Andrew W, Author at Columbia Heights Insider

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826DC one year anniversary celebration this coming Thursday

By Andrew WOctober 7, 2011

826DC, the cool non-profit that tutors kids on reading and writing, has been open on the Civic Plaza for a whole year. They’re having a celebration on Thursday the 14th over at Bourbon in Adams Morgan. Nice to see them doing well, go spend some money and help them continue their cool programming! 826DC TURNS…

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Want an oceanfront Columbia Heights apartment?

By Andrew WOctober 7, 2011

Who doesn’t?! A buddy discovered this bizarre ad on Craigslist: Uh, what? Oceanfront view? 12th floor? I assume “intracostals” is supposed to be Intracoastal Waterway. Got to like that “music stereo” however. And the craziest part: $1800 for a 3 bedroom!

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It’s Vintage, Darling now has an online shop

By Andrew WOctober 6, 2011

The vintage options in the neighborhood are getting stronger. While Hella Tuff may have closed, Black Eyed Susie’s is still going strong, and It’s Vintage Darling now has an online shop to go with their brick-and-mortar store at 3423 14th St., NW. Always nice to see retail shops in the area that aren’t big chains…

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New policy at Giant: all registers open from 4-8 pm

By Andrew WOctober 5, 2011

Looks like Giant has heard customer complaints. The other day in the store I was given this flyer, which says there’s a new “Tivoli Giant Promise”: that every register will be open from 4-8 pm, and if one isn’t, you’ll get a free rotisserie chicken. There’s also an asterisk, but the asterisk isn’t explained, which…

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More earthquake damage in the neighborhood than originally thought?

By Andrew WOctober 4, 2011

As we all remember, we had that crazy 5.8 earthquake back in late August. There didn’t seem to be much damage, at least in our area: a couple bricks here or there, some cracks in plaster. The Washington Monument was damaged, some gargoyles fell off the National Cathedral, but that was about it. We seemed…

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Columbia Heights Metro, others closed this weekend

By Andrew WOctober 3, 2011

How to get around this weekend If you’re traveling around town this weekend, get familiar with the bus lines or Capital Bikeshare locations: WMATA is closing the Columbia Heights, Shaw-Howard U, and U Street-Cardozo-African American Civil War Memorial Metro stations all weekend: from 10 pm on Friday the 8th to opening time on Tuesday the…

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Giant house renovation on Girard — no longer the crappiest block?

By Andrew WOctober 3, 2011

It looks like there’s some progress on the crappiest block in the neighborhood, the north side of the 1300 block of Girard. The bungalow-type house that used to be the Asian-American LEAD is now getting turned into a really big building, I presume condos (there are no permits posted or accessible that I could see.)…

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Panera opening moved to Monday at 6 am

By Andrew WSeptember 30, 2011

Doh. A commenter mentions that a sign at the Panera in DCUSA says the opening will now be 6 am Monday. Here’s their menu. I wonder how their opening will affect the Uptowner?

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Columbia Heights Fall Festival is this Saturday

By Andrew WSeptember 29, 2011

Here’s something to do this weekend: The Columbia Heights Youth Club, Development Corporation of Columbia Heights, The District Church, DC Department of Parks and Recreation, and Columbia Heights Day Initiative invite you to the Columbia Heights Fall Festival on Saturday, October 1st, from 11am-3pm at Girard Street Park (1480 Girard St NW). Bring your family…

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More Heritage Trail signs in the neighborhood — the Georgia Avenue/Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail

By Andrew WSeptember 29, 2011

Time to learn more about where you live. Kent over at the Park View DC blog reports that the signs for the new Georgia Avenue-Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail are going up. Nice to see this. There’s more information on the ECAC website, including the sites and the route Cultural Tourism DC’s site. Sylvia Robinson reports…

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