“I’m writing in to report a shooting in the 3600 block of Warder, between Princeton and Quebec, last night. I crashed early and apparently slept through it, but a policeman came to my door at 7:00 this morning and told me that a woman was shot late last night (I’m not sure if she survived or not). The whole block is currently taped off, and police are investigating.”

Has anyone heard any more details?

“Dear PoP,

Like millions of others in this shitty economy, I’m unemployed and looking for work. There’s only so much cold-calling and resume sending one can do in a day though, and I was wondering if you and your readers could highlight volunteer opportunities in PoPville for those jobseekers among us bored out of our minds during the search?”

We’ve looked at volunteer opportunities in the forum section here. There are some good options out there. But the PoP forum is pretty dead. So if folks know of good places to volunteer please leave them in the comments section here and I can refer folks to this post in the future. And to the original reader who sent in the email – thanks for asking, I admire your decision to do this.

08-19-09_1802, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Well, I’ll be honest – I had no idea who she was at the time. People kept running up to her getting her autograph on New Hampshire Ave just across from the Petworth Metro. Folks were yelling, there’s Mya, there’s Mya. They were truly deliriously happy. And I kept asking is that M.I.A.? M.I.A.? And they’re like, no that’s Mya!!! Oh, ok well I checked out Wikipedia and she is a big deal:

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Photo by PoPville Flickr user Crosb

I’ve been thinking a lot about these poems. If Reuben does decide to move from this city it is going to be a huge loss for us. We need more thoughtful poets in this town.

Reuben explains his writing:

“I am not sure I would call these “haiku”. In fact, I would not. They are 17 syllable “poems” looking at a side of this city (Washington, DC) which increasingly nags at me (to say the least). I am trying to do something with the very “Southern” aspects of life here-aspects which so-called home rule (etc.) has not changed. Finally, they are the -ahem-ahem- “musings” of a middle aged black man trying to come to grips with the tension, changes, what have you in what my Mom accurately dubbed a “big-small Southern town”.

I.

Spanish music plays
in buildings where James Brown ruled
Throbbing stereos.

II.

Followed in bookstores
Mocked by gangsta wannabees
Where do I fit in?

III.

Why would you leave here?
A childhood friend inquired
Through a toothless smile.

IV.

Men I’ve known since birth
Baby sit ragged corners
Under served by life.

V.

Girl with Whole Foods bag
Receives suspicious glances
“She must think she white.!”

VI.

Disdainful glances
Hurled at a new white neighbor.
Soon there will be more.

VII.

Parents left me here.
Is it too late to get out?
Dream on the down-low.

VIII.

Politicians flock
Like self important peacocks.
Shopping mall- at last!

IX.

Take a crosstown bus
If you dream of salad bars
And sit-down cafes.

DSCN1915, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Ha, this is a pretty good one. I had no idea what it was but apparently it comes from a children’s book called “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”. I’d never heard of that book, have you guys?

DSCN1828, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

Actually I really like this photo because of the slate retaining wall. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a slate retaining wall look this good. What do you think – thumbs up or down?

DSCN1918, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

It’s amazing how the small addition of flower boxes can make a balcony look so much better.

DSCN1933, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

I think this may also have been part of Bloomingdale’s First on First but I just saw it last weekend.

DSCN1689, originally uploaded by Prince of Petworth.

This is a possible re-PoP but this is my absolute favorite bungalow in the city. It’s on Illinois north of Grant Circle. These cedar shingles are the bomb! One day I will have them too…

Speaking of Japanese restaurants, Kushi Izakaya will be located at 465 K Street, NW near the Bus Boys & Poets in the City Vista building. It looks like it’s going to be a pretty big space. I’m looking forward to checking it out. It looks like work hasn’t yet begun constructing the space so I’m not sure what the time frame on the opening is but I’ll be sure to update when it does.

The following was written by blogger Pretty Smart.

Dear College Interns & Recent Graduates:

The next time the carpet in the bedroom of your summer sublet is wet and changing colors, please call your landlord and let her know. This changing color is due to mold that is caused by a leak in the building. The leak, and subsequently the mold, cannot be fixed unless you tell someone. This is why your lease states

The “other” category is having some fierce competition. At the moment Calliope (the bird) has a 300 vote lead over Flash (the rabbit) while Claudius (the guinea pig) is hanging in there in third place. “Other” voting is open until Friday 11:59pm. There were a lot of great cat entries but I had to pick five so here goes. Cat voting will be open until next Wed. night 11:59pm. Dog finalists will go up Friday.

Here are the cat finalists (I couldn’t narrow down to five so Eight it is. I suspect the dogs may have 10 finalists… The name corresponds with the photo ABOVE):

Lumpy

Oliver

Ike

Oreo

Twizz

Miiister

Toby

Amos

I was psyched to see this great shot from mediaslave. It is near H Street, NE. I walked past this exact spot last weekend and admired the building but my camera broke. So I couldn’t believe when I saw this shot in the PoPville flickr pool. Too cool.

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

This home is located at 2400 Tilden Street, NW:

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The flier says:

“SPECTACULAR RENOVATION/EXPANSION OF “PIERCE STILL HOUSE”, AN HISTORIC LANDMARK PROPERTY W/ RENOWNED HISTORY ON THE NATIONAL HISTORIC REGISTRY. AWARD-WINNING MCCULLOUGH CONSTRUCTION & ACCLAIMED GTM ARCHITECTS PRESENT ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE HOMES IN DC. EXTRAORDINARY WORKMANSHIP & MATERIALS FOR YOUR DISCERNING BUYER W/ AN EYE FOR QUALITY & HISTORY”

You can find more info and photos here.

Wow, this is awesome! It’s right in Rock Creek Park. I just assumed this house was owned by the city or the park. What do you think of the photos? Pretty sweet, yeah? It’s yours for $3,595,000.