I recently received some questions from people asking about Cardozo’s track, which used to be open to the public. However, during the school’s renovations, it will be closed for about 18 months, according to Jim Graham. Runners, where else would you recommend? The track at Banneker looks nice.
This morning I was walking down Girard Street and saw this sign at Sherman — hey, guys, you forgot a letter. The street is closed due to construction, part of the badly needed Sherman Avenue Streetcsape improvements, which will improve one of our dumpiest looking streets. So if you are driving, make sure not to…
Today I checked out my stats and noticed the blog hit a major milestone: 1,000,000 hits! I began this blog in March 2008 because a lot of things were happening in the neighborhood: cranes were everywhere, DCUSA had just opened, new developments and businesses were coming in, old businesses were leaving, and there were many…
Here’s some news for those folks who use the post office (or would like to): while Columbia Heights isn’t getting one, at least one is coming a bit closer. The T Street station, formerly near 14th and T, will be moving into the Frank D. Reeves Municipal Center at 14th and U, according to DCist…
Paila Chilean Grill, the great Chilean place on Park Road (see my earlier review here) has just expanded their menu! I stopped in the other day and the owner pointed out some new items, specifically ceviche, the marinated seafood dish popular in Latin America, as well as beef, tilapia and chicken “a la pobre,” which…
Are you an artist or group looking for a venue to present your work? Or a venue looking for artists? The Cultural Development Corporation just launched DC Spacefinder, a searchable database for venues and for artists. Sounds pretty cool, and could be useful for local artists and venues. Here’s their press release: Cultural Development Corporation…
Looks like the Thirteenth Street Market at the corner of 13th and Otis is going upscale: I recently visited to pick up some stuff and noticed it’s had some big upgrades: there’s a new coffee bar with all the fixins, nice new wood shelves, an entire wall of wine, and a whole lot more craft…
Folks at Pete’s Apizza on Irving this Friday evening had a surprise: Vice President Joe Biden was eating there with two granddaughters. A buddy texted me about it at approximately 7 pm and a few folks started posting pictures to Twitter: @sethnotshep and @jmerzie have a couple good shots of the VP, Secret Service, surprised patrons,…
There’s a cool-sounding pop-up shop is coming to the Pleasant Plains Workshop this Saturday: Trash Cat, a clothing sale and swap. Their grand opening is this Saturday from 4 to 8 pm, and after that they’ll be open Thursdays and Fridays from 2-7pm, Saturdays 1-6pm and Sundays noon to 5pm. Trash Cat will be open until…
Ramen fans, you are in luck. People’s Noodle Bar, the pop-up ramen shop that took over Senor Chicken on Saturday evenings, is now open Monday-Saturday from 5 to 9:30 pm. And along with this, Senor Chicken is now closed indefinitely, so it’s ramen only. Chef Peter He tells DCist that they’re going to convert Senor…