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Coffee “Cupping” Starting 5pm Tonight At Domku

By Prince Of Petworth

“A coffee cupping is the technique that coffee buyers and roaster use to judge coffees. In some ways, it is a lot like a wine tasting, in that you slurp the coffee, spreading evenly across your tongue and then spit it out. However, rather than brewing the coffee in the traditional sense, it is steeped in small glasses. This not only brings out a wide variety of flavors, but helps to maintain consistency across different coffees. On Thursday, we will be sampling three coffees with distinct histories and trying to put names to the flavors that are exhibited by each.”

Domku, of course, is located on the 800 block of Upshur in Petworth.

Ed. note: Full disclosure, Fresh Off The Roast is an advertiser on PoP. But hell this is a cool event whether they were advertisers or not.

Reader Request Good Deal or Not?

By Prince Of Petworth

This house is located at 3814 Kansas Ave. The remarks say:

“PRICE REDUCED! A rare corner lot and a spacious end-unit SUNNY home with new kitchen – stainless steel appliances, dining room with oak wainscoting & plate rail, new lighting, new main door, built-in cabinets in dining and breakfast rooms. Both 2nd and 3rd bedrooms have attached sitting rooms/playrooms. New roof w/warranty. Large deck. Attached GARAGE and additional space for two cars. All new light fixtures and 9’ high ceilings throughout. Much of the original trim and woodwork has been preserved, including 5-panel doors and oak flooring. Walkout basement and walk-up attic for extra storage.”

The full listing and photos can be found here.

The asking price is $545,000. So what do you think – Good deal or Not?

Taqueria Distrito Federal Has Joyous Successful Opening in Petworth

By Prince Of Petworth

If you live up in North Country you have to super psyched at this moment. As expected the new opening was a great success. There was a mariachi singer which is probably one of the coolest experiences in my opinion. The inside has a cool old school feel with a big open bar with cushioned stools. I didn’t have time to eat but everyone in the place seemed to really enjoy their orders. And of course the owner is probably one of the nicest human beings on earth. And if you live in a 2 mile radius you can get free delivery! Get eating! More photos of the grand opening after the jump.

Taqueria D.F. Niorth: [Map]
805 Kennedy St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
202) 276-7331
Catering • Take-out • Free Local Delivery (2 mile radius) (more…)

Taqueria Distrito Federal Opens In Petworth Today

By Prince Of Petworth

It was pretty timely having the discussion yesterday about our favorite Mexican/Latino Restaurants. I’m super happy to hear this news. And who doesn’t love a mariachi band?

Friday, August 1, 2008

Taqueria D.F. is opening a new location in the Petworth neighborhood!
Join us from 3pm- 8pm for live mariachi music and great food!

Taqueria D.F. Niorth: [Map]
805 Kennedy St. NW
Washington, DC 20011
202) 276-7331
Catering • Take-out • Free Local Delivery (2 mile radius)

Petworth, Delightful Suburb, Fast Gaining In Popularity

By Prince Of Petworth

I swore I’d never move to the suburbs. Oh well…

Thanks to a reader for sending this super cool article she “found by accident on the Library of Congress’ Chronicling Americas project. All about Petworth circa 1907.”

From the Files of I Don’t Know Whether to Laugh or Cry

By Prince Of Petworth

Dear PoP…

I’m half-Latvian and was raised bi-lingually and sort of multi-culturally. Well, it turns out that there is a sizable portion of Rock Creek Cemetery that is “the Latvian section.” It’s where a lot of the WWII-era Latvians who settled in the DC area are buried. From time to time a group of us Latvians get together and do a little maintenance of the graves in the Latvian section.

Anyway, so we’re out there working on Saturday and one of the men working with us feels something heavy under some leaves that are under a bush. It’s in a black bag and would have never been seen if it wasn’t for us cutting down the bush. He picks the bag up and finds a black Berretta handgun loaded with a full clip and the hammer cocked back ready to go.

The gun had a bit of fresh rust, due to the fact that the bag was broken and all of the rain we’ve had lately. Considering those factors, we deduced that the gun couldn’t have been hidden there for more than a few months. Likely someone either hid it there and lost it, or intended for it to never be found. The guy who found the gun, using the plastic bag and not touching the actual gun, placed it on top of a gravestone.

So, being a good citizen, I call 911 to report what we had found. And then, not surprisingly, things went downhill. Continues after the jump. (more…)

They Rebuilt the Wall

By Prince Of Petworth

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the wall falling down on this building. Well they fixed it. The thing is the bricks don’t match the other bricks? Is that weird? Do you think it looks ok with mismatched bricks?

Celebration at New Ethiopian Church on Taylor and Illinois

By Prince Of Petworth

I thought it was a wedding. It turns out Saturday was St. Gabriel’s birthday and apparently that is a pretty huge deal in the Ethiopian Orthodox church. I’ll tell you what though. Despite the huge party and food I didn’t see one paper plate littering the street. These are some great neighbors.

And Happy St. Gabriel’s Birthday to you all.

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