Recently on the Columbia Heights Yahoo group there’s been a long discussion about bikes on the sidewalk: namely how they’re bad. Pedestrians often have close calls or are even hit by bikers. Most people say they should be on the street or in bike lanes where present. It is actually legal to ride on the…
This is not good. On the 30th at 3 am just outside the Columbia Heights Metro, a group of 5 women say they were assaulted by two men who used slurs about their sexual orientation. They were punched and had bruises on their faces and bodies. The police apprehended one of the suspects, but let…
Nice to see new businesses in the neighborhood — including offices. SolarTown is a solar panel company that just moved to the neighborhood. Sort of fitting considering the solar lights at the Civic Plaza and around the neighborhood. They’re hosting an open house on the 10th from 5-7pm at their office, 3419 14th Street NW,…
Just got a heads-up from a reader: the Z-Burger that’s coming to the Tivoli building has a sign up that reads “opening Summer 2011.” Considering summer is winding down and the last time I looked in it seemed pretty far along, I’m guessing we’ll have some burgers pretty soon. The last I heard was that…
Sad news for the vintage clothing fans. Hella Tuff, the store in a basement on Fairmont Street, has closed. Owner Jessica Louise Dye moved to Richmond, which means it’s no more. It was a neat little with sort of an interesting idea, it was open on weekends and by appointment, and had a great selection…
It’s almost that time, when Columbia Heights Day, our neighborhood celebration, gets underway. See more below for info on how to volunteer or if you’d like a space for your group or business. Hey Neighbors,Columbia Heights Day is right around the corner on Saturday, August 27. But before we celebrate the fifth year (!) of…
Sorry for the lack of posts, I blame Blogger. I had a few scheduled, but for some reason it sometimes saves them as drafts instead of scheduling them out. More to come!!!
Don’t forget tonight’s town hall meeting on the recent string of shootings in the neighborhood: As discussed in our last Georgia Avenue Community Development Task Force meeting, we have a date of Wednesday July 27th at 6pm for a dialog on the Caribbean Carnival with MPD Chief Lanier, Carnival Executive Director Loughton Sargeant, a representative from…
So the 4th of July was a few weeks ago, but I recently got this cool video from a reader of some of the sidewalk fireworks at 13th and Otis. Must have been pretty crazy to be in one of those cars driving by. You’ll note the parked cars have a tarp or blanket or…
A reader tipped me off to this: the Cardozo Court condo building at 1343 Clifton, which is run by housing non-profit Manna, Inc. and is only available to people making less than 60% of the area’s median income, is finished. Some of the units are still for sale. I wrote about the project before, and…