The design for the 11th and Monroe Street Park (aka Trolley Turnaround Park) has some fans and some detractors — and today’s your chance to learn more. Via DCist, the meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center at 15th and Girard Streets NW. Here’s the design again:dpr_11thAndMonroeFinalConcept
Do you like futbol? Check this out: Calling all soccer players and teams!“Kicks for CoHi,” a seven-on-seven co-ed tournament is coming June 25 at the outdoor grass soccer fields at Cardozo High School, located at 1300 Clifton St, NW, on the corner of 13th and Clifton. Get a team together or sign up individually. The…
The folks behind Columbia Heights Day have their second outdoor movie tonight: this time it’s Dirty Dancing, starting at sundown. At 8:30 there will be ballroom dancing at the school.
Click for a big version It’s been awhile, but here’s Weekly History, where I write about an old photo of the neighborhood. This shot is from 1920, the York Theater at Georgia Avenue and Quebec Place. The building still exists and looks almost the same, though without the marquee and the cool neon sign. Today…
As you may recall, the 11th and Monroe Street Park, aka Trolley Turnaround Park, is getting a redesign. The new design is supposed to help the park, long plagued with drunks and loiterers, become more of a family-friendly place to hang out. However, some folks aren’t too happy with it. For example, there’s this sarcastic…
Pretty wild stuff over at the A Girl and Her Bike blog. Here’s a snippet: I was stopped at the intersection of 13th and Kenyon St. NW at a red light, waiting to turn left onto 13th St. Kenyon is a one-way street going west, and I was on the left side of the street,…
Uncapped Live, the pop-up art space at 14th and Florida, is closing this Friday with a big blowout and lots of events this week. If you haven’t been there, check it out. I went by on Saturday just to pop in and there was a ping-pong table, lots of art, and free Vitamin Water. Below…
Photo by Albino Flea The City Paper writes about an interesting effort: ANC1A recently voted to ask Metro to add Park View to the Georgia Ave-Petworth Metro station name. Their argument is that it will spur development in the area. The idea was proposed by ANC commish and Park View DC blog writer Kent Boese.…
The Columbia Heights Community Marketplace is tomorrow (9-2 on the Civic Plaza), and here’s an update on what’s going on: I. The CDC and National Center for Health Statistics is looking for volunteers over the age of 18 to assist with testing of questions that will be used in the future on a large-scale health…
Looks like the Modell’s in DCUSA, which opened yesterday, is really trying to get people in. They gave out $100 gift cards to the first 100 people yesterday, which resulted in a line before they opened, and they’re giving out shirts today. They also have a cool deal where there’s a 15% off coupon you…