Author Andrew W

Looks like Columbia Heights has hit an important milestone: the neighborhood is now so trendy that realtors will exaggerate its boundaries to make their houses seem more appealing. This has been common for a long time with desirable neighborhoods, for example saying a place in Glover Park is in Georgetown or calling the area near…

The People’s District blog, which does interviews with people around the city, has a hilarious piece with a kid at Meridian Hill Park. Here’s the interview in its entirety: good stuff. “My name is Alycea. I am five-years-old and I go to elementary school. I like school because we learn about math and can dance…

Looks like the 11th and Monroe Street Park reconstruction will finally get underway. The park has had issues with drunk people hanging around and harassing parkgoers and also lead contamination, and the new designs are supposed to make it more family- and kid-friendly. Here’s a note form the city: More specifically, we are finishing construction documents…

Spotted this on Flickr, taken by Pixilista. Pretty hilarious. (Although it may not be original, it’s still funny.)

Lots of yard sale this weekend, check them out: Saturday, 1319 Irving Street NW, 10:30 AM – 3 PM: Lots of odds and ends, including clothes (women’s size 4-8), accessories, furniture, home decor, etc. Saturday, 1847 Ontario Place NW, 10am-1pm. (Rain date: Sunday, 10am-1pm): floor lamps, two-drawer steel filing cabinet, exercise ball, bicycle rack, kitchen…

The Petworth Community Market begins their second season today at the intersection of 9th/Georgia/Upshur, from 4-8 pm. Here’s more: PETWORTH, WASHINGTON, DC: The Petworth Community Market opens today! Join us from 4 PM to 8 PM every Friday starting today, May 20, through September 30 for this popular neighborhood gathering. Pick up fresh fruits and…

Yesterday you read about the Wale show at Vitaminwater Uncapped Live, the pop-up art and performance venue at 14th and W: now here’s more about it. The venue, organized by Brightest Young Things, will be open until June 17th, and tonight is the official opening featuring the Fatback DJs and more. Tomorrow there’s an end…

Some hip hop is coming to the neighborhood: The BYT blog and The Fader magazine set up a pop-up music venue, Vitaminwater Uncapped Live, located at 2213-2217 14th Street NW just north of W Street. There’s a show tonight, featuring Wale and some other artists. Wale, who is from DC, has been in the neighborhood…