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By Andrew WJune 10, 2011

Got this from the Summer of Freedom league, which plays at the Bell/Lincoln fields: Soccer Players Needed for Columbia Heights Summer League! The Summer of Freedom, a 9v9 coed soccer league, is looking for female players to fill out our teams. Games will be played on Tuesday nights, mostly at Bell/Lincoln synthetic turf field behind the Target…

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Pools open today! 4-8 pm

By Andrew WJune 9, 2011

Awesome. The city has decided to open some pools today from 4-8 pm, including Banneker Pool at Georgia and Euclid and the Upshur pool at 4300 Arkansas Avenue. The pools would normally be closed during the week, they don’t open on weekdays until June 21.

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Modell’s Sporting Goods at DCUSA opens today

By Andrew WJune 9, 2011

An eagle-eyed reader sent this news along, that according to their store locator, the Modell’s Sporting Goods in DCUSA opened today at 8 am. I’ll try to check it out today after work and report back. Anyone excited for this store? As commenters and I have noted before, I bet Nash’s Sports is not excited.

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The Warder Mansion: the house that was moved brick by brick in a Model T

By Andrew WJune 9, 2011

Warder-Totten Mansion, Mr. T in DC You may have noticed this building, the Warder Mansion, on 16th Street between Euclid and Fuller. It’s a pretty nice looking building that stands out from the surroundings, and it turns out it was designed by HH Richardson, one of the most famous architects of the 19th century. But…

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First Lady, Secretary of Health & Human Services in the neighborhood today

By Andrew WJune 8, 2011

The Obamas really must think Columbia Heights is the best hood in town: the First Lady is, again, in the area, today speaking at CentroNia, a multicultural educational nonprofit and child care at 1420 Columbia Rd NW. She was joined by Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius and General James Cartwright, the vice…

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Seriously Google, we don’t live in Washington D.C., DC

By Andrew WJune 8, 2011

This is something that’s been annoying to me when I search for things on Google Maps: if you type in an address or just search for something in DC, the result it gives you is for “Washington D.C., DC.” Obviously that’s redundant, Washington is the city and DC is the state abbreviation. Google doesn’t say…

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Fill your water bottles for free at local businesses

By Andrew WJune 8, 2011

As you surely know, it’s getting hot out there. Thanks to a new program from DC Water though, you’ll be able to fill your reusable water bottles at businesses around DC, including a bunch in our neighborhood. The program is called TapIt and neighborhood locations include Potbelly, The Heights, Sticky Fingers and Columbia Heights Coffee.…

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Movie Night in the Heights on Wednesday: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

By Andrew WJune 7, 2011

If you like outdoor movies, get yourself to the Tubman School field at 13th and Kenyon at 8:30 pm on Wednesday, where the folks behind Columbia Heights Day will be showing Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. The movie will start at sundown and before that there will be activities for kids and families, including an 80s…

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El Latino Bakery on 11th: good, cheap stuff

By Andrew WJune 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote about the great baked breads smells that waft from the El Latino Bakery at 11th and Lamont, and this weekend I finally had a chance to try them: tasty. It’s basically a production bakery, not a store, but if you go in the main door (3314-3316 11th) you can…

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Music video featuring neighborhood sites: Wonderland, Tivoli Theatre, Sticky Fingers, more

By Andrew WJune 7, 2011

We’re famous. Sort of. There’s a video by local resident Andy Rothwell for the song “Wonder Why” by folk rock band Vetiver. The video features a lot of local spots, including Wonderland, the Tivoli, Meridian Hill Park, and Sticky Fingers, and a bunch of remote control cars driving around. I’m actually in it for about…

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