Author Andrew W

It’s time for Howard University’s Homecoming, the biggest event of the year for the school. Here’s some info: Howard University wants to remind the community about the Howard University homecoming activities which started yesterday, Sunday, Oct. 16 with a gospel concert. Activities will run through Saturday, Oct. 22 with a football game. A parade is scheduled for Saturday…

Washingtonian magazine recently had a spread on the best of Columbia Heights and Mt. Pleasant. Personally I was interested to see what they have to say, while TBD.com news editor Ryan Kearney tweeted that it “signals the beginning of the end of the hood.” That’s interesting, but I don’t agree, the neighborhood is already pretty…

So before Panera opened in DCUSA, I was pretty unfamiliar. I don’t think I’ve ever been, but most of the comments were very positive, that they had good coffee, sandwiches, and bagels — including a cinnamon crunch bagel which basically sounds like a cinnamon roll (and has 410 calories). I’ve gone there a couple times,…

This is pretty great. You may have seen my previous post about signs for the new Georgia Avenue/Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail going up. They’re all up now and there’s an official launch event this Saturday the 15th. The official name is Lift Every Voice: Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail, and here’s the full press release,…

While some people give DC Government workers a lot of grief, there are a definitely a lot of folks there who do an excellent job every day. They might not always get credit for it however, but there’s an awards program for a few outstanding folks. They’re looking for help from the public, so if…

Free the beer! You may recall that D’Vines, the beer and wine store on 14th, recently started selling beer in growlers — basically, you could buy or bring in a growler, which is a big beer bottle with a resealable cap, and get fresh beer on draft. However, it turns out that wasn’t permitted under…

I’ve long championed CC’s Liquors at 14th and Newton Monroe as my favorite liquor store in the area — the prices are reasonable (and certainly cheaper than Speedy’s across the street,) they have a good selection, and the folks are nice. Now it seems like they’ve increased the selection even more. I was in a…

You may recall a couple of weeks ago, Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Lenwood Johnson went middle school on his fellow commissioners and constituents. He forwarded internal emails to listserves, called another commissioner a “lowlife” and when questioned about by a local resident, called the resident a “bitchass.” Aside from some hubbub on the local listerves, it…