It was right after the 1988 Calgary Olympics that I first tried skiing and fell in love with it. So given the great Vancouver Olympics and all the snowfall we’ve received where is the best place near DC to go skiing? A friend of mine went to Whitetail about 1.5 hours from DC (you can get directions here.) She writes:

“The skiing was great, all groomed trails, some icy spots, but then it started to snow!! Not the top, but near the best conditions/snow I’ve skied in this area. Had there been less, or no ice, I would have said this was the best conditions. Got a bit pricier in the past few years tho… $59 for 8 hour pass. We all had our own skis.”

Anyone have any recommendations for the best local skiing options?

This apartment is located at Independence Ave SE at 15th:

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The Craigslist ad says:

“ARE YOU INTERESTED IN LIVING IN AN AWESOME CONDO IN THE CAPITOL HILL NEIGHBORHOOD? The property is a two-bedroom, two-bath condo, constructed in the 1950s and totally renovated in 2006. The condo includes an I-Pod Docking Station and and the kitchen includes Stainless Steel appliances and granite countertops. Located in Washington DC on Capitol Hill near the Eastern Market part of town and just 15 blocks from the Capitol.”

Does $2100 sound reasonable for a 2 bedroom/2 bathroom in this location?

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I know the above photo is not a bloody mary but I love that shot. Anyway, the post asking about Wonderland’s free waffles got me thinking. This is a question I often ask my friends but have never posed to PoPville in general. Where are the best Bloody Mary’s in town? I’ve heard many folks mention The Heights?

A friend of mine took a photo of this flier found at the Shaw Dog Park on 11th Street, NW (north of Q).

Think this is a bit overkill?

Wow, the above photo of Grant Circle from llahood is one of my favorites. And I’m digging the dog as well…

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

This condo is located at 3219 11th Street, NW:

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The flier says:

“Stunning Columbia Heights 2 level condo featuring 3 bright bedrooms, 2 full baths, open floor plan, gourmet kitchen with gas cooking, hardwood floors and a roof deck with views. Hot spot with numerous restaurants, coffee shops, retail (Wonderland Ballroom, Red Rock Pizza, Columbia Heights Coffee, Sticky Fingers Bakery, Room 11, Target, Staples, Giant, Tivoli Square and metro. )Dog park steps away.”

More info and photos found here.

What do you think of the renovation? The pictures look pretty sweet. And the proximity to free waffles has to be worth something, yeah? Does $569,000 sound reasonable?

From Wayan:

Do you work from home? Are you just plum tired of cabin fever after a week of Snowpocolypse DC? Wanna break out of the house for an afternoon of camaraderie with fellow work-from-home professionals?

Then join your fellow Green Line Professionals this Friday at Domku!

Green Line Professionals
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GreenLineProfessionals
February Happy Afternoon
Friday, Feb 19, 1-5pm
Domku Restaurant
821 Upshur Street, NW

Its an afternoon catch-up for folks to share the love (and hate) of the home office. You don’t need to be there the whole 4 hours – drop by when you can pry yourself from those oh-so-fun conference calls.

We are no strangers to discussing good brunch options. But I’ve walked by this sign at Wonderland (11th and Kenyon) many times and it occurred to me that I’ve never actually had brunch there. I’ve had some tasty quesadillas but never had the waffles. So I’m intrigued by the idea of free waffles. How are they? How’s the brunch in general?

Ojo Latino is a series by Néstor Sánchez Cordero. Nestor writes, “This week I’m featuring my good friend Valentina and some experimental shots.”

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In yesterday’s LOOK post,  most people commented on the context of the photo, the WAPO article, rather than the photograph itself.   Here’s another photo from the 2010 WHNPA awards.  The Pictorial Category awarded 8 photos.  Which of the eight photos is your favorite and why?  Ricky Carioti, from the Washington Post, won an award of excellence for the photo below.

UNTITLED © Ricky Carioti / Washington Post

A flock of birds swarm a field in Loudoun County, Va., during a light snowfall on Dec. 5, 2009.

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Thanks to a reader for sending the heads up on this new coffee shop coming to 1726 20th St, NW between R & S in Dupont. Their Web site says they’ll open in Winter of ’09 and I’ll be sure to update when that happens.

This was located on a residential street in Truxton Circle. I think it is like the 2 or 300 block of P Street, NW. The sign now sits on a vacant lot. I can’t imagine there was a fast food restaurant here. Any ideas on what was here?

Photo from PoPville flickr user rockcreek

Ed. Note: We had a very similar Dear PoP yesterday so here is the official Griffin & Murphy response to a similar question. There will be a bonus legal question answered on Friday.

Griffin & Murphy, LLP, is a boutique law firm in Washington, D.C. concentrating its practice in real estate law (including development, finance, leasing, zoning and condominium conversions), as well as estate planning and probate, civil litigation, and business law. The attorneys of Griffin & Murphy, LLP are licensed to practice law in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. Griffin and Murphy, LLP was founded in 1981.

Please send any legal questions relating to real estate, rentals, buildings, renovations or other legal items to princeofpetworth (at) gmail (dot) com, each week one question will be featured. You can find previous questions featured here.

Question:

My heat is currently broken (which is super awesome during the latest cold snap). My landlord is (as is typical) dragging her feet about getting it fixed. It’s about time to pay this month’s rent. I don’t want to pay until the heat is fixed. Do I have to?

Answer:

Every residential lease in the District of Columbia carries an implied warranty of habitability that requires the landlord to maintain the rental property in compliance with the District’s housing regulations. The District’s housing regulations mandate that landlords shall provide adequate heating facilities in their rental properties and shall maintain such facilities in good repair. A landlord must repair a broken heating unit within a reasonable amount of time after receiving notice of the problem, but only a short period of time (maybe one or two days) would be considered reasonable in the winter months. Continues after the jump. (more…)

It’s been a while since I’ve encountered a new (to me) sweet city church. This one is located on Mass Ave. near the Observatory Circle.

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I had to give props to this house in LeDroit Park that had multiple stained glass displayed.