One of my favorites from Capitol Hill. I love when I forget where these are and then pass them – always stops me dead in my tracks.

From an email:

“It’ll be my 30th birthday show celebration- AND I’ll be performing 8 months pregnant! Mike Benson, Saint Ex and Bar Pilar- strikes again! He designed this bad boy for my 30th birthday show and 8 month pregnant farewell til 2012 show.”

Congrats to Lissy!

Pizza Autentica opened up last Thursday at 2121 K St, NW. And next door (though the photo below doesn’t show it) Bobby’s Burger Palace has completed a ton of it’s build out. It looks very close to opening also at 2121 K St, NW. Stay tuned.

Any fans of this vacant building downtown? I always stop to admire it every time I pass it. You can read about the history of Clement’s here. They are currently located in Hyattsville, MD.

But what do you think of the building itself?

If you have any fun or interesting animal/pet photos please shoot me an email to princeofpetworth(at)gmail(dot)com with ‘Animal Fix’ in the title and say what neighborhood you’re from or upload to the PoPville flickr pool with your pets name and neighborhood. I can’t guarantee I’ll get them all posted but I’ll do my best.

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“Casper and Kanye taking a break from it all.”

“This is Cally from Columbia Heights enjoying her camping trip over Memorial Day weekend!”

This rental is located at 481 Ridge St NW:

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The Craigslist ad says:

“Beautiful and remodeled semi-detached 2 bedroom/2 bath home.

Great location in revitalized Shaw/Mt. Vernon neighborhood. Located at 481 Ridge St NW 1 block from the intersection of 6th and M St NW, enjoy wonderful access to Logan Circle, Gallery Place/Chinatown and U street.

The home has been completely renovated with nothing but top of the line items and lots of attention to detail.

Bamboo hardwood floors throughout the main level. Beautiful and open Living Room that offers great space and flexibility for separate dining area.

The kitchen is incredible — all Viking Appliances, with cherry cabinets and stunning countertops. Fabulous space and it opens directly to the Living Room. If you love to cook, this is the place for you.

Spacious private courtyard out back just off the kitchen.

Upstairs you will find two very spacious bedrooms, much larger than your standard DC condo bedrooms.

The Master bedroom has wall to wall windows that overlook the courtyard out back. They also have two sharp skylights.

The full bath on the upstairs level (also a full bath on the main level) has brand new shower, brilliant tile finish and classic DC tub you rarely find.

Both bedrooms have walk-in closets.

Brand new HVAC System, last month’s utility bill under $80! Brand new and super efficient Asko washer/dryer combo.

This is a must see available September 15th.”

$2800 sound right for this 2 bed/2 bath?

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“Dear PoPville,

I have a question about A/C and heating in rental properties. I am about to move into a room at a house but the house has no central air for A/C or heating. I am just wondering if it’s proper etiquette to ask the landlord if he’d be willing to provide an A/C unit and/or a heating unit. I’m living in a basement room so it gets especially cold in the winter and everyone knows how hot it’s been. The rent is really amazing and already very cheap so I just don’t want to push it with the landlord. So, I’m just wondering if I should just suck it up and buy my own units. Any guidance would be helpful!”

The landlord is absolutely required to provide heat. Anyone know if a/c is required as well?

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“Dear PoPville,

My husband and I recently had a terrible experience with low-cost travel bus company Megabus, and I thought it might serve as a warning for the rest of PoPville.

In short, we were forced to travel on a malfunctioning bus in the middle of the night and then abandoned at a deserted bus terminal at 3 a.m., where there was no access to water, food, bathrooms, and any of the passengers could have been attacked or robbed. I sent the company two messages right away for a refund of the $140 we had to spend on a hotel that night and received only automated responses saying that I would receive a response within 48 hours. That time window has long passed, and I have heard nothing.

We were supposed to come back from Knoxville to DC. When we first got on the bus in Knoxville, the driver said that there was a problem with the bus and that we´d have to wait. When we finally did get on, we started out of Knoxville, and the bus stalled on the highway (middle of the night, pouring rain, semis speeding by) after only about 20 minutes of driving, and we sat in the bus on the side of the highway as the driver tried over and over to get the bus started. We started driving again, and the bus stalled again! Finally we made it to a truck stop, where we sat for 3 1/2 hours while the driver made (what turned out to be) empty promises of a mechanic coming, another bus coming, calling taxis to take us back, etc. At about 2:30am they announced that we´d be taken back to Knoxville on the same malfunctioning bus and dropped at the bus terminal. Since my husband and I were worried about stalling again on the highway and getting hit by a passing truck, we told the driver that we were going to call a taxi instead. The driver yelled at us to get off the bus in that case because he wanted to leave! So instead of getting off and being potentially stranded in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night, we stayed on and (thankfully uneventfully) went back to Knoxville.

In our case, we do not have family or friends in the area and were completely stranded when Megabus dumped us at the closed bus terminal. I can only imagine what would have happened if we had not had the extra money to be able to pay for a hotel room that night.”

Yikes. I’ve had good and bad experiences with a few services. Once I took a boltbus a couple of summers ago all the way from DC to NYC without any air conditioning. It was pretty rough. Perhaps it’s time for a final – which is the best intercity discount bus service poll.

This home is located at 2800 Chesterfield Pl, NW:

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The flier says:

“Step into this 5BR, 4.5BA Forest Hills contemporary & be transported into a 21st cent. masterpiece w/ over 400 windows highlighting the lush Rock Creek Park. The gourmet chef’s kitchen sparkles w/ green bamboo granite, matching kitchen island/breakfast bar & top of the line appliances. The second story spotlights sunny 4 BR, 3 BA w/ terrace access. The MBR suite shines w/ gorgeous MBA & custom walk-in.”

You can find more info here and photos here.

This 5 bed/5.5 bath is yours for $1,875,000.

The kind folks at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic have been kind enough to give out four VIP tickets to the finals of this year’s tournament on Sun. Aug. 7th. I’ll pick two winner (2 tickets each) on Monday. Just let me know why you want to go in the comments.

Ed. Note: You still have time to enter to win Two Ticket to Jason Mraz and His Super Band w/ Colbie Caillat 9/24 at Merriweather.

Pollomio is located at 3703 14th St NW (near Red Derby.) You can see their menu here. Any fans of the chicken? Anyone try the new dessert options?

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“Dear PoP,

OK – I have actually had prospective tenants offer to pay more rent then I was asking, but I never thought of just holding an auction!”

The Craigslist ad said:

“Bid on this 2 bedroom 1 bath townhome conviently located near 2 subway stations with off street parking, large back yard.

Just come by apply & right your highest bid on the application. The highest bid with approved credit wins. Simple!

All bids do not include utilities or the deposit. The application fee is a non refundable $35 per applicant.
* Additional $1.99 fee. To ensure your applicant’s identity and consent to release information about their credit profile the tenant is required to pay a minimal processing fee.”

Do you think bidding is a good idea for setting rent?

The 2 bed/1bath house is located at 747 Morton St NW:

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From DDOT:

The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) today announced the locations for 32 new Capital Bikeshare stations to be installed in the fall of 2011. It will be the first major expansion of the system in the District since Capital Bikeshare launched last September. Following weeks of planning and extensive community input, DDOT will install the new stations and expand the size of selected existing stations to better meet demand, while also adding 265 additional bicycles to the system. Additionally, DDOT will install the already planned Capital Bikeshare stations at 6th and H Street, NE and Foggy Bottom Metro.

List of NEW Stations:

· 3rd Street and G Street, SE

· 4th Street and E Street, SW

· 5th Street SE between Alabama and Martin Luther King Avenue, SE

· 6th Street and Florida, NE

· 7th Street and Maryland Avenue, NE

· 7th Street and R Street, NW

· 11th Street and H Street, NE

· 16th Street and Euclid Street, NW

· 17th Street and Rhode Island Ave, NW

· 18th Street and Pennsylvania Ave, NW

· 19th Street and New Hampshire Avenue, NW (Dupont South)

· 38th Street, SE at Pennsylvania Ave – Fairfax Village (INSTALLED TODAY)

· 3000 Connecticut. NW – National Zoo

· 4500 Benning Road, NE (Benning Road Metro Station)

· Calvert Street and 39th Street, NW (Stoddert Recreation Center)

· Columbia Road and Belmont Road, NW
· Alabama Avenue at 13th Street, SE – Congress Heights Metro

· Florida Avenue and California Street, NW

· Gallaudet University – 1st Street and Michigan, NW

· Georgia Avenue and Columbia Road, NW

· Good Hope Road and Minnesota Avenue, SE

· M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

· Maryland Avenue and Independence Avenue, SW (at 6th Street)

· Massachusetts Avenue and 15th Street, SE

· New Jersey Avenue and D Street, SE

· Rhode Island Avenue and 1st Street, NW

· Anacostia Avenue at Benning Road, NE – River Terrace

· Thomas Circle at 14th Street, NW

· Tingey Street and 3rd Street, SE (Yards Park )

· Upshur Street and 14th Street, NW

· Upshur Street and Georgia Avenue, NW

· W Street and Martin Luther King Avenue, SE

Stations to be expanded after the jump. (more…)

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“Dear PoPville,

Tonight [Tuesday] at about midnight my gf and I were riding south on 11th btw Clifton and Florida. I heard the sound of pellet guns being fired from the 2300 block of 11th St NW and got shot in the left leg by a pellet. It didn’t hurt much and left a small welt but obviously could have resulted in a crash, eye injury, etc. My gf was unscathed fortunately. At the same time we were going south, another cyclist was going north. I heard pellets get fired at him too. We were going down the hill fast and I didn’t want to confront kids with guns so we kept on riding back to our house a few blocks south. I don’t know if this has been a problem for multiple people, or if this is a unique event, but it was whack.

I did not call the police. Didn’t feel that calling 911 was appropriate. I guess w kids, and as someone who has shot my fair share of pellet guns at various things, a non-confrontational response is best.

I’m not sure what the best response so I thought I’d reach out to the PoP community…”

Personally, I believe the appropriate response is to call 911 immediately (once you feel safe.) As you noted, especially on this steep hill, a cyclist could get seriously hurt. I’d have to mark this up to more than just kids being kids.

Anyone else experience/notice this?

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