Author Andrew W

See why hundreds in DC (and beyond) are discussing the new video for Tarica June’s politically-charged song “But Anyway”. Posted by Tarica June on Saturday, March 5, 2016 I’ve been meaning to post this for a while: Tarica June, a local rapper, recently released a video for her song “But Anyway” that was filmed in…

Here’s a great way to give back: Capital Partners for Education, a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works with low-income local students, is looking for mentors to help those students reach their potential. They’re offering free trainings for mentors, workshops and more to get you started. Read on! Mentoring a student one on one is a great…

In the past few years in DC, crowd-funded real estate firms have become popular: firms like Fundraise and Popularise where people can invest a bit or help decide what bigger real estate firms should do. The restaurant Maple on 11th was one example, they crowdsourced what their concept should be, and people chose some dishes…

Well, this is interesting. The House, the famous strip club on Georgia Avenue, will be opening another location on 14th Street in the DCUSA development. We recently heard that Staples is closing, which leaves a big open space. Now I hear that the House will be opening a satellite branch there, to be called “The…

There have been a lot of alcohol delivery services coming to our area lately: Klink, Drizly, Ultra and more all offer to deliver booze and beer to your spot, with a small fee or markup. But now there’s a new one, with a twist: Dronk is a new service that will fly booze to you…

The city has released the schedule for the next few dates for what they call “e-cycling” where you can take your old electronics, batteries, personal documents for shredding and household hazardous waste: things like cooking oil, pesticides, cleaning fluids and such.You have to go to the Fort Totten Trash Transfer Station, they won’t pick them…

Whoa! A friend just snapped this photo of the President’s security detail at Busboy and Poets at 14th and V. I wonder if he’ll buy a book too.The Obamas love our area, including visits to local schools, Ben’s Chili Bowl and a lot more.