Author Andrew W

Are you a crafty person or an artist? Want to sale your wares? Or just want to buy some unique gifts? Check out this event below, which benefits the Latin American Youth Center’s Art + Media House. Spots are still avaliable. Artists and Crafters Wanted Be Part of the Art! Holiday Craft Fair Saturday December…

Z-Burger? More like Zero-Burger. It’s been a long time since we first heard about Z-Burger. They were supposed to open this past summer, but nothing happened. And a few months ago I went by and there had been no progress. Unfortunately, that’s still the case. I went by this weekend and looked in the window…

Do you do visual or performance art? Are you a crafter? BloomBars is looking for you. They’re looking for people to do art, and they’re also going to host a holiday bazaar — sounds like a good opportunity for artists, local crafters and for folks looking for interesting gifts. Here’s more: The Gallery at BloomBars…

Get ready for some craziness at DCUSA on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving: DCist reports that a lot of stores in the shopping center will be open really early for shoppers. The Target in DCUSA is joining others around the country and opening at Midnight on the 25th, and it will stay open for…

Grav your partner and check it out! The DC Square Dance Collective is pleased to invite you to our final dance of 2011, this Saturday, November 19. Yes folks, this is the genuine article: a good old-fashioned square dance, the kind that’s delighted Americans for centuries in barns, churches, and living rooms all over this land. We’ll…

Recently I got a good question from a reader: what can you do with old magazines in the neighborhood? Is there any place where people can donate them — a school, organization, tutoring group or anything? Maybe for crafts or for reading. If you know of any, ideally in the neighborhood, post it in the…

Sounds like a neat event, to support public interest lawyers who work for non-profits. The fundraiser will help pay the law students so the non-profits don’t have to. Are you smarter than a bunch of law students? Come support a good cause and challenge American University Law students to raise money for a good cause!…

I walked down the 1300 block of Harvard this week and noticed this gap between two houses. A construction crew had started working, building a house in the gap, which is always good to see — more neighbors and taking advantage of empty lots. I walked by a few hours later and was impressed by…

Just heard a pretty scary story from some folks on 11th Street: over the weekend at about 3 am, some thieves went into their house through an unlocked window and stole their TV, laptop, iPod and video game machine. Two of the housemates slept through it, while another heard the noise, but assumed it was…