Even though it’s a cellphone photo this shot by schmiddi, is super cool and writes:

“Had to use my mobile phone and take picture through the window glass, but it still provides good idea of the weather. Low fog above the Potomac is greeting me this morning as I sat down in my cube.”

Ed. Note: Thanks to all who have been submitting photos. It is so much fun to pick one everyday. Keep ‘em coming!

Submit your photos via email or to the PoPville flickr pool here.

This home is located at 1343 Q Street, NW:

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The flier says:

“ABDO redo in 02. End Rowhse. 3 Lvls of Open Space w Top of the Line Finishes. Apprx 2700 sf. 2 Bed/2.5 bths, + Den + Loft w Wet Bar plus 700sf ROOF Terr. Granite, Viking, Sub-Zero, Limestone, 2-ZONE HVAC, Hrdwds, 2Fpls. Skylight. PRKNG. LOW FEE. Truly Amazing. Seller reserves the right to accept/reject any offer. Great Value.”

More info and sweet photos here.

Not only is the house sweet but it’s near lots of new spots like Policy and Cafe Salsa. As always what do you think of the house itself? This 2 bed 2.5 bath is yours for $1,299,900.

Ed. Note: A reader sent me a proper house porn post for next Wed. that is ridiculously cool, so hopefully that will absolve me from this week’s rather weak post!

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?

group house living, originally uploaded by emilygoodstein.

Group houses come in 3 different categories. There’s the group of bestest friends who’ve moved here from college and assumed they’ll be bestest roommates (OMG! We can have wine and cheese parties and iron together and have Top Chef marathons YAY!) only to have it turn into Catfight 2009 because someone keeps LEAVING THEIR F*$#@#G COFFEE CUPS IN THE DINING ROOM. There’s also the random Craigslist house, where everyone keeps to themselves and has a mutual hatred for the one gaseous housemate that has a blatant disregard for wearing anything besides boxers and hogs the TV with endless hours of Family Guy. Until they all decide to throw a house party in which they are best friends for the night, and back to double checking their bedroom door locks the next. The third type of group house is the one where everyone is actually friends (however randomly they met) and generally enjoy living together under one roof. And if someone forgot leaves their clothes in the dryer for a bit too long…it’s ok, man, just get ‘em out when you can and we’ll go for pizza.

Thankfully my group house experiences have fallen into the last category. But I know people who consider group housing just another version of frat house living, sans the Delta Chi chants. Maybe I’ve just been blessed to have good experiences…except my old roommate while living in Germany – Helga (actually Sasha, but she looked so hefty-operatic it was my code name for her while bitching about her over the phone). Helga the Horrible who considered the apartment her own private nudist colony, screamed at me auf Deutsch for changing the channel away from Celebrity Big Brother, and who played into every typical German stereotype right down to blasting David Hasselhoff in the shower (resulting in me unwillingly memorizing two of his albums) while getting every single lyric wrong with her glass-breaking singing. Helga, and subsequently Baywatch, still makes me shudder to this day.

What are your best/worst group living experiences? At what age are you too old to live in a group housing environment? What is the best male/female ratio for a group home? And most importantly are there any closeted David Hasselhoff fans out there?

Traffic Light Tree, originally uploaded by zakgollop.

“Dear PoP

I think Georgia Avenue could really take off once the economy turns around — as a business intersection with a great mix of old and new businesses. Hopefully if done right, it can be revamped, rebuilt and renovated to keep much of the old neighborhood’s interests at heart. But I think a huge problem is how many intersections there are long Georgia Ave south of the Metro station that don’t have street lights, only those intersections with the signs telling cars to stop for pedestrians. These are frightening intersections to cross — most cars treat Georgia Ave like a highway. I think if the area is to reach its potential, it needs to have street lights to make pedestrian traffic safer.”

I think this is an interesting question for Georgia Avenue and DC in general. Do you think Georgia Avenue would benefit from more traffic lights? Do you think other avenues would benefit from more traffic lights?

Grant Circle, originally uploaded by jvonr.

From a reader:

Dear neighbors,

On Monday I posted to the Brookland list that I had lost a wallet in or near the Brookland / CUA Metro Station. I was fairly frantic at the time, having lost not only my ID, cash, and my credit cards, but proof of insurance and other critical pieces of my life – and worse, I was running from the Metro to get my son on the day my wife left the country on business.

I spent the next day canceling credit cards, getting a new driver’s license, and generally trying to reconstitute my life.

You can imagine my delight and surprise when the wallet arrived in today’s mail, completely intact – cards, money, ID, etc. Not a thing missing. There was a letter (unsigned) saying the person found it by the “Brooklyn Metro Station” and that I must have “been in a rush”. Truer words have rarely been written about the rush and my general
frame of mind that day.

There was no name, but an address, with the closing note, “God Bless.” Continues after the jump.  (more…)

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.

Featured Property: 1430 Taylor St NW

Original List Price: $665,000. (1^st listing team)

List Price at Contract: $599,999. (2^nd listing team)

List Date: 1^st Listing Team 1/10/2008

List Date for 2^nd Try: 09/12/2008

Days on Market: 373 between both listing attempts

Settled Sales Price: $590,000.

Settlement Date: 03/06/2009

Seller Subsidy: 900.

Bank Owned?: No

Type Of Financing: Conventional

Recent Purchase and Re-Sale?: Purchased in June 2005

Original GDoN Post is: Here

Interior Pics: Click Here

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Thanks to all who sent emails to congratulate me. I was a bit surprised as I came in behind the two juggernauts – Wonkette and DCist. Since I didn’t campaign for this honor I certainly didn’t expect it. And it is truly super sweet. So thanks to everyone who voted PoP for best local blog.

DSCN7443, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

You can see all the entries here. This week’s winner goes to EdTheRed:

“We in no way regret paying $849,750 for this house two years ago.”

Please email me directly so I can get you a t-shirt.

bus, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This beauty was sent in by a reader. This is the same reader who sent in this gem. I dare you to look at this cover without laughing. Impossible.

DSCN7618, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

I’ve always wondered if there were fans of these tires that have been converted into planters. I’m gonna give them a thumbs up when they have nice flowers in them. Do you like ‘em?

DSCN7528, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This house is a pure beauty. I dig the windows on the third floor as well as the stone and columns on the first floor. Dope sky for sure.

The picture really says it all…

This is the spot where the new bar called Meridian Pint will be opened by Aslyum owner, John Andrade. Any predictions on when you think it’ll be finished? Seems like they’re making good progress now as the lower level has been fully dug out.

Sometimes less is more as they say. This one really speaks to me…

So if you feel the same way, come to Solly’s (11th and U Streets, NW) at 7 pm for a very casual PoP happy hour!