Author Andrew W

The City Paper reminds me that tonight is the Good Friday procession in the neighborhood. It’s a traditional Catholic celebration with lots of pageantry: people dressed up in AD 1 style, priests in traditional garb, statues, and more. It starts at 8:30 pm at the Sacred Heart Church at 16th and Park and goes through…

It’s Earth Day, and a press release by a real estate listing company says we’re one of the greenest. However, their blurb about the neighborhood is pretty short: “Columbia Heights is home to DC’s first solar powered condos, as well as DC’s largest residential solar thermal project.” That’s it? I looked up these projects, and…

This is a great idea: partially inspired by the Street Booze game, the good folks at BloomBars and Ann Bouie, a sculptor, are looking to make a “guardian” sculpture for the art space out of liquor bottles, oxidized iron, and more, and they need your help. It’s this Saturday from 9 am – 5 pm.…

Looks like those folks with pets will have a good place to go for supplies: I walked by Mr. Larry’s Pet Supply Store at 11th and Lamont this weekend and saw it was open. From previous posts, here’s a bit about Mr. Larry and what his store will carry: Known as Mr. Larry and owner…

Just got this from the folks at Grace Meridian Hill Church, a newish church in the neighborhood: On Sat, 4/23, we are hosting a fun-filled neighborhood event at Girard Street Playground — a dynamic time for building relationships with our local neighbors (especially the little ones!) through various activities, including face-painting, egg-decorating, crafts, snacks, an…

This week is VegWeek 2011, where people can pledge to be a vegetarian for a week and get recipes, deals and more. It was started in Takoma Park (makes sense) in 2009 and has since spread to a few other cities. And this year, a few spots in our neighborhood are taking part. Pete’s Apizza…