Andrew W, Author at Columbia Heights Insider

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Silent auction on the 27th to benefit homless kids tutoring program

By Andrew WJuly 25, 2011

Sounds like a nice event, this Wednesday at the Josephine Butler Parks Center, right off Meridian Hill Park. Project Northstar of the Martin Pollak Project Hosts a Silent Auction Event What: Project Northstar, a tutoring and mentoring program for homeless youth in Washington, DC, will host a silent auction event to raise funds for another…

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Pete’s Apizza is planning to deliver pizzas with a Segway

By Andrew WJuly 22, 2011

No, seriously. Pete’s Apizza is planning to deliver pizzas via those two-wheeled vehicles that carry tourists around downtown and make police officers look like goofs: the Segway. They already do it at their Clarendon, Virginia location because there wasn’t anywhere to park. I assume it’s the same situation at the location in the Highland Park…

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Would you buy produce at 7-Eleven?

By Andrew WJuly 20, 2011

Yeah, me neither. But apparently that’s what’s happening according to the Washington DC Economic Partnership: “Think @7Eleven is just good for slurpees? Think again. Check out their new “fresh produce” concept at H St & Columbia Heights locations”Like the WDCEP says, I mostly think of 7-Eleven for Slurpees, drinks, chips, and crappy hot dogs and…

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UNHCR Humanitarian of the Year at the Dunes gallery on July 21

By Andrew WJuly 19, 2011

Yet another cool event at the Dunes, the gallery/art space above The Getaway at 14th and Meridian: this time it’sRose Mapendo, UNHCR’s Humanitarian of the Year. She’s a Tutsi from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who was forced into a death camp during the Hutu-Tutsi conflicts in the area. In the death camp she…

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Town hall with MPD Chief Lanier about the Caribbean Carnival

By Andrew WJuly 19, 2011

Upcoming event from the Georgia Avenue Task Force in the aftermath of the shooting of 4 people at the Caribbean Carnival a few weekends ago. Definitely sounds interesting. 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…

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Jobs for kids: graffiti removal

By Andrew WJuly 18, 2011

Two birds, one stone. Jim Graham has started a program of jobs for kids in Ward 1, where they go around cleaning graffiti. Right now it’s 4 kids who have removed 130 instances of graffiti around the ward, and they’re also working with kids from the Columbia Heights Youth Club. Nice to see this, as…

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Community meeting on crime this Tuesday at 6:30

By Andrew WJuly 18, 2011

As you’ve probably read or heard, there’s been a rash of violent crime lately in the neighborhood. I just got this from ANC commish Lisa Kralovic, nice to see it. I won’t be able to make it, but if you go please comment on what happened.Please join Councilmember Graham, MPD, and ANC 1A for a…

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Learn about urban foraging this afternoon: as in eating plants off the sidewalk

By Andrew WJuly 15, 2011

This sounds awesome. A buddy forwarded me a link to an event today at 3 pm with “Wildman” Steve Brill called “Backroad Urban Foraging” where you’ll be looking for plants and weeds that you can eat. Take it away, Wildman: Instead of dodging beserk motorscooter cops racing down the sidewalks to chase down Vietnam War…

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Vintage clothing sale and open bar at the Dunes gallery on Sunday

By Andrew WJuly 15, 2011

This sounds pretty cool. Lots of neat events at The Dunes lately! Get Trunk at The Dunes Gallery with The Quarter Life and Pretty People Vintage, Sunday, July 17thWASHINGTON, DC, July 12, 2011: Vintage loving blogger, The Quarter Life and recently opened Old Town shop Pretty People Vintage are joining forces and setting up shop…

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What’s up at BloomBars in the coming week?

By Andrew WJuly 15, 2011

Here’s what’s happening at neighborhood art space BloomBars in the coming week:Friday, 7/15: Shattering the Silence Benefit Concert starts at 9 pm. Saturday, 7/16: Spoken Word Poetry Workshop with Kelly Tsai at 4 pm. Then, join us Saturday evening for RespectDC Benefit Concert with Classical Revolution DC at 8:30 pm. Sunday, 7/17: Drum up a storm in Drumming Class at 1:00 pm. Seed the…

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