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From a press release:

7-Eleven is kicking-off summer with the introduction of Slurpee Lite, a new sugar-free category that contains 50% fewer calories than an 8 ounce Fanta Wild Cherry Slurpee drink – but with the same great taste! This launch marks the first time in 45 years (the life of Slurpee!) that 7-Eleven has expanded the Slurpee brand to include a sugar-free option on a national level. Flavored by Fanta, the new Slurpee Lite drinks are available exclusively at 7-Eleven stores and only contain 20 calories in 8 ounces.

In addition, 7-Eleven is celebrating the launch of Slurpee Lite (and kicking-off summer) with SlurpFREE Day. On May 23, guests from coast to coast are invited to flavor their summer by visiting participating 7-Eleven stores from 11:00am to 7:00pm to slurp down a FREE 7.11 ounce Slurpee drink.

I love that I’ve been getting emails asking why I haven’t posted good morning coffee spots in a while. Here ya go! This is one of my favorites from 13th and Riggs St, NW.

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Lots of awesome events have already been added to the new PoPville event calendar. You can add your events by clicking the events tab up top and then click “add an event”. You can add concerts, museum/gallery exhibits, fundraisers, sporting events, bike rides etc. The more the merrier!

Today I’m picking a discussion about the MLK Library.

“Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
6:30pm – 7:30pm | FREE!
The MLK Library Friends are a mix of residents, librarians, and library users who love the MLK Library and want to promote its activities and programs.”

See all the events here.

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Wanted to send you an update on the little dog who we found on our front porch last week.

We put up signs around the neighborhood, including a lot around the places people thought they had seen her, and posted a notice on Craigslist and a couple of blogs. No one has contacted us, and we did not find her on any lost-dog listings. We haven’t seen any signs looking for her.

We took her to the vet. They said she was 1-3 years old, slightly underweight but otherwise seems healthy. She is unspayed.

She spent the first day under the bed and growling, but has warmed up to us a lot since then. She’s very sweet and non-aggressive. She is not housetrained, so we’re working on that. She also had obviously never been groomed; her hair was very long and very matted and dirty. We took her to the groomer — it was a bit tough, but she got through it and I think she feels good with her new hairdo.

At this point, pending peace negotiations with the cats, we are planning to keep her. Depending on how things go, she may become the Annie’s Ace Hardware store dog!

New haircut:

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The new event calendar is finally live! All you have to do is click the events tab up top and if you are a registered user just click “add an event”. If you just want to peruse the events no need to register. You’ll find community events, concerts, museums exhibits, comedy shows, gardening work shops, film showings, hikes, bike rides and anything else you think folks would like to see. Check it out!

Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, recently took her Craigslist hunting skills to the next level with the launch of her blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

“Furniture is like architecture, only on a different scale. I’m happy working small.”
-George Nakashima

This week on Craigslist featured some incredible wood pieces – all kinds, all shapes. I’ve focused on, as usual, the ones that I want for myself!

Although I love modern design, when it comes to my own home I’m always careful to keep the overall feeling warm. That is, ‘modern’ doesn’t always have to mean sharp, white angles and chrome. One of the hallmarks of many of the great Danish designers was their ability to mingle the warmth and depth of wood with cool, clean lines. And, in my opinion, it doesn’t take much to soften the presence of too much of that white and chrome – any single one of today’s Listed District Phenomenal Finds could soften a modern collection, yet never feel out of place.

Happy Hunting!

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Read Kevin’s previous post here.

When I said in my first post that the basement project will take about a month of weekends, I realize now that may have been a bit misleading. I should have said the project will take about a month with most of the work happening on the weekends. I have a full time job, and my father the contractor, has a schedule filled with remodeling jobs he is working on during the week. So while most of the big progress happens on the weekends, I work at night when I get home. Last weekend we got all the framing, electrical, and drywall rough-in work done, so my weeknights were devoted to getting the second coat of mud on the drywall so it could be sanded and primed.

I’ve been working with my father in his remodeling business since I was six years old, and while I have done nearly every aspect of a remodeling job, there are some things I don’t have a lot of experience with, and doing the second coat of mud is one of them. Every seam, corner and screw hole has to be finished. The first coat is to get the drywall tape on all of the joints and around the corner beads. Perfection is not vital because the mud shrinks and always requires more coats. The second coat however places a much higher value on quality workmanship, a skill that comes from experience. This “quality” is about the thickness of the mud you put on for the second coat which directly dictates the amount of time it will take to sand that second coat and much touch-up on future coats.

I mention all of this because while I was very aware of this “thickness to sanding ratio,” I struggled. Big time. And on Sunday I paid the price for my lack of experience by spending eight hours sanding. It was exhausting and my shoulders were on fire. But I learned my lesson the painful way. In many situations, seeing the results of your hard work are worth the pain. Drywall work is not one of those times. If you get into any big drywall projects, unless you want to skip going to the gym for a week, I suggest paying a professional the quality will be better, and they will be faster.

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Photo by PoPville flickr user A. Drauglis Furnituremaker

We appreciate all you’ve done and continue to do for us. Hope all the moms out there have an amazing day!

Photo by PoPville flickr user fromcaliw/love

Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, recently took her Craigslist hunting skills to the next level with the launch of her blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

“The only time to eat diet food is while you’re waiting for the steak to cook.”
― Julia Child

Ah, the kitchen – it’s the heart of the home, right? Mine has undergone quite an evolution during the nearly 3-year-long total gut of our Pleasant Plains row. It’s been in several stages of varying inconvenience and operation throughout the process, and is finally coming full circle – final countertops arrive next week. The current stage (no countertops, no sink, no oven) has made me sincerely realize how important a warm, not to mention working, kitchen is! PoPville kitchens come in all shapes and sizes – and so do today’s Listed District Phenomenal Finds.

As always, my favorite thing about CL finds is the mix-and-match potential: don’t think I’m too scared to pair that traditional Farm Table with some industrial chairs, especially GoodForm or Emeco if I were lucky enough to have them. Have fun in your kitchen, but don’t overcrowd it. Be realistic about the scale and what your space can handle. There might be nothing worse than dodging that extra chair or table leaf you insist on keeping up while you’re attempting a new recipe.

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Ellen Richardson, a graphic designer and Pleasant Plains resident, recently took her Craigslist hunting skills to the next level with the launch of her blog, Listed District. Listed District offers daily DC Craigslist findings of everything from Mid-Century and Industrial furniture, to bikes and the utterly strange.  Every week Ellen is going to share a roundup of some Phenomenal Finds with PoPville.

I’m gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color – it’s an old lady color.
-Amy Sedaris

Decorating or furnishing one’s bedroom seems somehow different than decorating the living room. My bedroom is rarely seen by guests, so it’s become this black hole depository for pretty much all of my extra ‘stuff.’ The bed is rarely made, shelves overflowing with everything I’ve needed to quickly hide before aforementioned guests arrive. It’s a more personal space, and, even at its messiest, it’s a space where I feel completely comfortable. I suppose that’s why I agonized way more over the bedroom paint color than I did over the living room color…statistics say that we spend at least a third of our lives in the bedroom, so we might as well be comfortable! With very little effort, and a few key pieces, your bedroom can be your oasis.

Check out today’s Listed District finds for some ideas on how to update, or get started on your bedroom furnishings. Happy Hunting!