DSCN6746, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Well, it’s been a while but I’ve been stumped by another flag. A little help?

door Q and Marion, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Nothing makes me happier than when readers email me saying something like “I found the greatest door”. It makes me realize I’m not completely insane for running this feature for over a year. This sleek entry is located at Marion and Q Streets.

DSCN6734, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This one is pretty unusual because it’s sandwiched between regular row homes. But on it’s own it looks like it could be from the Quad Cities.

Fire Engine at Watergate, originally uploaded by Vicki’s Pics.

Thanks to a reader for sending:

“16th St. NW is closed between Florida Ave. and Euclid St. due to a working fire at 2440 16th St. NW.”

If anyone snapped a photo please send to princeofpetworth@gmail.com or upload it to the  PoPville flickr pool here.

Thanks.

DCist Exposed photography show is running February 20 to March 7, 2009. DCist is partnering with the Gallery at Flashpoint to exhibit nearly 50 amateur and professional photographers chosen from more than 300 entrants who submitted their work through Flickr.com. Opening reception will be held Friday, February 20, 2009 from 5 to 9 pm at the Gallery at Flashpoint. Flashpoint is located at 916 G Street NW. The 2007 and 2008 DCist Exposed events saw over 500 people attend each opening night, with lines forming around the block.

Drive-By Truckers, originally uploaded by stgermh. Photo of Patterson Hood taken by flickr user stgermh from July 2007 at 9:30 Club.

One of the greatest bands around, Drive by Truckers, playing at 9:30 club Friday and Saturday nights. I’ll be there both nights. If I see anyone in a PoP t-shirt I’ll be sure to buy you a beer! You can read my interview from last year with lead singer, Patterson Hood, here.

If you look closely you can see a faded sign that says “Upholstering Cabinet Making”. That is fairly simple in and of itself but the fact that this shot is from 18th Street in Adams Morgan made me stop and think what 18th Street must’ve been like way back in the day.

Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions

Kevin Wood, Realtor

Fresh Off The Roast, Coffee

Chix, Organic Chicken

Capitol Hill Home Inspection

Som Records

Jennifer Angotti, Realtor

Upper Crust Maids

If you’d like to become an advertiser send an email to princeofpetworth@gmail.com

I’ve been meaning to ask about this building, Union Row, located on 14th Street and V street for quite a while. I think it’s pretty interesting because the building has three distinct sections:

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, originally uploaded by bump202.

I walk down this block all the time on my way to Columbia Heights Coffee.  Super cool how bump202 captured the moon behind the church.

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This house is located at 1318 Girard Street, NW:

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The flier says:

“Wonderful two unit semi-detached townhouse 2BR, 2.5BA plus den, great for your home buyer, or investor! Rent out the lower level self-contained unit with seperate entrances. Large yard has deck and patio. 2 Car parking! Walk to Metro, shops, Tivoli! Easy to show. A great house with many awesome features. Have friends, family members, the nanny or a renter live in the separate 1BR, 1BA apartment”

More info and photos found here.

Well, I’m a sucker for bay windows and vestibules and this one has both… It looks like the kitchen and bathrooms may need some updating but otherwise it seems like a pretty good looking house. Does the asking price of $615,000 seem reasonable? If not what’s a more realistic price?

You can talk about whatever is on your mind – quality of life issues, a beautiful tree you spotted, scuttlebutt, or any random questions/thoughts you may have. I’ll open this thread every Monday and Friday.  Anything good happen this week?

February’s book was ‘The Gargoyle’ by Andrew Davidson. We chose the read for its romantic nature, and really, who doesn’t love a little love in February?!? The Gargoyle tells the story of a man at the height of his not-so-moral life who loses it all in a sudden car crash. From the first chapter, you get sucked into the story, following the man though his graphic burn treatments, to the vivid tales that his new friend, a psych ward beauty and stone carver extraordinaire, shares with him about their past life together. The book club gave ‘The Gargoyle’ 4 out of 5 frogs. Pick it up next time you’re at your local library…you won’t be disappointed!

Our next book is a work by Irish dramatist Martin McDonagh, titled ‘The Beauty Queen of Leenane and Other Plays’. It’s sure to be a great read, so grab it, and enjoy it with a pint, then be sure to join us for our next meetings in March- Monday 3/2 at 7:00pm at the Red Derby, and Monday 3/23 at 7:00pm at the Petworth Library.

Final note – We previously read ‘The Watchmen’ with the intention of getting together for dinner and a movie when it came out in theatres, which will be the first weekend of March. We will be setting a time and date for our PoPville Book Club field trip at our next Red Derby meeting (3/2, 7:00pm) so be there!

Emmm banana and chocolate cake, originally uploaded by pjaol.
Ed. Note: The following was written by Robyn. I’d also like to make this the FQoTD – Do you take advantage of restaurant week? If so, how are your experiences? Any restaurants you’d recommend that really do it right?

First course: Caramelized Gnocchi. Followed by Crab Cakes with house-made tartar sauce. And for desert: Dark Chocolate Soufflé. All enjoyed in a mod, architecturally-lit main room at a fine dining establishment frequented by DC political powerhouses and socialites alike. Sounds exquisite, right? Well not if the gnocchi came out cold, you have to eat around the shells in the crab cakes, and it’s all washed down with a glass of mediocre chardonnay – just one because your lethargic waiter never notices your empty glass to ask for a refill. Welcome to DC Restaurant Week, a week of lunch and dinner specials that lures you in with enticing bargains at fine dining establishments….then chews you up and spits you out feeling unsatisfied with a lighter wallet. For someone who’s admittedly gullible, Restaurant Week gets me every time. Lunch is just over 20 dollars, dinner just over 35 – a steal when most restaurants can charge double that 50 weeks out of the year. So twice annually, I pack my week with at least two Famous Chef restaurants, one Pretentious place, one C-List Celebrity Visited Here During Inauguration, and at least one who claims that Obama has visited or expressed interest in visiting (however mildly). A flurry of texts are exchanged (HAVE ONE SPOT OPEN CEIBA 8PM HEAR BRAISED PORK GOOD) and I look forward to a week of very good eats at places I couldn’t normally afford. Except for the most part, the service and the ambiance is…well, bad. And as a self-confessed Ruby Tuesday fan, I don’t expect much.

Because I’m younger, I don’t own Gucci heels (actually I don’t own a single pair of heels – I think 5 foot 9 is tall enough), and I tend to have a my wide-eyed why-are-there-so-many-forks nature, it’s obvious that I’m there for the specials. Due to this, I feel subject to what I call Restaurant Week Discrimination (RWD). It’s that rushed, indifferent demeanor of the wait staff, the unapologetic plate auctioning (Who got the scallops? Anyone? No one? Sigh…), and the general mechanical nature of the staff as they quite visibly just want to get over catering to us common folk. Sometimes I want to play the part, put on my best Southern twang and exclaim “Oh mah gawd Bernie! Sayz here they serve thar tuna rawr! It ain’t cooked!”

Except I don’t have a friend named Bernie. Any Bernie’s out there want to be my friend?

I get it. It’s a week that attracts us 5-figured salary types and I shouldn’t expect to be treated as royalty. But Restaurants, can you at least humor me? You don’t have to treat me as if I was the First Lady, but maybe like one of her aides? Now I won’t name names, except the most extreme exception to RWD (Rasika), but in general, I’m not a fan.

Now if you excuse me I have reservations at a place where apparently Obama will be taking Malia for her report card. Or so I’ve been told. I said I was gullible.

Any Restaurant Weekers feel my pain? Or want to add to it? Bernie, you out there?

IMG_7356, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Of course, as with all scuttlebutt, the following is not 100% confirmed. This comes from a very trusted source and I’m going to standby my record of previous scuttlebutt that has turned out to be true. Ok, you ready?

The folks behind the highly successful restaurant/bar, Marvin’s, located on 14th Street just north of U, are planing to open up another spot. In Petworth!!! I wasn’t able to confirm the exact location but suffice it to say it will be near the metro (not in the Park Place building above the metro). But likely on Georgia Avenue.

Given that this is still in the scuttlebutt phase I don’t want to get too excited but I’ll say I’m super optimistic about the prospects. Now, I know some folks are going to say that it is too expensive. And believe me, I’m an aspiring full time blogger that will surely be eating a lot of ramen noodles when it opens but I still think this is a phenomenal addition to Petworth. If you told me a place like this would open up on Georgia Ave in Petworth 5 years ago, I would’ve looked at you like you were absolutely crazy. Now, it makes perfect sense to me. This is going to be a great sit down dining option and bar that will surely signal Georgia Ave’s return to greatness. Ok, great, now I’m crying. Tears of joy but still…

Update:  I can now say the location is 3815 Georgia Avenue, NW.

DSCN5477, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

In real life, hipchickindc is licensed as a real estate broker in the District of Columbia and Virginia, and as a real estate salesperson in Maryland. Unless specifically noted, neither she nor the company that she is affiliated with represented any of the parties or were directly involved in the transaction reported below. Unless otherwise noted, the source of information is Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), which is the local multiple listing system. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Before I go into the specifics of this sale, I wanted to mention that this property was listed by Connie Maffin, with Coldwell Banker, and was probably her last sale. Connie passed away on the 16^th of February 2009 and is mourned by the many people whose lives she touched. She was Past President of the Washington DC Association of REALTORS (WDCAR), WDCAR’s 2007 REALTOR of the Year, and Chairperson of the Real Estate Board of the District of Columbia. Connie was a member of the Committee of 100, the city’s oldest planning organization and citizens’ lobby, a member of Lambda Alpha, an international land economics society, a longtime member and officer of the Logan Circle Community Association, and served as a trustee of the DC Preservation League.

Featured Property: 1417 Swann St NW

General PoP reader commentary applauded the block (although the Gingko Tree issue was noted). Readers had mixed views on the benefit of the home having been built as recently as 1989, and many felt that the property was too small to justify the price.

The results show that the location called for a settled sales price over $700,000., Gingko Trees notwithstanding.

Original List Price: $789,500.

List Price at Contract: $735,500.

List Date: 08/15/2008

Days on Market: 143

Settled Sales Price: $735,000.

Settlement Date: 02/17/2009

Seller Subsidy: $17,050.

Bank Owned?: No

Recent Purchase and Re-Sale: No. Last reported transaction was in 1995 for $233,500.

Original GDoN Post with comments is: here.