Thanks as always to realtor Kevin Wood for compiling this monthly list of home/condo sales for PoPville. Click below (more…)
“Our outdoor kitten, Pip (8 mos), failing at being an outdoor kitten. He’s becoming an indoor kitten for Christmas. Manor Park”
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“Dear PoPville,
I stopped by CVS/pharmacy #1340 (845 Bladensburg Road NE) today January 17th and saw that store closure signs had been placed around the store, in the windows, and at the pharmacy. (more…)
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Mother’s Day weekend is shaping up to be a great one for DC homebuyers. With 315+ open houses scheduled across the District, there’s no shortage of opportunities to explore what’s on the market—and the good news is that the majority of showings are happening on Saturday, leaving your Sunday free for brunches, flowers, and family celebrations. To see the full DC Open House list, click here.
- 3214 Sherman Ave NW — $999,000 — Columbia Heights
Open Sat. & Sun. 2-4PM — Steve Gaich
“Own a Piece of DC’s Most Sought-After Neighborhood — With income potential built right in! Columbia Heights doesn’t just have character — it is character. And 3214 Sherman Avenue NW sits at the heart of it all: a strikingly handsome period townhouse that pairs a jaw-dropping original exterior with a renovated, light-filled contemporary interior. This is the rare home that delivers everything — history, style, flexibility, and one of the best locations in the city.” - 1024 Cook Dr SE — $750,000 — Randle Heights
Open Sat. & Sun. 12-3PM — Brendan Mullenholz
“Enjoy suburban style living with the convenience of city access in this rarely available Craftsman home in Asheford Court. Built in 2016, this charming 4-bedroom, 3.5-bath home offers a bright, open layout with an easy flow from the front sitting area to the spacious family room and into the sun-filled kitchen. Step outside from the kitchen into the backyard featuring trees for shade privacy and plenty of space for entertaining.” - 1310 Delafield Pl NW — $1,150,000 — 16th St Heights
Open Sat. & Sun. 2-4PM — Jen Goroff
“Rarely available Victorian-style detached single-family home in the sought-after Sixteenth Street Heights neighborhood of NW Washington, DC. This stately 5-bedroom, 4.5-bath residence blends timeless character with generous living space and classic architectural details.” - 612 4th Pl SW — $1,180,000 — Southwest Waterfront
Open Sun. 2-4PM — Jason Skipworth
“Welcome home to 612 4th Place SW, luxury townhome living at the Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. 612 4th Place SW is just steps from The Wharf, DC’s newest and hottest waterfront community. Features 4-bedrooms & 3.5-bathrooms, and 2,400 sq. ft. spread out over 3 levels.”
This rental is located at 2000 Connecticut Ave NW near California. The Craigslist ad says: (more…)
“Dear PoPville,
Reaching out because my husband and I were notified from that the pipe servicing our home is lead and were told we could get our water tested. We know that our private pipes are not lead as we had them replaced and at the time the city said the street was not lead so we didn’t have it replaced.
We followed up multiple times since they first reached out about testing and today received the following response. Anyone had any luck getting things earlier? Also I laughed out loud at the timeline.” (more…)
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!
via WMATA If you missed our earlier look back on commemorative smartrip cards, you can see them here.
From WMATA:
“Metro is celebrating the return of giant pandas to Washington D.C. through a special SmarTrip card collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Customers can commemorate the public debut of giant pandas Bao Li and Qing Bao at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo with a new limited-edition SmarTrip card available at select stations beginning Jan. 22.
To purchase the commemorative card, look for specially marked fare vending machines at the following Metro stations: (more…)
photo by Mr.TinMD
“Dear PoPville,
We were at Stew Leonard’s over winter break and they have amazing, fresh flour tortillas. Anyone know of a grocery store, market, tortilleria, etc. that sells fresh flour tortillas? (The closest I know of is Tortilleria Sinaloa in Fells Point, Baltimore.”
1780 Columbia Road, NW
Thanks to all who passed on the wild news from Eater DC about the future of the Line Hotel in Adams Morgan:
“Elon Musk is slated to be the highest bidder on D.C.’s trendy Line hotel. The recently inducted member of President-elect Donald Trump’s billionaire boys club plans to turn the desirable Northwest digs with 220 rooms into a “private social club” of sorts, according to multiple sources familiar with the deal.”
Well then – stay tuned…
Thanks to Riley for sending this cool action shot from Brightwood.
If you spot a hawk, any interesting wildlife or celebrity skateboarder Tony Hawk, and get a good photo please send in an email where you spotted them to [email protected]. Thanks! Hawks around Town is made possible by a generous grant from the Ben and Sylvia Gardner foundation.
1700 block of Florida Ave, NW entrance previously home to Red, White and Basil and of course Hans Pedr Kaffe/Locolat space
Thanks to all for sending in:
“FYI for Adams Morgan folks, staff at CVS at Florida/18th told me they’re closing by the end of February. (more…)