"promise bridge" sign posted on T Street Bridge connecting Bloomingdale with Eckinton

Okay, someone needs to clue me in.

I believe that this promise bridge is the T Street Bridge that connects the unit blocks of T Street NW with T Street NE.

See this post from Prince of Petworth:

Promise Bridge Comes to North Capitol Street

By: Prince Of Petworth 23 January 2012 10:05 PM

The Promise Bridge is on North Capitol Street connecting Bloomingdale and Eckington. Kinda reminds me of the love locks bridges in Paris. Not sure if the promise locks will be as popular.

PoP: "Aroi Thai/Japanese Cuisine Coming to Bloomingdale"

Some Bloomingdale retail & restaurant news from Prince of Petworth:

Aroi Thai/Japanese Cuisine Coming to Bloomingdale
By: Prince Of Petworth 21 December 2011 4:26 AM xx Comments
http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/12/aroi-thaijapanese-cuisine-coming-to-bloomingdale/

Back in July `11 I shared some scuttlebutt saying that a new Thai restaurant was coming to Bloomingdale at 1832 1st St, NW (next to Yoga District.) I`m happy to report that construction has begun:

I`ve learned that it will be a sit down Thai and Japanese restaurant called Aroi. If all goes according to plan they hope to complete the renovations and open in May 2012. Stay tuned.

Prince of Petworth post on Ward 5 redistricting

From a resident:

At the Prince of Petworth blog, there was a post by John Salatti summarizing his concerns about the proposed Ward 5 redistricting and what people in the neighbourhood can do to voice their concerns about it.

Here is the link and title:

Don’t Let Bloomingdale Be Split by Redistricting (date November 14)
http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2011/11/dear-popville-dont-let-bloomingdale-be-split-by-redistricting

DC's worst pop-up of all time, 26 P St NE, recently sold for $699,000

I spied this neighborhood property sale:

P Street NE, 26-First Savings Mortgage Corp. to Doustan II Corp., $699,000.

Recall that Mari of the InShaw blog reported this piece of crap:

http://www.inshaw.com/blog/2009/02/26-p-st-ne-tall-piece-of-crap-for-sale.html

and who could forget the Prince of Petworth's label of "The Worst Pop-Up of All Time?

http://www.princeofpetworth.com/2010/01/worst-pop-up-of-all-time/

(Image courtesy of Prince of Petworth.)

Open Houses in and around Bloomingdale for 7/26/2009

There are several Open Houses scheduled in the area for Sunday. Click on the highlighted text to view.

I'd also like to bring your attention to Bloomingdale in The Washington Post real estate section this week. Terri Rupar has written about purchasing property in "AS IS" condition (something I help people do quite a bit) and has featured my clients', Mark Mueller and Charles Martinez' home on the 100 block of W St NW. The article can be found here. I have also been chronicling the ongoing sage of Mark and Charles' renovation over at the Prince of Petworth blog. The first post in that series is here.