Author Andrew W

The annual Rock n Roll Marathon comes through our neighborhood again this Saturday. The event, which has rock bands on stages at various spots around the route, is a pretty fun people watching activity — and it also means there will be some closed streets in the mornings. In our area, four streets near will…

It’s almost pizza and beer time on the Civic Plaza: local pizza chain &pizza opens Thursday. They’ve been in training lately and I heard reports that they were giving away pizza yesterday as a test, but I couldn’t confirm. They’re going to have a liquor license for wine and beer, as well as patio seating.…

The Post has an interesting article about Lincoln’s Cottage, the president’s former “country” getaway within the bounds of the Old Soldiers’ Home. At the time, the area was truly in the country, as the city did not stretch much beyond Florida Avenue (which was then the city boundary, and named Boundary Road.) Tours, which began…

Good news for diner fans! Slim’s Diner, the traditional-style diner coming to the corner of Upshur and Georgia is aiming for an early April opening, according to a job posting for general manager. The spot, from the folks behind Room 11, Upshur Street Books, Petworth Citizen and the sadly closing Crane & Turtle, will be…

Great news for pho fans: Pho 14 on Park Road now has their liquor license, and they’re starting having happy hour deals. They also have 24 beers on tap, of which 20 are local brews, and they’re highlighting those local beers during their Monday through Wednesday happy hours. UPDATE: They have daily deals — and…

Awesome news for fans of El Chucho or Italian food: Little Coco’s at 14th and Randolph is now under construction. They’re adding a second story and popped the front out a bit — looks a lot like its sister restaurant, El Chucho. They’re also adding a rear addition, according to their new Facebook page. I’ve…

Looks like another corner of 14th and Spring Road is getting redeveloped: developers have purchased the old Carolina Restaurant building on the northwest corner of 14th and Spring after we heard about the new condo and ground floor retail coming to the southeast corner. The idea is two build a five story building with ground…

I’ve long been a proponent of 311, the city’s call center where you can report any number of things: trash not picked up, illegal dumping, bad road or sidewalk conditions, and a lot more — I used it a fair amount to report businesses not shoveling during the blizzard, for instance. And recently it seems…

It’s spring! Maybe not officially, but according to the farmers market, it is. The weekly market opens Saturday, April 16 and will be open every Saturday after that (the Wednesday markets won’t open until June 1.) The market has produce, meat, cheese, eggs, breads, flowers and plants, plus prepared food, coffee, crafts and also local…