"From the looks of the online comments on The WaPo website, it seems like Rhee has lost favor with many of her former supporters. I remember when Rhee first came to DC to reign as Chancellor of our public schools over two years ago. At that time Rhee's support base consisted of many willing to give her the benefit of the doubt despite her obvious lack of credentials and experience in public education . Fast forward to 2009 and take a look at the latest newsworthy event about Rhee's de-throning of another favored DC principal, Patrick Pope who has been principal at Hardy middle school for over a decade."

Barry Farm (Re)Mixed reports on their own real estate issues: "My property is 'underwater' or for those of you who don't know...I owe more than my house is worth (negative equity).  I just did the math off of a recent sale in my association of a foreclosure, and I can't even bring myself to say out loud, just how underwater I am.  But I can afford my monthly payments, so being in negative equity should have no material impact on my life.  My house is my home, and since I need a roof over my head, I should be ok...right?"

Southwest...The Little Quadrant That Could reports that the Market Inn has been demolished.

And Now, Anacostia reports that a historic building has been saved from the wrecking ball.

The Vinyl District wants you to know that there are four awesome D.C. record stores within a 15-20 minute walk. Blogger is offering cash to anyone who writes in the sweetest appreciation.

The Georgetown Metropolitan has the complete rundown of the Hardy PTA meeting with Rhee over the principal change:

"Rhee began her remarks by stating that Hardy’s arts integration program is a model both for the city and the nation. She further stated that not withstanding any personnel changes at Hardy, the arts program will remain. She then segued into announcing that a new performing arts magnet school would be created and that Patrick Pope was offered the position to design, plan, implement and lead the new school. He will remain principal through this school year. Next year Dana Nerenberg would take over the principal function of Hardy on top of her responsibilities at Hyde-Addison. Patrick Pope would then take a year to create the new school. While implied, it was not 100% clear that he will actually be the principal of the new school when it opens in 2012."

The 42 covers the recent art sale that supported an area nonprofit.

"For a few hours there it actually looked like Bobby Pittman (a well known local gadfly) might be able to stop the Festival through last minute bureaucratic tie ups (NB, [nothing] is wrong with checking signatures, but this was a dirty Bobby move at the last minute). In the end Bobby did not get his way, and the Mayor's office allowed the Festival to proceed. But I'd like to send out a personal Evil Eye to Bobby on this one.  If you really hate seeing all this great stuff on H Street, maybe you should just move dude. Bobby, you have gone on some Don Quixotesque crusade of harassing local businesses (including, but not even close to limited to: Rock and Roll Hotel, the Pug, and the Atlas Performing Arts Center [!]). Aside from the one time I saw you planting flowers on H Street, acting as the PSA 102 Coordinator, and a few other very isolated incidents, I've yet to see you do anything to positively contribute to life on the H Street Corridor, or on Linden. It's one thing to want the laws enforced, and to want good neighbors (both admirable qualities and pursuits). But what you are doing is unacceptable in my opinion, and I hope that others who agree will tell you so to your face. I certainly intend to do so the next time I see you. Until then, Evil Eye to you Pittman."

Barry Farm (Re)mixed expects water rates to go up starting October 1.

Greater Greater Washington has the three finalists up for a public art installation in Adams Morgan.

The Georgetown Metropolitan is urging a Save the Circulator campaign:

"GM was informed that Jack Evans has stepped in to give it another chance and try to convince the Mayor to keep the Wisconsin branch of the Circulator. But now it really is up to us. Please, if you have just one minute, email the Mayor at Adrian.Fenty@DC.gov and let him know that Georgetown has suffered more than enough cuts in its bus service, cutting the Circulator in half would be unfair and short-sighted."

The New Teacher On The Block reports on cutbacks in teacher aides in their classroom:

"However, DCPS is bent on not being able to do anything right, and, as such, they made a decision today that immediately negatively effected my classroom. DCPS has decided to discontinue contracts employment agencies held to supply aides to DCPS classrooms.

These contracts came about in the summer of 2008, when the requirements for assistants changed and many aides were fired for not meeting the requirements. It is my understanding that DCPS was scrambling to find qualified people in a short period of time, and therefore turned to these contract agencies to find aides for the classrooms. All of my classroom aides last year were contractors and 3 of my 4 this year are contractors. However, for whatever reason (probably money) DCPS has decided mid-stream to discontinue this relationship and they want the contractors out. Thus, they are moving them to the most high-need schools in an effort to cover until they hire more people, and then they're getting rid of them. Not sure how this makes sense...but whatever. It's DCPS- who the crap knows?"

Frozen Tropics has more info on the recent mugging of Capital City Diner's owners. The owners post their own account here. As many of you know by now, the two claimed they were robbed while walking home on Bladensburg Road NE. This is just a small excerpt from their account (you really should read the entirety of their post):

"We were walking down the street, passed by a group of 4-5 young people (one in a wheelchair), one of which asked if we had any money.  After we passed about 10-15 feet, he quickly approached us, presented what appeared to be a sawed-off shotgun in his pants, and then demanded money from us.  Two of us handed over some money and they fled up L St NE toward Carver/Langston.  911 was called immediately after, but it took some time for a respose and thus the police couldn’t locate them.

It also took a lot of effort to get interviewed by the police.  Frustrated with the slow response, we continued walking home, as the police had Matt’s cell number from when he called.  As we reach home, the police dispatcher calls back, asks for our current location, and Matt gives her the address, which she is heard relaying to the police unit (Trinidad 1) responding to our call."

They finally flag down a detective nearby. But the detective is not interested in filing a report (emphasis added):

"Unfortunately, the detective tried repeatedly to convice Matt out of making a report.  He stated that a robbery hadn’t occurred since Matt “gave up the money” willingly and the suspect didn’t actually reach into Matt’s pockets to steal the money (Matt handed him the robber money when asked for it).  Matt recounted that DC code doesn’t require that a robbery physically touch someone, and that someone using fear (even without a weapon displayed) to take something is considered robbery."

Barry Farm (Re)mixed corrects a long-standing misconception about the neighborhood: It's not Barry Farms. It's Barry Farm! The blogger writes: "I typically try not to go off on rants in my blog, but today, I need to set the record straight. I had a conversation this morning, with a certain local politician (who will remain nameless) and he kept referring to my neighborhood as Barry Farms. It is a common mistake, but coming from someone who lives in River East and actually represents the area, I was a bit concerned that he did not seem to be aware that the neighborhood is actually called Barry Farm (no "s" at the end of Farm). I let it go, as I typically do, but while reading an email from a fellow River East resident, there it was again, in plain bold type." Yes! "Barry Farms" annoys us to.

The Georgetown Metropolitan hits the beach.

In Bloom makes the case that Bloomingdale is its own friggin' neighborhood—it should not be lumped in with Eckington or Petworth. Blogger writes: "I wonder how long it will take before the tug-of-war between LeDroit Park and Eckington over who gets to annex us is joined by, say, Truxton Circle or Washington Hospital?"

Prince of Petworth posts pictures and details of the new Aroma Bakery and Market at 1320 U Street NW: "Well I checked it out this weekend and it looks great. Though it feels more like a deli than a bakery. Paninis and sandwiches range in the$5-$6 range. And they also have breakfast sandwiches like egg and cheese ($2.49)." We endorse cheap breakfast sandwiches.

Dee Does The District has come up with some back-to-school commandments.

Ward 3DC takes on the traffic calming debate, speed bumps, etc.: "The issue of traffic calming seems to have reared its head again in the Ward. Earlier this spring, there was consternation when speed humps were installed on Newark Street in Cleveland Park without ANC or community discussion."

Frozen Tropics reports that construction work has begun on a German-themed beer joint on H Street. Is H Street becoming the Epcot of D.C.? The blog writes: "Expect about 12 beers on tap, and a full menu of German staples."

Barry Farm (Remixed) is thinking about the police and a recent shooting. They write:

"This week has been a bit rough for the residents in the Birney Place/Eaton Road corridor and community members may have felt a bit forgotten when it's only after the fact that the lights and the sirens appear. But this post isn't about the crime (which happens no matter where you live), but the response to it. And I have to give credit where credit is due. For one, the police department was very quick to respond to Tuesday night's shooting. I had just hung up the phone with 911 when sirens blared down MLK and appeared at the end of the street. But more importantly, the next day, when I emailed some key players in 7D and requested a better police presence in the late night hours, they listened. Tonight I got home rather late from dinner with friends, and as I drove through the neighborhood, I saw two patrol cars along the strip. I was pleased by 7D's response to my request and really felt that it solidified their commitment to the community and that the police do hear our voices and do take us seriously. We are a vital part of the community, as are they, and it is imperative we work together."

The New Teacher On The Block wonders why nobody really gives a shit about teachers. It can make teachers feel bad about their job choice:

"I definitely have felt that when I tell people I teach, many of them view the job as not good enough. Many young people in education feel the need to justify their choice by saying "Oh, but I'm a Teaching Fellow" or "Oh, but I'm TFA." I have even caught myself doing this, especially as I come from a family chock full of doctors and lawyers and, upon hearing this, people assume that my parents must be disappointed that I ended up in a job with less social status than theirs (they're not- my parents are awesome and very proud of me). I have heard of people who were demeaned for becoming teachers; my AP Environmental Science teacher in high school was a fresh-faced Duke grad who admitted to us that she had started lying to people at Duke about her chosen job because she had been ridiculed so much for her choice (she never intended to stay in education long-she is now a lawyer. And it was a college prep charter school full of upper-middle class kids, so its not like we were high need)."

"Deja vu? More like deja poo. See, I've already lived in a city that had a Real World house. I've already had to deal with reengineering my social life around 7 douchebags who fail to represent anything more than the sad part of America that can't figure out how to have a life that isn't documented for other peole who can't figure out how to have a life. Was it frustrating? Absolutely. Annoying? Oh yeah. Did it improve or destroy my life and/or city? Nawwww. The last time I lived in a city with a RW house (I can't believe I have a "last time," it's so sad), the house was on the otherside of the city from me and the most imposition I had was having to go to a different Starbucks a few time..."

Your indifference will not sustain your blog. Good luck.

The New Teacher On The Block does not welcome the idea of Fenty spending tons of money on an elementary school's soccer field. They have strong words:

"Well, it wouldn't be....except he gave the school $850,000 to BUILD A SOCCER FIELD. Now, I'm no expert on these things, but I am OUTRAGED at this pricetag. I cannot imagine why an elementary school needs that much money to build a soccer field that, according to a source at Murch, will feature TURF as opposed to grass. Is it just me, or is this another example of the wasteful and ridiculous spending that goes on in DCPS? I mean, take out the asphalt, put in some grass, paint some lines, and buy a couple of goals.

This money is enough to pay about 10 DCPS teachers a year, by my estimation."

B and T Crowd celebrates his one-year wedding anniversary. Couple finds an unspent 9-mm bullet.

On Bloomingdale (for now) people are flipping out over this (awesome) mural.

Borderstan reports that Real World: DC has a Facebook group. Of course.

Penn Quarter Living name drops Rhoda Morgenstern. Awesome.

Congress Heights on the Rise continues its fight against malt liquor. This time they analyze the situation in Barry Farm.