This rental is located at ridge st nw near 5th st nw. The Craigslist ad says:
“$4950 / 3br – 2210ft2 – 3 bath new construction. 1/2 month free rent ! (NW/Mt Vernon Sq/Shaw) (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Not all heroes wear capes. I ordered way too many Girl Scout cookies from my niece so that I could feed my entire office and also help my niece reach her cookie sale goals. The unmarked box had not even been outside my door for more than 5 minutes before a porch pirate came by. If it wasn’t for this hero who literally stopped to get out of his vehicle and prevent the theft, the box would have been stolen. I was way too confused when I came outside to understand what happened. Be on the lookout for the thief. And if you know the HERO, please let me know so I can give him proper thanks. [video of incident here.]”
“Dear PoPville,
I stumbled on this little gem today – Google maps shows all addresses in the Barnaby Woods neighborhood as being in “Washington, MD!” I have no idea how to report this. see attached screenshot [in the lower right hand corner.]”
The reality
You’ve probably never read your building’s property management contract all the way through. Most board members haven’t either. If you did, you’d find a carefully defined scope of work — vendors coordinated, maintenance dispatched, assessments collected, reports generated.
What you wouldn’t find: anything about fiduciary duties. Reserve funding strategy. Compliance tracking. Case documentation. Institutional memory. The legal obligations that make your board personally accountable to unit owners.
That’s not an oversight in the contract. It’s the contract. Property management was never designed to cover governance. And yet most boards — paying $10,000 to $18,000 a year for the service — assume it does.
Operations and governance are different jobs. One has a contract. The other has a fiduciary duty.
What your building is paying — and what it’s getting.
What the contract covers. What it doesn’t.
The markup problem most boards don’t know about.
Beyond the management fee, most property management companies mark up vendor invoices — the plumber, the landscaper, the elevator contractor — by 10 to 15 percent before passing the bill to the association. It’s legal. It’s common. And boards have almost no visibility into it. (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
My boyfriend and I recently adopted a 2 year old Havanese rescue from a local shelter in the area. The shelter didn’t really tell us much on his background other than that he was pretty shy. Immediately when we got home, he ran under our couch and has taken shelter there ever since for two weeks and only comes out when we’re not home or at night when we’re sleeping (we bought a doggie cam so we can check up on him and see what he’s doing). We got him a crate and bed which he hardly uses. The only advice I’ve seen online is to ignore and leave him alone and he will start to be more comfortable with us on his own.
I know there are a ton of adopters on here and I was wondering if there is anything else we should be doing or if anyone has had experience similar to this?”
via google maps
From MPD (and thanks to all who messaged us):
“Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Saturday, February 15, 2020, in the 100 block of N Street, Northwest.
At approximately 5:59 pm, members of the Third District responded to the listed location for the report of a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located an adult male suffering from a gunshot wound. DC Fire and Emergency Medical Services transported the victim to a local hospital. After all life-saving efforts failed, the victim was pronounced dead.
The decedent has been identified as 34 year-old Eugene Isaac, Jr., of no fixed address. (more…)
Join Mindful Movement DC this Memorial Day Weekend for a 3 night yoga retreat to rebalance strength & softness in our lives! During this weekend in the woods, we will create a sacred space to nourish and embrace our whole selves through yoga, meditation, journaling, time in nature, and community building.
Event led by:
500 H Street, NE
From an email:
“Restaurateur Asad Sheikh is expanding his latest venture Butter Chicken Company, a fast casual concept, to the H Street NE corridor. Located at 500 H Street NE, this outpost solely dedicated to India’s iconic dish Butter Chicken, opens Tuesday, February 18th. Similar to the downtown DC location, only 300 servings are prepared per day, however the H Street NE restaurant will be open all day long, with 100 servings prepared for lunch and another 200 for dinner. Sheikh previously opened award winning restaurants in Northern Virginia (Curry Mantra London Curry House and 1947), before deciding to focus on Washington, DC. Sheikh opened two locations of Bombay Street Food in Columbia Heights and Capitol Hill in 2019, inspired by the bright and vibrant street food flavors he grew up eating in Bombay. He debuted the original Butter Chicken Company this past fall in downtown DC. (more…)
Thanks to Jake for sending the photo above: “Next to the new Reren Lamen.”
Speaking of the coming Reren Lamen: (more…)
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1722 14th Street, NW
Update from The Outrage:
“This is our third incident of vandalism in the last 3 months. We have adequate security measures in place and have promising leads on the suspects as we’re catching them on camera.
For those that don’t know us, The Outrage is a hub for activism — 100% of our retail sales are donated to progressive partner organizations or subsidize our community space. We’ve been an official partner for every major social movement since 2016 (think Women’s March, March For Our Lives, etc). We pride ourselves on holding space for progressive issues that uplift the most marginalized communities. For us, these types of attacks only highlight the need to keep doing the work. You can break our windows every day, but we’ll keep opening our doors.
We’re still open and need our community’s support now more than ever. If you want unapologetically progressive spaces like The Outrage to exist in the world, please stop by or sign up to be a member today. You can find membership applications here.
In community,
Michelle”
Sophie reports: (more…)
1864 Columbia Road, NW
Next week is now. The Streets Market in Adams Morgan soft opened on Saturday and based on the number of messages I received folks are indeed very very happy.
“regular hours will be 7 days 8am – 10pm.”
The scene Saturday night at 6:20pm: (more…)
4800 block 10th St NE Photo by DC Fire & EMS
From DC Fire & EMS:
“The fire in the 4800 block of 10th St NE was discovered by one of our units enroute to obtain fuel. They saw smoke in the area and upon investigation found the home on fire & radioed for assistance. No 911 calls were received prior. (more…)