» In the Washington City Paper’s 2009 Best Of issue, assistant managing editor Jule Banville maybe took a shot at Prince of Petworth. The PoP fired back today, calling Banville an idiot to kick off a video profile of Bloomingdale and LeDroit Park. Showdown to take place on neutral ground: Eckington.

» Icecreamageddon nom nom on Wednesday.

» Home sales in North Virginia are up by 11 percent, according to the Washington Business Journal. And another Biz report finds that the District has one of the strongest apartment markets in the country. Way to live in buildings, D.C.!

» Washington City Paper staffer Jason Cherkis runs down all the reasons why Nats Park has failed to light up Southwest. He mentions an old disagreement on the issue with Matthew Yglesias, which prompts an aesthetic inquiry: Which looks better, rundown projects or empty condos?

» Your Commander in Chief gets even more supercute today.

» The Nats’ Adam Dunn chose “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins for his walkup song. I presume he either hit a homer or launched into a fierce drum fill.