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This plant really stopped me in my tracks. I’m not sure if you can tell from the photo but the leaves are absolutely gigantic. But then if you look at the pot it is planted in, you can see the pot is tiny. My knowledge of physics does not equip me to understand how this doesn’t tip over.

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This is a great old door leading to a garden. You can kinda get a peek of the garden through the window. This is from Georgetown.

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Here’s another nice one from north Cleveland Park. It’s on Ordway Street. It is interesting to note that this is also rather new construction. I think it’s not older than 5 years or so. Thumbs up or down (especially given the new construction)?

“Dear PoP,

As an area resident (14 and W) I want to bring to your attention a local establishment that I think could really use some publicity. The Collage Caf

Council Member Jim Graham sent an update via email last week:

“Dear Friends, below is the latest status report from the Tenants Organization at 3145 Mt Pleasant, the apt building that was the source of the 5 alarm fire a little more than a year ago. We have been meeting regularly in my office. This is a troubling and difficult situation. But this report helps understand what is happening.”

Jim — I appreciate your note below, and the strong, unequivocal support that you have given to the residents of the Deauville during the past many years. Arnold & Porter LLP is counsel to the tenants

Calliope pulled out the victory over Cladius with a final tally of 39% of the vote. Calliope will face the winner of the Cat and Dog category next Monday for the overall Coolest Pet in PoPville. Cat voting is open until Wed. 11:59pm with a tight race between Oreo, Ike and Oliver though it’s always possible for an underdog to emerge. Dog voting is open until Friday 11:59pm with a super tight race between Dr. Dre and Oz. Congrats again to Calliope.

Great shot from Tyrannous of the basketball courts in Adams Morgan “mid rain”.

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These condos are located at 3602 Rock Creek Church Road:

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The flier says:

“FHA APPROVED. Elegant European finishes you wont find anywhere under 500K, smart spaces, 8 one bedroom units at the Colvin House, steps to METRO, and everything Columbia Heights. Hardwood floors, washer and dryer in unit, parking extra, priced to sell.”

More info found here and here. A photo tour can be found here.

We judged the building before it was completely finished back in July and folks mostly liked it. Now we can get a look inside. It seems pretty nice. Units range from $259,000 – $293,000. Sound reasonable? What do you think of the units themselves?

Photo from PoPville flickr user Teskie

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

The guys from the Capital City Diner faced a truly unpleasant experienced. First mugged then hesitation in filing a report from MPD. On their Web site they write:

“We were walking down the street, passed by a group of 4-5 young people (one in a wheelchair), one of which asked if we had any money. After we passed about 10-15 feet, he quickly approached us, presented what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun in his pants, and then demanded money from us. Two of us handed over some money and they fled up L St NE toward Carver/Langston. 911 was called immediately after, but it took some time for a respose and thus the police couldn

“Dear PoP,

There used to be a large, historic apartment building shell near 14th and Belmont, behind the demolished former strip mall. Clearly it took a lot of effort and money to preserve the facade of this building, (possibly it was gutted by fire – I don’t really know). But it’s now it’s been demolished. Any word on what the plan for that building shell was, and what is coming to this intersection now? With both the apartment shell and the strip mall gone, this has become a very sizeable vacant lot in a good location. But I’m sad that the old facade won’t be part of the new development.”

Wow that is crazy. The facade was there for so long I thought for sure it’d be preserved. Here’s what it looked like (back left hand side of photo below):

Anyone have the scoop here? Think the facade should’ve been preserved?

“Dear PoP,

This morning as I was driving toward Maryland on Mass. Ave, I saw a blonde girl (maybe in her 20′s?) sitting on the street at Rock Creek Drive. She appeared to be injured, and there was a bicycle on the road. Several people were helping her, including a guy in a suit. Does anyone have any more information about this? I hope the girl is okay.”

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I’ve actually received a few emails about this but wasn’t able to track down an exact location but I still thought it was worth mentioning. The most recent reader writes:

“Last Sunday, on my way to check out Room 11, I passed by a very smoky barbecue on Park Rd. I approached and, asking what’s cooking, found a group of women huddled around a bunch of grilling chicken breasts and a very spicy looking red herbed sauce. They told me they already finished cooking the fish. I asked where they were from, and after telling me Vietnam, asked if I liked Vietnamese food. “Yes!” I said, and few in a few names of vietnamese dishes for street cred. They were quick to tell me that they are opening a Vietnamese restaurant in the neighborhood!!! They said the spot will be on 14th st, a few blocks north up by the gas station (I can’t remember which). The said it will be ready in about a month, and will be called “Pho Viet”.”

Of course Pho 14 recently opened up on Park Road just west of 14th Street. Perhaps the folks behind Pho Viet were inspired by their success. Are you excited by the idea of another Pho spot? I will of course update when more info becomes available.

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I’ve come across many block parties in my walkabouts but this one may take the cake.

They had a whirly bird! A real whirly bird! For a block party. That is the coolest I’ve seen. (It was on Saturday.)

Lots of folks inquired about the contact info for the guy who built this bookshelf. Here you go:

Contact info: chris@chrisforney.com
Website: www.chrisforney.com

As you can imagine he has a lot of work and prefers to take projects near Capitol Hill, where he is very busy, but it can’t hurt to inquire.