Author Andrew W

Looks like there might be a new tenant coming to the old Getaway and Social space at 14th and Meridian — today I saw some workers there moving materials in, and they said it was going to be a bar and restaurant. Over the past few weeks I’ve seen construction inside but I assumed it…

Well, now you won’t have to walk more than 5 blocks to get to a 7-Eleven. The new locations at 14th and Florida and 14th and Quincy, just north of Spring, are open. (14th and Quincy is pictured above.) Of course, those are in addition to the 7-Eleven at 14th and Columbia, the one on…

One of my favorite holiday traditions is coming soon: the Fiesta de los Tres Reyes Magos or Three Kings Day Celebration, which tells the story of the Three Magi (or Wise Men) and includes a procession on the street with actors dressed in period clothes, plus live animals like donkeys, goats and sheep. The celebration…

A reader spotted this: the Target sign now just reads GET. Pretty funny since it’s the height of the holiday shopping season. I was there on Saturday and the lines weren’t too bad, plus there are still a lot of holiday decorations if you need some last minute ones.

This is a good news for those of us who use the bus: the city is recommending converting one lane of 16th Street to be bus-only during rush hour as well as converting the S1 bus to an express bus, like the S9, which makes much fewer stops and thus goes faster. According to Greater Greater…

Some things in Columbia Heights have changed a lot, but other things never change: like the Metro escalators not working. After yet another time walking heavy bags up the escalators-serving-as-stairs, I thought it would be funny to make a joke Twitter account that tweets if they’re working or not: except it only tweets that they’re…

The other day I complained about a lack of holiday decorations around our neighborhood — I’ve seen few lights, decorations, displays and such. But then I walked down 14th Street and spotted and heard something — a house a few doors down on Parkwood that has a big light display, complete with electronic Christmas music.…

Here’s a great way to help out the nonprofit Engineers without Borders: just eat out at Panera this evening! The nonprofit “provides engineering expertise to tackle problems for communities in developing countries” and this fundraiser is for projects in Santa Clara, El Salvador. To help, head to the Columbia Heights Panera today between 4 and…

Looks like the 14th and Spring area is getting another restaurant: a reader saw some construction workers at the old Spring Garden takeout Chinese place at 3618 14th and asked what was going on: they said it was an Italian/pizza place and they hope to open soon. Sounds good, I’m certainly in favor of more…