St. Paddy’s day is coming and many DC restaurants offer food and drink specials to celebrate. You don’t have to be Irish to enjoy all the festivities and green beer!

All events listed are on Saturday March 17, 2012

Shamrocks and Shenanigans

Starting at 4pm to Midnight at Rumors (19^th and M Street NW).

$5 cover charge – Beat the clock drink specials, strolling bagpiper, free beads and souvenirs. Contests with prizes, including Best Irish Jig.

PJ Clarke’s

Starting at 8am with Kegs and Eggs and goes all day (pace yourself). Located at 1600 K ST NW. Festivities include live performances, drink specials, NCAA tournament games, Washington Redskins Cheerleaders and traditional Irish fare.

Dupont Circle Hotel

Located at 1500 New Hampshire Ave NW. “A Taste of Ireland” brunch will be offered in Café Dupont starting at 7am and is available until 2pm. Shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash and Irish stew are just a few dishes that will be on the menu. Specialty Irish cocktails will be offered from 11am to 2:30pm.

Poste Moderne Brasserie

Located at 555 8^th street NW. Chef Dennis Marron’s special menu includes bangers and buns, corned beef and cabbage and a corned beef sandwich on rye bread with sauerkraut. Chef Marron will also pay tribute to his Irish heritage by adding a French twist on traditional Irish favorites. His fish and chips will be made with tuna, rockfish, and oysters and topped with a Marie Rose sauce. All plated with truffle French fries.

Busy on the 17th? Check back soon for my next post on Shamrock Festival 2012 taking place on March 24!

DC's Real Estate Market: It's A Little Crazy Out There!

If you've been house hunting lately, you know there's a lot of activity in the DC market... and more than a few buyers competing for the same properties.

RBI released their February market data to few raised eyebrows. More robust than January, which saw buyers jumping in to the market wholeheartedly.

And that DC inventory shortage you've been hearing about? So true. Especially condos.

RBI reports median prices rose 6% and inventory dipped to its lowest level since 2005. Contracts are up 1.9% too, so expect inventory levels to slip again in the March report (due April 10th). There haven't been this many contracts in February since 2007.

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New D.C. Real Estate Market Stats

Market Stats February 2012 (available March 10 2012)

February 2012 Real Estate Market Statistics for

DC Metro

• Alexandria City, VA
• Arlington County, VA
• Fairfax City, VA
• Fairfax County, VA
• Falls Church City, VA
• Montgomery County, MD

• Prince George's County, MD

• Washington, DC

February 2012 Real Estate Market Statistics for

Washington D.C.

Detailed Report

February 2012 Real Estate Market Statistics for

20001 Howard U./Shaw, DC

February 2012 Real Estate Market Statistics for

20002 Capitol Hill/North, DC

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1606 17th Street NW DC 20009

Today I got to be a passenger for a change, and took in a hill that goes up from Rock Creek Parkway to Georgetown. This week, it is covered with bright yellow daffodils. Since I wasn't driving, I grabbed my I-Phone and got snapped this during a moment of slow traffic. This is just a beautiful drive!

Ah! Springtime in Washington! And we haven't even gotten to the cherry blossoms yet!

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Politics and Prose: Bookstore of the Washington Cognoscente

If you are having no luck at all finding a parking place near Connecticut Avenue and Fessenden Streets, it's probably because some Pulitzer Prize winner is doing a lecture and book signing at my favorite book store, Politics and Prose.

It's a book store.

It's a coffee house.

And oops! It's a cell phone free zone. Well, I do put mine on vibrate when I go inside, but then if it rings, I run outside to answer.

Whether it's a children's book for a friend's new baby or a volume on Washington neighborhood history, you can find it at Politics and Prose. And whether you are liberal or conservative, all of your favorite presidents will be on their shelves. I remember getting Bill Clinton's autograph in his autobiography when it came out.

Politics and Prose sponsors many local book groups, and any group can register and arrange to order whatever you are reading at the special book club discount. And they offer many courses with themes, like literature set in Paris - my personal favorite.

Visit their web site for a calandar of events, a list of courses they offer and book groups they host.

Or if you're hungry, drop by for lunch or a healthy afternoon snack at the cafe downstairs.

In addition to any book you could want, they also have a great collection of music, greeting cards, and T-shrts in all sizes with their "So many books! So little time!" motto printed on the back.

There is free parking in the rear of the store (all bets are off when someone famouse is doing a book signing).

Politics and Prose is located at 5015 Connecticut Avenue NW.

If you are planning a move to or from the Washington, DC area, I can help! I am licensed in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia. You may call, email or text me at:

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