Author Columbia Heights Insider

This is pretty wild, all this rain lately apparently made part of the alley collapse next to the Allegro at 14th and Meridian. It’s not terrible, but still not great to drive on. A reader sent along the pics, thanks reader! If you notice anything like this you can call 311 to alert the city.

Let’s meet the candidates in our local ANC races! Next up we are meeting the two candidates in ANC1B02, which is roughly Florida Avenue to S Street and 12th to 8th Streets. The Advisory Neighborhood Commission is a nonpartisan, elected body that advises city government on neighborhood issues and also has some power over liquor licenses. The ANC is…

Let’s meet the candidates in our local ANC races!Up next is Amr Kotb, who is running in ANC1A02 (see map.) The Advisory Neighborhood Commission is a nonpartisan, elected body that advises city government on neighborhood issues and also has some power over liquor licenses. The ANC is made up of Single Member Districts that cover a few blocks and…

Let’s meet the candidates in our local ANC races! Up first Ernest A. Johnson, who is running in ANC1A01 (see map.) The Advisory Neighborhood Commission is a nonpartisan, elected body that advises city government on neighborhood issues and also has some power over liquor licenses. The ANC is made up of Single Member Districts that cover a few blocks and…

Here’s the latest neighborhood cleanup details from Georgia Avenue Thrive. Sounds fun! It’s also a great way to meet your neighbors. Hi friends, neighbors and community leaders — Georgia Avenue Thrive will hold its next cleanup at 10 a.m., this Sat. Nov. 3 at the corner of Park Place and Quebec Place. We’ll spruce up…

This is interesting, the former Mt. Rona Church at 3431 13th Street NW is being converted into apartments. I’ve seen a lot of work there lately and checked out the permits. They’re reusing the building with two units on each floor, plus two more in the basement. Nice to see more housing in the area.…

Call Your Mother, the much-anticipated bagel shop and “Jew-ish” deli from the Timber Pizza folks, has been open about two weeks. There are bagel sandwiches made with a hybrid New York/Montreal bagel as well as takes on Jewish classics like matzoh ball soup and pastrami. It’s very popular, very tasty and also kind of expensive.…