 of Round 2, two Columbia Heights businesses are up against two NoVa businesses: Pete’s is up against Cafe Pizzaiola (Alexandria and Crystal City), and RedRocks is up against Piola (Rosslyn).
Voting ends at noon, at which time Petworth’s own Moroni & Brother’s takes the batter’s box, against Logan Circle high-end restaurant Posto, since Moroni won in the first round against PieTanza.”
These condos are located at 3602 Rock Creek Church Road:
The flier says:
“FHA APPROVED. Elegant European finishes you wont find anywhere under 500K, smart spaces, 8 one bedroom units at the Colvin House, steps to METRO, and everything Columbia Heights. Hardwood floors, washer and dryer in unit, parking extra, priced to sell.”
More info found here and here. A photo tour can be found here.
We judged the building before it was completely finished back in July and folks mostly liked it. Now we can get a look inside. It seems pretty nice. Units range from $259,000 – $293,000. Sound reasonable? What do you think of the units themselves?
A reader writes:
“Just wanted to give you the heads up about a brutal robbery/stabbing that occurred at NH Ave and Quincy Street last night [Fri 8/21] at about 10pm. About a dozen young guys chased, beat, and stabbed a man for a pair of shoes. You’ll have to contact an MPD official or councilmember for more info – that’s all I have.”
I emailed and confirmed with MPD that this incident did indeed occur. As it is an ongoing investigation they were unable to provide me with more info at present. Though they did say:
This condo is located at 3917 7th Street, NW:
The flier says:
“choose from 5 gorgeous all new 2br/2ba units ranging from 229-299,900! Hdwd floors, gourmet kitchens w/ granite & stainless, tile baths, w/ d, outdoor space, & pkg @ 10k! 3 block walk to metro & shops & prices that can’t be beat!!! FHA approved — 3.5% down financing avail!!!”
More info and photos found here.
The reader writes:
“These condos have been under construction for ages and probably have had their for sale signs up for 6 months, though I haven
Well, I’ll be honest – I had no idea who she was at the time. People kept running up to her getting her autograph on New Hampshire Ave just across from the Petworth Metro. Folks were yelling, there’s Mya, there’s Mya. They were truly deliriously happy. And I kept asking is that M.I.A.? M.I.A.? And they’re like, no that’s Mya!!! Oh, ok well I checked out Wikipedia and she is a big deal:
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“Dear PoP,
This craigslist listing made me chuckle — an ad for the Highland Park apartment building right above the Columbia Heights metro that advertises its proximity to Petworth! Usually it’s the other way around!”
$2950 / 2br – Photo Gallery & Virtual Tour | Highland Park (Columbia Heights near Petworth)
Thanks to Rose for sending the photo and providing some info:
“So it’s a free ride (tips appreciated) from Wonderland (11th and Kenyon) to Looking Glass Lounge (Georgia and Princeton) back and forth. There are two pedicabs that circulate. One only does the WL and LGL route while the other is open to the possibility of doing other short neighborhood runs meaning Columbia Heights and parts of Mt. Pleasant, Petworth, Adams Morgan but its up to the drivers discretion. In short there is one pedicab that does the loop and the other does the loop and possible other “area” locations. For the other area locations they have to pay and that rate is based on the driver.”
This is a pretty cool idea.
J.Con inquired about an incident on 5th Street last night around 11:30. I received the following response from MPD Commander Linda Brown (Via Council Member Bowser’s Office):
“Good morning. We did receive calls for the sounds of gunshots in the 4500-4600 blocks of 5th Street. Officers responded to the scene and shell casings were recovered. Also, one address in the 4600 block of 5th sustained bullet fragments inside the residence.”