Author Andrew W

This is pretty neat: the Mt. Pleasant Library has a new weekly event called Make/Fix Anything where you can come with questions or problems and they’ll help you figure out how to make or fix anything (anything legal, that is.) The weekly event is kind of a drop-in clinic for making things, for all ages,…

This sounds good to me: &pizza, the fast casual pizza chain is coming to the old 826DC on the Columbia Heights Civic Plaza (14th/Park/Kenyon) has applied for a liquor license, according to the city. Their application includes a sidewalk cafe with 32 seats, plus 46 inside. I think eating pizza and having a beer or…

A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a new local nonprofit, 11th and Bark, which was planning a cleanup of the 11th and Park Dog Park. However, due to bad weather, that was cancelled and rescheduled: it’s now going to be Feb. 20. So if you have a dog, or just want to help…

Oh, the Metro escalators, a source of unending frustration. The escalators on the east entrances of both the Columbia Heights Metro and Georgia Avenue Metro escalators are slated to be replaced, and the timeline is absurd: for Columbia Heights, they’ll be closed for 35 weeks, while at Georgia Avenue-Petworth, they’ll be shuttered for a ridiculous…

Do you like pinball? If so, get yourself to Lyman’s, which is forming a league. I spoke to Lyman’s owner Kevin the other day about it and it sounds like a lot of fun: you can join a team or just be a guest player, and they set it up so you’ll play with people…

This is pretty neat: a new nonprofit called 11th and Bark dedicated to its eponymous dog park has organized a cleanup of the park this Saturday from noon to 2 pm. The park could use some attention after the snow and such, and it sounds like a fun way to meet neighbors and other dog…

I’ve been eagerly awaiting Little Coco’s, the Italian restaurant coming to the old Rib Pit Lounge space at 14th and Randolph from the folks behind El Chucho, Quarry House and Jackie’s/Sidebar. It’s been in the works since about 2014, but they’ve had a lot of permitting delays — not unusual for DC bars and restaurants.…

A few weeks ago, after Walls of Books opened, I posed the question of what are we missing in the neighborhood? I did a little survey and about 25 people responded with about 70 ideas — some of them funny, some of them sarcastic, some of them things we already have, and a lot of…

Whoa!! The folks behind Kangaroo Boxing Club on 11th Street are opening a beer garden in Park View, at 3333 Georgia Avenue NW! This is the same shopping center as the US Post Office and the new Walls of Books used bookstore. Eater reports they’ll have a restaurant and outdoor beer garden, so I…