MENOMALE - Napolentana pizza & Craft beer - coming to Brookland!

Great news for us here in Brookland! MENOMALE - a Napolentana pizza and Craft beer restaurant - is set to open its doors in February 2012. Located between Evarts and Franklin on 12th St NE - it looks like we can expect a quaint, inviting, neighborhood joint. YES! See more at Menomale.

HAPPY HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Wishing you very warm, happy and delicious holidays! May they be filled with all those that are special to you. See you in 2012!

Energy-efficient tax credits!

Energy-efficient tax credits! Don't forget to take advantage of the Fed's tax credit programs if you've installed energy-efficient systems in your house this year. Biomass stoves have a 30% tax rebate, and electric heat pumps have up to a $1500 tax credit. Furnaces and boilers, solar and wind energy, and finally windows and doors can all make you eligible for a 30% tax credit. Energy-efficient tax credits

How to Paint Like a Pro

Implementing a few good practices can turn any homeowner into a professional painter. Make sure you wash and prime your walls, caulk baseboards and trim if necessary, and cut in properly. Here is a helpful, short video on how.

How can renters solve the housing crisis?

How Can Renters Solve the Housing Crisis?


This is an interesting perspective on how by eliminating barriers for investors who want to buy up foreclosures and turn them into strong and stable rentals - we in turn help the housing market. While Brookland is filled with homeowners - Brookland also has its investors. Some investors buy, fix up and flip. Others buy Brookland properties, hold onto them, and rent them out. 

Mt Rainier Craft Show - Dec 3rd, 10am-4pm!

Brookland! Let's support our Mt Rainier neighbors at Mount Rainier's 17th Annual Community Craft Sale, Saturday, December 3, 10am - 4pm. Handmade gifts by almost 40 local artists and community crafters. Buy locally and check out what your neighbors made in their studios and living rooms! Lunch and baked goods available.  Located at Joe's Movement Emporium - 3309 Bunker Hill Road (just off 34th Street) Mt Rainier.

DC & Brookland NE DC home prices up 1% and 1.6% respectively!

Good news for DC! While the rest of the country did not fare as well - Detroit and Washington D.C. were the only two cities with year-over-year home price increases of 3.7% and 1%, respectively. D.C. also posted a month-over-month gain in home prices. Here's the full CNN article...Home prices fall to 8-year lows
Also, here in Brookland, our average single-family-home prices have risen approximately 1.6% over last year, per the Multiple Listing Service. More sales have also occurred so far in Brookland this year through today versus the same time last year. Go Brookland!

Brookland Happy Hour!

Come out and join fellow Brookland neighbors for a festive Happy Hour this Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. It will be at Brookland's very own Wohlfarth Galleries (3418 9th Street, NE). Please bring your favorite beverage and/or appetizer to share and a toy for our 2011 Christmas Toy Drive!

4 Steps to prepare for buying a home...

Thinking about buying a home? That's the perfect place to start. Here are four steps that will prepare you for the homebuying process. Four steps to take when preparing to buy a home 

How to install Wainscoting - easy or hard?

Wainscoting can add a finished and classed-up look to any room. I always wondered how difficult it was to install. Per This Old House it can take some time and precision. If you have the time and patience - great - here is the How To guide. Otherwise - hire the professionals and sit back and watch them create this beautiful addition to your home. How To Install Wainscoting

Washington housing prices still rising

In the majority of most metro areas around the country - median home prices fell last quarter compared to a year ago, but sales were up in every state.


Our Washington, DC Area continues to outperform much of the nation. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported that home sale prices increased in 39 metro areas, including DC, but were down in 111 cities across the country. The median sales price of an existing home in the DC market in the third quarter was $340,900. That is a 0.7 percent increase from the same quarter in 2010. Not bad, DC. Not bad at all!

12 Easy DIY Fall Fix Ups Around the House!

It's November, meaning winter is right around the corner! Before it gets cold and stays cold, here are simple tasks you could do now around the house to save you lots of hassle in later months. Anything you'd add to the list? 12 Easy DIY Fall Fix Ups!

Brookland HAPPY HOUR - Nov 3rd!

Brookland monthly HAPPY HOUR tonight, November 3rd, 6-8pm at LACE - on Rhode Island Ave, NE at 22nd St NE. Come meet your neighbors!

The FRANCISCAN MONASTERY

The Great Brookland

I moved to Brookland straight out of college more than 11 years ago. A third of my life - almost my whole entire adulthood - has been spent in this quaint, tree-lined, little village with in the city. Walkers, bicyclists, great old homes with character, big wrap-around porches, trees, trees, and more trees, parents pushing strollers, lush flower and vegetable gardens everywhere... A great little neighborhood.