Author Andrew W

The other day I was walking down 13th (I think) and spotted this strange sticker on an Infiniti. This raises a number of questions: namely, are free rides really that much of a problem for this person? Couldn’t you just say no, I am not going to give you a ride? And unless it’s a…

Sounds like a good program for homeowners who need a little help with their mortgage. The DC government, through the Homesaver Program, now offers forgivable loans to homeowners who have fallen behind on their mortgages because of unemployment. If you own a home in DC, are receiving or have received unemployment benefits at any time during the last…

Today is Cyber Monday, the online equivalent of Black Friday. That means lots of online deals from most major places like Amazon, Target, and Best Buy, but locals are getting into the business too. For example, Past Tense Yoga on Mt. Pleasant Street has their own online sale today: We’re kicking off the holiday season…

Recently I’ve gotten a few emails asking about a police blotter or a list of crimes that have happened in the area. There are a few good options for this sort of thing. The first is MPD’s listserves. They have listserves for each district (we are in district 3) and they list all the crimes…

I stopped by DCUSA on Thursday night just before Target and Best Buy opened at midnight, and it was pretty crazy. There were separate lines for each store: the Target line went all the way to Park Road and up that street a bit, while the Best Buy line was longer, it went down to…

You only have a few more Saturdays to get some farmer’s market goodness. Here’s this Saturday’s update, which also includes a Holiday Market: This Week at the Columbia Heights Community Marketplace Saturday, November 26th from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. (rain, snow or shine) Civic plaza at 14th Street and Park Road, NW www.chfestivus.org *…

Are you staying in town for Thanksgiving? What are you going to do? DC is generally less crowded on Thanksgiving, so with a lot of folks away, the rest of us will need some things to do. Got any ideas? There’s always the local bars and restaurants, which will be much less crowded — there…

The Christmas shopping season is almost upon us, and I’ve seen a few news articles and blog posts lately that refer to DCUSA as a “mall” (here’s a couple older ones from WUSA and an architectural firm, for example.) I’ve always called it a shopping center, and I’ve also seen it called a complex, like…