tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post7914344600738756579..comments2023-07-02T08:49:51.408-04:00Comments on bloomingdale (for now): bloomingdale, you're finally getting a bar!IMGophhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-15058173026132239032009-11-08T23:20:43.376-05:002009-11-08T23:20:43.376-05:00"turning what was once the chocolate city, in..."turning what was once the chocolate city, into the vanilla city."<br /><br />Wow, talk about segregating yourselves. Hypocrite.Darren X.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-18065968397378429002009-05-02T10:46:00.000-04:002009-05-02T10:46:00.000-04:00Wow! I didn't realize. I'm out of the country for ...Wow! I didn't realize. I'm out of the country for a little while and POW. It's about time!!!Wedding Ringshttp://www.eternityweddingbands.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-54592240217754158332008-09-03T09:10:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:10:00.000-04:00ok, that's it, i'm shutting down comments on this ...ok, that's it, i'm shutting down comments on this post. i pass a lot of black people on the sidewalk who don't return my cheerful "hello"s when i walk by. same with white people. it has nothing to do with race. it has everything to do with a general lack of friendliness here on the east coast.IMGophhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10389077782536090328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-44205533907787429402008-09-03T09:07:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:07:00.000-04:00Also, I agree with the poster who mentioned white ...Also, I agree with the poster who mentioned white people not looking at him.<BR/><BR/>I've noticed to be this huge separation between white folks and black folks in our neighborhood. I see a lot of ICE QUEENS out there, jogging like I don't exist, just taking up the sidewalk expecting me to move. <BR/><BR/>Ya'll are atrocious with your behavior sometimes. Like you OWN EVERYTHING, even the air.<BR/><BR/>I certainly understand why people don't like you in this neighborhood. If you're in denial of that, then you're just oblivious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-46952431692490870862008-09-03T09:02:00.000-04:002008-09-03T09:02:00.000-04:00I just hope it's not gentrifiers patronizing the p...I just hope it's not gentrifiers patronizing the place, but rather the people who have been living here for years.<BR/><BR/>That's one thing we need less of in this neighborhood, gentrification.<BR/><BR/>Ya'll white people have really come in and just taken over. I saw a lady running at midnight in Crispus Attucks Park in pearls a few weeks ago, made me chuckle, but wow..<BR/><BR/>..I mean, I wouldn't have a problem with it, but the fact of the matter is, A) You're segregating yourself from the black folks who have been living here through generations and B) Since you've moved in, all the prices on anything have gone up - from property taxes to coffee at Windows Cafe. <BR/><BR/>Not everyone has expendable income to afford this, pushing people out of the neighborhood and therefore, turning what was once the chocolate city, into the vanilla city.<BR/><BR/>Nonetheless, I'm happy to see a bar coming into the neighborhood. I really am.<BR/><BR/>DC in general, definitely needs more dive bars. However, calling it a "tavern" certainly reeks of gentrification.<BR/><BR/>..I have a feeling it's going to be one of those all-white affairs in our black neighborhood, like the Big Bear Cafe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-76311545966247248562008-08-29T12:50:00.000-04:002008-08-29T12:50:00.000-04:00racism in bloomingdale: Link (read the first entry...racism in bloomingdale:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://backtothehood.com/theblackprint/?id=1" REL="nofollow"> Link </A><BR/><BR/>(read the first entry)<BR/><BR/>http://backtothehood.com/theblackprint/?id=1Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-32556668038804427302008-08-28T14:28:00.000-04:002008-08-28T14:28:00.000-04:00This is a great thread over at Prince of Petworth....This is a great thread over at Prince of Petworth. Well worth a read.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3729#comments" REL="nofollow"> Link </A><BR/><BR/>http://www.princeofpetworth.com/?p=3729#commentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-29582984098038511102008-08-28T00:10:00.000-04:002008-08-28T00:10:00.000-04:00exactly, so when things start getting better you t...exactly, so when things start getting better you think they would be the last ones to complainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-58751940588555201282008-08-27T21:23:00.000-04:002008-08-27T21:23:00.000-04:00What about Mr/Mrs "i've been here since 1969?" Th...What about Mr/Mrs "i've been here since 1969?" They've had a hard time too, you know.<BR/><BR/>Ageism to boot!<BR/><BR/>TIMEISM!<BR/><BR/>Right here on our very own blog!<BR/><BR/>Despicable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-35633559176661803272008-08-26T21:57:00.000-04:002008-08-26T21:57:00.000-04:00yes, however, I didn't receive a welcome basket ei...yes, however, I didn't receive a welcome basket either. <BR/><BR/>yet I cannot reveal my name or address for fear of mr/ms "i've been here since 1968" coming to my home and roughing me up for not looking at him/her properly while walking down the street.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-70704205795958858312008-08-25T17:11:00.000-04:002008-08-25T17:11:00.000-04:00Scott, you're too kind.But I was simply making lig...Scott, you're too kind.<BR/><BR/>But I was simply making light of an earlier post.<BR/><BR/>My favorite response to this was:<BR/><BR/>"I want them to serve organic water hand-squeezed from the fur of free-range alpacas locally grown in Hyattsville. And they must not call themselves a Gastropub or have entrees over the critical $9.95 price point. Othewise I will whine all over local blogs."<BR/><BR/>HERE, HERE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-91691279926670600882008-08-24T18:14:00.000-04:002008-08-24T18:14:00.000-04:00Subdividing people by external characteristics is ...<I><BR/>Subdividing people by external characteristics is unhelpful to our neighborhood.</I><BR/><BR/>Can we say "member of the Follies"? 'Cause membership in the Follies seems to upset a bunch of old folks. (even if those old folks are teenagers... right, Randolph Pl NW?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-64283836792707629852008-08-24T12:06:00.000-04:002008-08-24T12:06:00.000-04:00Pretty much every time "white", "black", "newcomer...Pretty much every time "white", "black", "newcomers" "old" or "gay" is mentioned on neighborhood blogs, we're going down the wrong path.<BR/><BR/>Subdividing people by external characteristics is unhelpful to our neighborhood.<BR/><BR/>We can always find differences and draw lines, but it takes strength and integrity to find our commonalities. Please be strong Bloomingdale.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-1946238470716549992008-08-24T09:13:00.000-04:002008-08-24T09:13:00.000-04:00This is from Scott Roberts, who DOES, by the way, ...This is from Scott Roberts, who DOES, by the way, support the Baraki pizza restaurant: To Quirky Quincy -- did you want a new neighbor welcome packet? I've got tons of neighborhood info that I can provide you, some current, some dated. If you are interested, then let me know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-57038088900349046622008-08-23T08:28:00.000-04:002008-08-23T08:28:00.000-04:00I am LOVING this ongoing debate/discussion/open gr...I am LOVING this ongoing debate/discussion/open grievances and kudos to Bloomingdale's new pizzeria/night club/eatery establishment.<BR/><BR/>LOVING it.<BR/><BR/>BUT - I, too, have a complaint.<BR/><BR/>My fiance and I moved to the 'Dale earlier this year.<BR/><BR/>We didn't get a welcome basket from Scott Roberts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-16787356889806656512008-08-16T17:04:00.000-04:002008-08-16T17:04:00.000-04:00what constitutes a persons "people"?"In this case,...<I>what constitutes a persons "people"?"</I><BR/><BR/>In this case, the question is best left to our Google expert who has been in the neighborhood since at least 1968 and makes statements like this:<BR/><BR/><B>"but don't wonder why <I>people</I> have anomosity towards the <I>new people</I>."</B><BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/><B>"Now, that we have a more <I>diverse</I> community here in Bloomingdale, I feel <I>new people</I> need to know, <I>we</I> welcome you, but don't turn you head when you walk past <I>us</I>, everyone is not a criminal."</B><BR/><BR/>See, s/he frames everything in an "us or them" "new v. old" perspective. What s/he is dancing around is the fact that s/he doesn't like the way "new people" look or behave. Why? See the list below:<BR/><BR/>Racist. Classist. Homophobe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-6937593262907176722008-08-16T15:17:00.000-04:002008-08-16T15:17:00.000-04:00just because information is public and legal to pu...just because information is public and legal to publish, doesn't make it cool to do so.<BR/><BR/>i hope the host deletes that post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-25781931484594103902008-08-16T15:15:00.000-04:002008-08-16T15:15:00.000-04:00what constitutes a persons "people"?what constitutes a persons "people"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-36345109127190554062008-08-16T14:49:00.000-04:002008-08-16T14:49:00.000-04:00You're right. Please continue with your lecture a...You're right. Please continue with your lecture about gay people, white people, and gay white people. We're all ears (or eyes in this case).<BR/><BR/>People who leave poop in the streets and don't sit on their stoops. Anything else?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-40992838432691211372008-08-16T10:45:00.000-04:002008-08-16T10:45:00.000-04:00Well, thanks guys, you have made my point! I beli...Well, thanks guys, you have made my point! I believe we all have thoughts about everything that goes on. I see that "your people" still have issues, but so does everyone I know. I'm laughing because you believe you know my race by the emails. Anyhow, I did make the comment about not putting your name on a Blog because you can gain someone's identity from it. The internet is a marverlous resource. You can gain anything from public records or sites. here is one example of my point; <BR/><BR/>Full-screen - Peter Pawlowski <BR/>Donation of $601 to Presidential elections 2008 Full-screen<BR/>Imagery: © 2007 Huffington Post, Map data ©2008 Tele Atlas - Terms of UsePartiesCandidatesObamaClintonMcCain1000 ft200 mClick to see 2004 mapDrag&Zoom older results <BR/>$601 was given by people who identified their last name as "Pawlowski" and first name as "Peter". <BR/> $0 to Republicans<BR/> $601 from 1 person to Democrats <BR/>DonorContributionAddress<BR/>Peter Pawlowski <BR/>Donation of $601 to Presidential elections 2008 <BR/> Peter Pawlowski <BR/>Developer <BR/>Competitive Power Ventures Updated <BR/>Q2/2008 <BR/>Barack Obama <BR/>$601 68 T ST NW<BR/>Washington DC Did you know that $621,959 was donated in this donor's zip code (20001)? Click here to find out how much was given and to who.<BR/>Welcome to FundRace 2008.<BR/>Want to know if a celebrity is playing both sides of the fence? Whether that new guy you're seeing is actually a Republican or just dresses like one? If your boss maxed out at that fundraiser or got comped? Whether your neighbor's political involvement stops at that hideous lawn sign?<BR/><BR/>FundRace makes it easy to search by name or address to see which presidential candidates your friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors are contributing to. Or you can see if your favorite celebrity is putting their money where their mouth is.<BR/><BR/>FundRace gives you the technology to do what politicians and journalists have been doing for years: find out where the money's coming from, see who it's going to, and solve the mystery of why that crazy ex-roommate of yours is now the Ambassador to Turks and Caicos.<BR/><BR/>Neighbor Search<BR/> <BR/> <BR/>Fundrace was originally created at Eyebeam. <BR/>Donate to Eyebeam. Support non-profit art and technology <BR/><BR/>All calculations are based on public records filed with the FEC of contributions by all individuals totaling more than $200 (and some totaling less than $200) to a single Republican or Democratic presidential campaign or national committee for the 2004 and 2008 election cycles.<BR/><BR/>FundRace is updated according to the reporting schedule set by the FEC. Public contribution data is geocoded using public U.S. Census Bureau data. Dynamic maps are powered by Google Maps. <BR/><BR/>Site map: State, Zipcode Close Close WindowSend the link<BR/><BR/>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR/><BR/>To: Separate emails with ,From: Send a copy to my emailMessage: Hi, I'd like to share a HuffingtonPost Fundrace Maps link with you.<BR/><BR/>So, I'n not stupid after all! What was funny is that they even have a google map attached to show how to get to his house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-31994549911844470332008-08-15T06:49:00.000-04:002008-08-15T06:49:00.000-04:00"but don't wonder why people have anomosity toward..."but don't wonder why people have anomosity towards the new people."<BR/><BR/>Oh really? In return, you should have NO DOUBT about why there is animosity toward the old people.<BR/><BR/>By the way, your poor writing skills are recognizable from Scott's email. Which means "new people" know who you are.<BR/><BR/>Didn't the neighborhood already go through all of this in the 50's, when the "old people" were the "new people" and "my people" were the original owners of these properties?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-68248718399676705152008-08-14T17:01:00.000-04:002008-08-14T17:01:00.000-04:00no good deed goes unpunished.no good deed goes unpunished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-50165200962778984002008-08-14T16:42:00.000-04:002008-08-14T16:42:00.000-04:00I hate to get off on a tangent of a tangent, but m...I hate to get off on a tangent of a tangent, but most people with enough computer smarts to comment on a blog, have enough sense to realize that putting your name on your comments in no way compromises the security of your SSN and identity. The only reason not to put your name on a comment is a fear of people recognizing your name and therefore thinking less of you because of your racist/homophobic/classist thoughts.<BR/>Anyway, I can’t wait for Baraki.<BR/>Kyle Richardson<BR/>Team Scott RobertsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-71026874961231788332008-08-14T16:06:00.000-04:002008-08-14T16:06:00.000-04:00I'm dumbI'm dumbAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4401523208681336634.post-90419043539699920492008-08-14T16:00:00.000-04:002008-08-14T16:00:00.000-04:00Pete, thank you for your comment it was honest and...Pete, thank you for your comment it was honest and sincere, but it was that, your thoughts! Whether or not my views of was is the truth make some people uncomfortable, well I'm sorry. I have nothing against the "Follies", but I watched them chastise a business just because they did not want to associate with them. Ask Scott, he knows. If he care to remember what he has done in the past!<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, I don't need put my name up to express my thoughts. In a time where people can are stealing identities and commiting all kinds of stuff, who really needs to. Besides, this is a BLOG, not a meet your neighbor party. If that happens, I'll be glad to intoduce myself, PETE! <BR/><BR/>P.S. If this does not make sense, go ahead and publish you phone number, address, and social security number!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com