Author Andrew W

I just heard from Philecia Harris, the owner of Coffy Cafe, the new creperie coming to 3310 14th Street NW, just north of Park: they’re looking to open soon. You may remember when I interviewed Philecia a few months ago, and they’ll be serving made-to-order sweet and savory crepes priced from $4.50 to $9 (smoked…

New Year’s Eve is upon us, and we have lots of options in the neighborhood, both of the fancy and the laid back varieties. There’s no cover unless noted. Mama Chuy DC, the new taqueria on Georgia that I really liked, is having some fun stuff: two seatings with drink specials and pinatas. It’s $15…

Last week I had a chance to go over to the Z-Burger coming to 14th and Park in the Tivoli building, where I talked to the owners and took some photos (there’s a slideshow at the end of the post). The place looks and sounds like it’s going to be pretty impressive. I also got…

Geez. Honestly people. Like I said, you could argue that it’s not a valid investment (though the money went to a local family who runs the franchise and over 100 people got jobs.) However, all these people (here’s another) are basically just reporting what somebody else wrote without actually looking into it. These are full-time…

A tipster just sent this in: Sitting at Panera in Columbia Heights. Just saw this guy walk by with a camera crew. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griff_Jenkins Be on the lookout for the hit piece on our neighborhood and our tasty, tasty IHOP on Fox News soon. Jenkins is a Fox News producer. The Coburn-IHOP-“toney neighborhood” story is starting to…

Here’s something you don’t hear everyday. According to CBS reporter reporter Kathy Kristof, Columbia Heights is not “underserved,” it’s a “toney area” that shouldn’t get any government money. Clearly, she has never been there. Her source was Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma, who recently wrote a list of what he thinks are the biggest examples of government…

Just spotted this on the MPD 3d Listserve (which is a good resource if you haven’t joined): Some months ago, I was scammed out of nineteen dollars by a bill-switching scammer in the CH Giant. He asked for a twenty in exchange for two tens, then claimed that I had given him a one-dollar bill, not…

Just spotted this on the listserves: sounds neat. The Rita Bright Family and Youth Center will host a Holiday Carnival on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 from 4:00pm – 7:00pm. The Carnival will include ornament decorating, games, presents, cookie decorating, pizza, sub sandwiches, jewelry making, gift wrapping, and more! All children and families are welcome. The Center is…

Over the past few weeks I’ve noticed that tons and tons of phone books have been delivered to houses in the area. Many are still sitting outside the houses where they were delivered, and many more (like mine) are just sitting inside our foyer, never to be used. I really think in this era of…