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February 26th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | Comments OffPoP & And Now, Anacostia Speaking in Adams Morgan Tonight
February 26th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | No Comments »
Hope you can make it tonight.
Friday, February 26th from 6 to 8pm
At DISTRICT | 2473 18th Street NW
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Me and the Blogger from And Now, Anacostia Speaking This Friday
February 24th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | 2 Comments »
Ready Set DC has started a monthly event called Art of the Blog. The event will focus on different areas (food, neighborhoods, art, music etc.). Anyway first up is neighborhoods. I’m looking forward to talking about what it is exactly that I do along with And Now, Anacostia blogger, David Garber. It’s starts a bit on the early side but should be fun. I’m hoping there will be a significant question and answer section so feel free to ask me anything (personal or professional) on your mind!
Friday, February 26th from 6 to 8pm
At DISTRICT | 2473 18th Street NW
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February 12th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | Comments OffTwitter Kicked Ass During the Snowstorms
February 11th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | 6 Comments »
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I gotta say Twitter really was amazing during the storm. There was terrific info from district agencies like @DDOTDC and of course the residents of many neighborhoods around town. I just wanted to share one insane story. A reader tweeted me asking about Comcast going down this morning. Not 5 minutes later a Comcast employee tweeted back (from Philly) to both of us letting us know what was going on with Comcast. Totally wild. For the record, the reader’s Comcast is now working.
Anyone else find twitter super useful during the storms?
If you’d like to follow PoPville on twitter you can do so here.
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Petworth News Goes on Hiatus – Thanks For Everything Bill!
January 6th, 2010 | By Prince Of Petworth in Neighborhoods - Petworth, admin | 5 Comments »
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The great Petworth News blog run by Bill Crandall has gone on hiatus today. I just wanted to write a quick note of thanks for all he has done for Petworth and neighborhood blogging. Bill started Petworth News in 2004 and was one of the first exclusively neighborhood blogs. He paved the path for the many neighborhood blogs that exist today.
On a personal note, Bill is one of the nicest guys you will ever meet and his love for Petworth cannot be questioned. Back in 2004 blogs were often of the snarky variety and Bill always stuck to the title of his blog – News. I consider Bill a bit of a mentor as he was the first person to really support and encourage my work here at PoP. Bill has contributed here in the past and I hope he will do so again in the future.
Since Bill started Petworth News he and his wife have had a beautiful baby girl (who’s no longer a baby) and he started a full time teaching gig. Bill is also an amazing photographer. I’m sure we’ll be hearing more from Bill on many fronts in the future. In the meantime I just wanted to express my gratitude to him for all of his great work with the neighborhood and the personal support he has given me. Thanks Bill and good luck!
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November 20th, 2009 | By Prince Of Petworth in admin | Comments OffWashington Post Columnist, Petula Dvorak, Shame on You
November 20th, 2009 | By Prince Of Petworth in Neighborhoods - Columbia Heights, admin | 148 Comments » 
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Thanks to all the readers who sent in her column from this morning’s Washington Post titled: Columbia Heights still has far to go. She concludes the piece with this:
“On Thursday, as Oscar’s family was preparing his funeral arrangements and kids stayed away from the playground, the Prince of Petworth blog posted a reader’s complaints about the neighborhood. The reader, who has lived in Columbia Heights since 2002, was devastated by the lackluster service at the sleek new coffee bar half a block from the building where Oscar was killed.
“I ordered latté and it was a disaster. The latté smelled and [tasted] so bad I only had one sip and that was it,” he complained. He was also frustrated that there was never room to sit in the little shop.”
You know it’s a shame she decided to take the easy way out by taking an unrelated post out of context. Regular readers of this blog know that we regularly talk about serious issues, including crime, quality of life, schools etc. This site discusses 75-100 posts a week. Yes, some discuss coffee shops. They too are a part of our community. But it’s not like we didn’t and don’t discuss the horrible crime that exists in our communities. PoP readers, the same ones who complain or enjoy coffee shops, also donate countless hours volunteering at schools, libraries, mentoring programs, churches etc.
Her decision to include that quote is like me picking up the Post on the day after the Fort Hood massacre and quoting a piece from the sports page lamenting the state of the Dallas Cowboys. Yes, Fort Hood and the Cowboys are both in Texas but that doesn’t mean that the two items are related.
Columbia Heights does still have far to go and so does the Post’s coverage of this great and diverse neighborhood.
I’ll add a note written to the columnist by a reader who sums up the situation far better than I:
“Your column today would have been really good if it wasn’t for the intentional deception you added at the end to portray newcomers as shallow self-absorbed yuppies. PrinceofPetworth’s blog had a section dedicated to this murder where people listed all sorts of ways they are involved in trying to reduce crime, but your article referenced a separate issue about service at a coffee bar as if it was related to this event.
Never before have I lived in an area where newcomers and old timers alike are working together so hard to improve a community. Some of the same people who frequent coffee bars are working with groups like Mentoring Works, In the Streets, and DC Youth Power Network. In this area of Ward 1 black/white rich/poor are working together in a lot of creative ways to improve life for everyone living here, rather than move out to the suburbs where they can live in peaceful bliss. I really resent that you chose to lay insult to our diverse community rather than explore the positive ways people are working to improve the situation around here.
Cliff Valenti
Charman, ANC1A”
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