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Taylor Gourmet ~~now~~ serving breakfast food for delivery, mornings and late nights starting Feb 4.

By Andrew WJanuary 17, 2012

This post has been updated. See below. If there weren’t enough good Taylor Gourmet news after their opening on 14th Street and word they’ll deliver to Columbia Heights, now they’re will be serving breakfast sandwiches (subs, really) and other breakfast items starting Feb. 4, all of which are also available for delivery and takeout –…

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History redux: read a 1904 book about Columbia Heights

By Andrew WJanuary 13, 2012

A few years ago I posted about this cool old book from 1904 about our neighborhood: “A statement of some of the advantages of beautiful Columbia Heights, a neighborhood of homes” by the Columbia Heights Citizen’s Association. It’s basically a PR piece about why you should move here, and it’s an interesting read. A buddy…

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Review of Dynasty Ethiopian restaurant on 14th: pretty good

By Andrew WJanuary 13, 2012

I’m a fan of Ethiopian food, but with the unfortunate demise of Tegeste up 14th, there weren’t many options in the neighborhood for it. With that in mind, a friend and I went to check out Dynasty, the Ethiopian spot at 2210 14th Street NW, near Florida Avenue. It’s not amazing, but it was pretty…

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Neat Three Kings Day photo gallery from last Sunday

By Andrew WJanuary 13, 2012

In case you missed it, last Sunday was the Epiphany, or Three Kings Day in many Latin American countries. Every year there’s a procession through our neighborhood, which is a traditional happening in Latin America. I didn’t get a chance to go, but DCist has a great photo gallery, with Mary and Joseph, the Three…

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Seriously, don’t let your dogs pee or poop outside Easter Seals at 13th and Girard

By Andrew WJanuary 12, 2012

The other day I noticed this sign on the fence outside the Easter Seals child care center at 13th and Girard. Honestly people, don’t bring your dogs onto that lawn. Kids play there. There’s tons of grass elsewhere. And of course, pick up your dog’s poop.

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Street Booze: Heineken cans on Fairmont at Georgia

By Andrew WJanuary 12, 2012

It’s time for another episode of Street Booze, where I spot bottles of alcohol on the street. These Heineken cans were on Fairmont Street just before Georgia Ave, looks like somebody was having a winter street party. There’s also another beer can in the back. Not sure why somebody would chug Heineken outside rather than…

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Late night food option: El Rinconcito Deportivo on 11th Street

By Andrew WJanuary 11, 2012

This past Saturday night I noticed that El Rinconcito Deportivo, a little hole in the wall Latin American spot on 11th Street between Wonderland and Room 11 (i.e. 11th Street between Kenyon and Lamont) is open late. From their Facebook page, it seems this 2:45 am time is for Fridays and Saturdays. I’ve been there…

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“Epidemic” barking dogs on the 600 block of Kenyon

By Andrew WJanuary 10, 2012

I often peruse various listserves to see what’s going on, and spotted this on MPD’s 4D Substation list (formerly 3D Substation before they moved the district boundaries.) Epidemic of Barking Dogs in 600 block of Kenyon Hello, Thank you for all you do to keep our neighborhood safe. While low on the problems facing the neighborhood,…

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Georgia Avenue neighborhood meeting today at 7 pm

By Andrew WJanuary 9, 2012

Sorry for the short notice: Greetings, This is a reminder that the next Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force meeting is this Monday January 9th from 7-9 at the G II Restaurant at 2632 Georgia Avenue NW (corner of GA and Fairmont). Business owners, particularly corner store owners should attend this meeting as we will discuss:- An…

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Two more funny videos filmed in the area

By Andrew WJanuary 9, 2012

You may remember the goofy videos I posted a few months ago: the music video filmed in the neighborhood with remote control cars and the Tom Petty Cabs, also with remote control cars and talking face cut-outs. And now the videos’ creator, Andy Rothwell, is at it again, with two new ones. The two videos…

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