Question from a reader: In NYC many of the farmer’s markets also have an area in which locals can come and dump compost materials into these large bins that the farmers then use on their farms. Do you know of any local places to drop off composting materials? We live in a tiny apartment that…
We’re famous! Sort of. A reader sent this in, it’s form the TV show Bones: FYI: On Thursday’s episode, lead FBI agent Booth says, “A white man in Columbia Heights? He’d stand out like an onion in a bean field!” The characters then review CH ATM footage and zero in on the five white males.What?????!!!! …
PoP has the story of a big fight outside the Columbia Heights Metro at about 5 pm yesterday. Apparently a big group of teens were fighting in the alley behind the Victory Heights senior home on the NE corner of 14th and Irving, and then moved over. Police showed up and at least somebody was…
This latest installment of Bands in the Neighborhood is on Gringo, a Latin-inspired band in the neighborhood. The band plays next onSaturday, May 21 at the Velvet Lounge (915 U Street NW). Q: How did you all choose the band name? A: The band’s name originates in part from 2 lo-fi Spaghetti Westerns – Requiem…
One of the cooler things about Meridian Pint is the table tap: the tables that have their own beer taps so you can pour your own beer. However, that often means that people pour beers with mostly foam (see right). The City Paper has an article on the phenomenon. I was lucky in that the…
Got this question from a reader: any ideas? I’m moving into the area this week and just realized that parking is going to be a hassle.I drove around and saw that the each street is only 2 hours between 7am – 830pm, I haven’t registered my car to DC which means I do no have…
This sounds really cool if you have kids — the Meridian International Center is hosting their International Children’s Festival this Saturday, which includes participation from a number of embassies. It’s just across the street from Meridian Hill Park. Here’s the details: The Festival is organized and designed specifically for children and families to ‘travel around…
Looks like the rumors were true: the sign went up this weekend for a Domino’s in the Columbia Uptown apartment building at 14th and Fairmont. If you’re keeping track, this is the space farthest north in the building. The one next to it is a dry cleaners and the farthest south one is still empty.…
You may be familiar with DC’s place in popular music, at least how the metro area was a major focus for punk, especially hardcore music and the straight edge philosophy in the 1980s and 1990s. However, Columbia Heights was an important part of that scene, as well as the Latin music scene. The City Paper…
I was walking by 14th and Florida and noticed the empty lot on the southeast corridor, which used to be a used car place. There’s a building on the south side and a big open space facing Florida Avenue, which is planned to be a condo building with retail on the ground floor. That said, wouldn’t it…