Author Andrew W

The City Paper has their annual best of issue, but they must have gotten tired of the usual list of things, because the categories are pretty random: for example, Best Uruguayan Sandwich, Best Fashion Accessory Donned by Tweed Riders, and Best Circle that Should be a Rectangle. But despite that, our neighborhood makes the cut.…

The National Marathon is this Saturday, and the route goes through a lot of central DC, including through Columbia Heights. The course (here’s a map) comes from Dupont up Columbia Road to Harvard, then along McMillan Reservoir on Howard’s campus, back down North Capitol I saw this sign above today at 14th and Harvard. Might…

Some possibilities for new retail at DCUSA: the folks at the Heights Life noticed job ads for DSW in Columbia Heights — except there is no DSW (Designer Shoe Warehouse) in Columbia Heights, so maybe there’s one coming. That led to the City Paper saying DCUSA is “shoe central.” Here’s DSW’s website. Shoe fans, you…

Emily Hershenson, who was reported missing yesterday, was found early this morning on the National Mall. Don’t have any more details, but it’s great she was found.

If this doesn’t say Spring, I don’t know what does. I’ve heard that the Meridian Hill Park fountains are on full blast. They were sort of dribbling this Saturday. Nice to see that, it always makes for a nice atmosphere with the tumbling water. Photo by NCinDC from 2008

UPDATE: She has been found. Recently received this email about Emily Harter Hershenson, an Adams Morgan resident who has been missing since yesterday. Emily has been missing for over 24 hours. She is 5’8″ and approx. 150 lbs. Trim, athletic build, short brown hair. She was last seen on 3/21 at 9am on the 42…

DC Bocce, the coed league (which full disclosure, I play in on U Street) has a new Columbia Heights league, this time with Wonderland being the sponsor bar. The actual games will be at Tubman School on Tuesdays, with beer deals after for league people. Bocce is fun stuff, I just hope the bar doesn’t get too…

Got an email from a reader today who received a post card from Lane Bryant saying they’re closing. As a guy I obviously never shopped there, but I rarely saw people inside it. No word on what’s may replace it. Let’s hope it’s something we’re missing. For that matter, I don’t see many folks at…

If you’d like to hang out with James Franco and donate some money to 826DC, you still can get a ticket. There’s a VIP ticket for $1,000 and a regular one for $250. It’s not cheap, but you would be benefiting the kids. The event is March 31 at the Hotel Monaco, 700 F Street…