This rental is located at 1304 Park Road, NW:

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The Craigslist ad says:

“Large English Basement Apartment in an ideal setting. Just one and a half blocks from the Columbia heights Metro. Super Safeway on the corner, with multiple shopping and dining experiences within close walking distance. This apartment has two entrances, parquet hardwood floors, gas fireplace, washer/dryer/ air-conditioning and small shared patio area. Tenant(s) share water bill with household above. Tenant(s) also required to pay gas and electric.”

I’m a huge fan of this location. Do you think $1250 sounds reasonable for this basement apartment?

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“Dear PoP,

So, I know you put up a posting before the World Cup started about “Where to Watch”, but now that we are into week 2 – I’m curious about where people are going & what there experiences are. Trying to figure out where to go watch the U.S. match tomorrow.”

and

“Do you know what local bars will be showing at 10 am on Wednesday? England and the US are playing, and both games will decide who advances to the knockout round. I’d be pleased to sit myself down somewhere where I could keep any eye on both matches, but I worry it’ll be one or the other, and very like that one will be the US game.”

For those that have been checking out the games – any suggestions for a good spot with multiple tvs to catch both games tomorrow? Which bars have been best so far? In addition to bars that will be showing the games simultaneously, which have you been happy with for food/drink specials and just overall watching experiences?

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Incidentally, get free yogurt from Tangysweet today from 4-6pm. You can get “1 small yogurt with UNLIMITED toppings per person!”. Locations are 2029 P St, NW in Dupont and 675 E St, NW in Penn Quarter.

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Or you can just ditch work and jump in a pool…

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Every year I warn folks new to the city to get ready – our mosquitos are brutal. So I was delighted to see a message from the owner of Pfeiffer’s Hardware, in Mt. Pleasant, on steps that can be taken to lessen the damage:

Three steps to a holding on to your red blood cells this summer:

1. Prevent Mosquito Breeding

The Asian Tiger Mosquito can breed in as little as a capful of water. So, take some time now to rid your yard, your neighbor’s yard, and your neighbor’s neighbor’s yard of anything that collects water after a rain. ESPECIALLY, fix gutters that don’t drain properly. Seriously, talk to and work with your neighbors – the range of the tiger mosquito from their breeding ground is at least a 100 yards.

2. Get the Larvae before they get to Biting Age

Then, for anything you can’t remove or fix, treat with Mosquito Dunks or Mosquito Bits, the safe and effective way to prevent tiny larvae from reaching biting adulthood. The active ingredient is a bacteria that targets mosquitoes without targeting other wildlife, such as birds and fish. Treat fish ponds, bird baths, rain barrels, storm drains at the front and rear of your house, areas of the yard that get soggy after a rain, etc. Check out http://www.pfeiffershardware.com for details and safety reassurances.

3. Encourage our flying mammals: They eat the Adults

For all those of you who have been requesting bat houses to attract bats, THEY ARE FINALLY IN (starting Wednesday afternoon). A single bat can eat 500-1000 mosquitoes an hour, given the right conditions. Check out our homepage for more information on bats: the myths and the facts, and how to build your own bat house.

Sweet, I say we all adopt bats!!!!

This home is located at 1956 2nd St, NW:

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The flier says:

“Beautiful 3 BD 2.5 BA row home w/ english basement on quiet tree lined street in historic Ledroit Park! Boasting crown molding, 2 f/p, eat-in kit, formal liv-din room, in-law suite, sitting room, jacuzzi, patio and off street parking for 4 cars. MBR has 20ft cathedral ceilings while the 2nd BR comes with a private balcony.”

You can find more info here and more photos here.

I think I’ve featured this home before as House of the Day so it’s pretty sweet to be able to get to see inside. What do you think of the home itself? Think it’ll go for $899,500?

“Dear PoP,

The DC Caribbean Carnival takes place this coming wk/end – Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27. The Parade is on Saturday beginning at 11:00 a.m. from Missouri and Georgia Aves. and ends at 5:00 p.m. at Banneker Field. As in years past there will be significant traffic delays due to closed roads and crowds. MPD will probably start closing the roads from 10:00 am. Folks may want to plan accordingly. Hopefully there will not be too much complaining about the tremendous inconvenience to their Saturday routine, just come out and enjoy the Parade and the sweet Caribbean vibe. The vibe continues on Sunday with a Caribbean bazaar/concert in Banneker Park. Admission to the park on both days is $10.00.”

This is one of my all time favorite parades. It gets hot, it gets dirty, it gets loud and it is just a ton of fun. We talked about last year’s parade here. You can see reader photos from last year’s parade here and photos from two years ago here.

The official Carnival Web site (careful very loud music plays) says:

“The annual Extravaganza Parade will be staged along the Georgia Avenue corridor on Saturday, June 26, 2010 , and will commence at Missouri Avenue at 11:00 a.m. and terminate at the international marketplace at “DE SAVANNAH” – Banneker Recreation Park. DC Caribbean Carnival will host the international marketplace at “DE SAVANNAH ” from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m featuring food, craft and entertainment.”

Any advice for folks who’ve never seen this parade before?

Cure bar & bistro is located at the corner of 10th and H Streets, NW in the Grand Hyatt Hotel building. I feel like I’m noticing lots of bistros lately. So for Cure, is this the type of place you go more for food or drinks? Any must order items?

Danny Harris is a DC-based photographer, DJ, and collector of stories. In September, he launched People’s District, a blog that tells a people’s history of DC by sharing the stories and images of its residents. Every day, People’s District presents a different Washingtonian sharing his or her insights on everything from Go Go music to homelessness to fashion to politics. You can read his previous columns here.

Be sure to check out the newly relaunched and updated People’s District Web site.

“I have only lived in two places in my life: 934 Shepherd Street in Petworth and where I live today in Woodside Forest, Silver Spring. I am third generation Washingtonian and was born on Shepherd Street on August 7, 1914. My father worked for Continental Baking Company. He was a bread salesman. My mother was a dressmaker and then a homemaker after she had children.

“I graduated from high school during the Great Depression. I was admitted to a teacher’s college, but I didn’t want to have to infringe on my parents for money during that time. While my father did not have it as bad as many of the other people around, income was still cut a lot in our family. With time, my mother had to get food stamps and my father had some difficulty at work. Still, we had food to eat and a roof over our head. I also have random memories of how it was impacting the people around me. Stockings were hard to get at the time and I distinctly remember a friend who only had one pair and was always so careful because she didn’t want to get a run in them. For some reason, that is one of the memories of the Great Depression that I remember the most.

“Instead of teachers college, I went for one year to Marjorie Webster’s School for Secretaries. That was out on Georgia Avenue. After school, I started working for what was then the Farm Credit Administration under Roosevelt as a dictaphone operator. Farm Credit eventually came under Agriculture and I was promoted to a secretary. I was in the government for 25 years until my son was born. Then, I resigned.

“While I was working at Agriculture, our neighborhood in Petworth was changing. I loved the house that I was born in and had lived in my whole life, but things around it started deteriorating. My parents would go to Florida for a little vacation every year and I was afraid to stay at home by myself. Crime was coming to the neighborhood and people started fleeing out of the city. My parents and I also decided to move in 1950. We went to Silver Spring and I had no reservations about leaving. The move was pretty easy and I felt safe again.

‘Now, my son lives in Dayton, Ohio. When he comes back to visit me, he takes me to the old neighborhood. I don’t recognize it at all. Things have changed so much. For one thing, I look at my old home and can’t believe how small it is. I thought it was the biggest, nicest house on the street. I guess being away for almost 50 years has a way of changing your image of a place. That is the way our memory works, I guess.”

Photographer Mike Hicks specializes in street photography and shoots for the City Desk at WCP.

Wall Street Journal © 2010 Mike Hicks

On Friday I headed down to Penn Quarter to follow up on a reader tip about a new Panini place coming to town. And indeed Amorini Panini is coming to 906 F Street NW.

But I also happened to stop into the storefront next door, 908 F St, NW, announcing an antique sale:

At first it looks like a standard store front but when you walk to the back (see first photo) you can see it is gigantic. The guy running the antique sale said that a group from California had recently visited the space to determine if it would be a good spot for a gym including a huge indoor climbing wall. I think an indoor climbing wall in this huge location would be fantastic. What do you guys think – would it be successful at this location?

I’ll be sure to update when/if a deal is signed at this location (and of course, when the panini place opens.)

DC Safari was located at 4306 Georgia Ave NW. I’ll be sure to keep my eyes on this location to see who moves in.

We judged DC Safari back in April ’09 here.

“Dear PoP,

In the last day or two, rings have been installed in the pavement along the curb just outside the driveway of the Reeves Center garage (14th and U Streets, NW). What in the world for?”

A perfect Helen of Troy question. Any ideas?

I hope they are able to beautify the outside of 3530 Georgia Ave, NW as well…

This is on one of the vacant buildings next to the new building going up by the Yale loft condos on New York Ave, NW (across the street from the Safeway in City Vista).

Anyone know if this is a historical figure?

I’ve never seen anything like these before on a fence. All I can say is that they are awesome.