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Sponsored

This article is sponsored by RLAH @properties.

914 N St NW
914 N St NW

This Shaw rowhome has a built-in Airbnb on a Michelin-starred block: 914 N St NW

  • 2-unit Shaw rowhome (live + rent)
  • Separate lower-level Airbnb unit
  • Block from Blagden Alley’s Michelin spots
  • One block to the Mt Vernon/Convention Center Metro
  • Spa bath, exposed brick, courtyard garden

Other Notable Fresh Listings:

  • The Most Expensive Home of the Week is a 3BR/2FB/2HB “custom-designed trophy penthouse” at VIO and is “complete with expansive covered and uncovered terraces, outdoor dining and lounge areas, a rooftop garden, skylight, fire features, grill, and panoramic riverfront views,” all for $11M.
  • “Lofts 14 is one of Logan Circle’s most distinctive contemporary condominium residences,” and this two-level [2BR/3Ba] penthouse with 16-foot ceilings opens onto a 475-square-foot private rooftop terrace with northern and western city views.
  • “Lovingly restored and thoughtfully renovated & expanded by its current owners, this remarkable [3BR/3.5BA Columbia Heights/Petworth] home retains the timeless charm and craftsmanship that define classic Wardman architecture while incorporating the extensive upgrades today’s homeowners seek.
  • Your REO/Bank-Owned Property of the Week is a “stunning, fully renovated brick Colonial in the heart of Hillcrest” on “a rare 0.42-acre lot with a huge driveway and 2-car attached garage,” with an “expansive daylight basement” that’s “ideal as an in-law suite, au pair quarters, or income-generating accessory dwelling unit.”

Dear PoPville

Ed. Note: If you happen to stumble across this earring please email me at [email protected] and I’ll put you in touch with OP.

“Dear PoPville,

Long shot, I know, but I’m looking for help finding a distinctive and sentimental earring I lost yesterday.

Probably obvious, but the lost earring is a match to the one in the photo. The earrings were handmade by a metalsmith friend, who gifted them to me for my doctoral graduation a number of years ago.

It’s possible the missing earring fell out somewhere in Capitol Hill — 11th St NE between H and Lincoln Park, 12th St SE, S Carolina SE, Peregrine, Eastern Market metro. I was later on an Ashburn-bound Silver train around 10:00a and at several places on the GW campus before I realized the earring was missing. (more…)


Event

To celebrate DC native Haili Blassingame’s debut novel, THEY ALL FALL IN LOVE AT THE END, Lost City Books is throwing a launch party themed around messy love stories. Haili, and a crew of writers she has assembled, will read excerpts from their work, but there will also be audience participation in the form of anonymously submitting messy dating stories. It’s going to be a night of laughter, of gasps, of books, of great company. Refreshments will be available. We can’t wait to see you there!


Politics


Trump and Ronaldo via The White House

USA Today reported: “Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo made an appearance at the White House on Tuesday, Nov. 18 with Donald Trump, coinciding with the U.S. president hosting Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Washington D.C.”

Thanks to Mona for sharing with us: “spotted Cristiano Ronaldo outside of Shoto.” (15th and L Street, NW)

Today the White House also released the following clip: (more…)