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And thanks to a reader for sending in word that:
“Jukebox the Ghost, a band made of GW class of 2007 alums, will be performing on Letterman tonight.”
Congrats to the band!
“Dear PoP,
Here’s something amusing. The DC Office of Public Education Facilities Modernization last week initiated a project at Bancroft Elementary, in Mount Pleasant, for expanded and improved playgrounds. There’s been some controversy about that, mainly because the neighborhood found out about this project only when the heavy equipment showed up, on August 3, and reduced the existing playground to rubble, including the gardens visited by Michelle Obama last spring, and the little-kids playground paid for and installed by the neighborhood just seven years ago. It would have been nice if the DC Government had let the neighborhood in on its plans for the neighborhood elementary school.
Um, about the sign — curious that they don’t know how to spell Councilmember Graham’s name. And the tape? That’s been put there to cover over a tart comment about the project hand-written on the sign by some disgruntled neighbor.”
All too often we see Coming Soon signs for places that don’t seem to be coming soon *cough* Park Place Cafe *cough*.
What do you think is a reasonable amount of time for when a coming soon place goes up – to expect the place to actually arrive? 6 months? A year?
Props to the Potbelly’s going into NoMa on 1st NE for adding soon-ish to their sign:
It’s been a while since I’ve caught a sweet city sign. “Romance in dining” sealed the deal for me on this one. (From Connecticut Ave, NW south of Dupont Circle).
And while we’re speaking of signs, nearby, I noticed relatively new one announcing that Go Burger will be opening up in Fall 2010 at 1317 Connecticut Ave, NW.
The banners are advertising a festival from 2009 and they’re starting to look a bit ratty. Anyone know who makes the decision of what banners go up? Plus now they have these super sweet metal signs:
“Dear PoP,
What the heck constitutes a farm vehicle and what the hell would one be doing in Columbia Heights on Saturdays from 7 to 4?
Why PoP?
WHY?”
Hahaha, I think I can actually answer this one. It’s gotta be for the Columbia Heights Farmers Market, right? I don’t think they actually bring combines or tractors but just regular trucks to unload. That is an awesome sign though!
I can’t remember if I’ve asked this before but I spotted this truck again which made me laugh – Royal Scent of a Moor. Is it possible the Moors were known as a fine smelling group?
Above from Julia’s Empanadas in Adams Morgan.
And below a reader sends in the one from Halifax:
“Captured this gem in Deb’s Hidden Cafe in scenic Pictou, NS. Thought you might like to run this in your “inappropriate ‘quotes'” section sometime. Truth be told, these quotation marks were entirely appropriate, as the nasty brown water that Deb was passing as coffee could not in good conscience be called that.”
Photo by PoPville flickr user sciascia
I must’ve seen 5 or 6 of these all over town these weekend from Petworth to Bloomingdale. I also noticed the one above located at the corner of 5th and I Streets, NW in Mt. Vernon Square. Sciasia noted “thanks for the parking lot” in the PoPville flickr pool – anyone know what is supposed to be built on this parking lot? Anyone else notice these signs around town?
“Dear PoP,
I was a bit miffed to see the city thought it was necessary to block off an entire sidewalk in order to put up a road sign. I saw one elderly lady walk out onto the curb around the lamppost to get by. This is on Randolph Street, westbound from Georgia Avenue, in what I consider primarily a walking neighborhood. There is some irony that the sign is for “no thru traffic” directed at motorists and actually creates the exact same problem for pedestrians. I think they should have at least put another sign on the corner of the intersection warning pedestrians that the sidewalk is closed to pedestrian traffic.”