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Trouble in the burrito line? Recently a couple of articles came out about mass firings of about 40 Hispanic workers at area Chipotles, including the one in Columbia Heights. A Chipotle spokesperson said they were fired because they weren’t legally allowed to work in the country. Some of the fired workers claimed they were intimidated…

If you’ve been on one of our neighborhood listserves anytime lately, you’ve probably seen mainstay William Jordan talking about what he claims are Jim Graham’s connections with Donatelli Development, a big local development company. He recently posted this diagram (click it to see the full size version) which he says details all the connections. Here’s…

Got this press release from DC Water: your water might taste and smell different for a few days while they’re cleaning the pipes. Spring Cleaning for Water Distribution Pipes to Start March 21March 15, 2011 — WASHINGTON, DC – From March 21 through May 2, 2011, the disinfectant in drinking water will temporarily switch from chloramine to…

Want to read about local history? You’re in luck: Kent Boese, author of the great Park View DC blog, has written a book on the neighborhood, part of the Images of America series you may have seen around with lots of old photos and such — there’s a lot of them on various DC neighborhoods.…

Just received this email from a reader. Can anyone help them out? What would you suggest? I’ve been living here for 4 years and have always been a member of the Washington Sports Club on 14th. I’m noticing that it’s getting more and more crowded there, and the service seems to be getting worse and…

Pretty interesting article in the City Paper about black gentrifiers, and how that fits into gentrification as a whole. It’s got a lot to it and covers a lot of ground, with some focus on Columbia Heights. One point it makes is that it’s often class rather than race that matters, but it’s still different…

Last Sunday it was too nice to stay inside, so a friend and I decided to go hiking in Rock Creek Park. The park has a number of trails from Georgetown to Maryland, and a few of them are a short walk from the neighborhood. It was a lot of fun and a nice hike,…

It’s almost that time again, the beginning of March Madness, the NCAA basketball tournament. A few local schools are in, namely Georgetown and George Mason, plus some that are a bit farther afield like Richmond and VCU. And considering it’s DC, odds are lots of alums of tourney schools live in our neighborhood. Whether or…

After the recent post on seeing people working at one of the abandoned houses with the city’s Greening Initiative sign, I got an email address for Dena Michaelson at the District of Columbia Housing Authority, who sent me a press release about it. Basically, the authority got a grant from HUD to renovate 26 DCHA-owned …

Sticky Fingers is racking up more honors. The vegan bakery on Park, which has also won multiple best vegan bakery and best bakery awards in the city, recentlywon something else on a bigger scale: best cupcake on Food Network’sCupcake Warsshow. The winning cakes were “Gilbert Ganache-fried Cupcakes: Chocolate Seltzer Cupcakes with Ganache, Banana Frosting, and Caramelized…