Author Andrew W

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Where's all the holiday decorations in our neighborhood?
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The holiday season is upon us, but it seems like Columbia Heights is not in the spirit this year. I haven’t seen many houses or businesses with decorations up, which is a shame.To me, whether it’s Christmas, Hannukah (happy Hannukah, by the way,) Kwanzaa, Festivus or just generic winter stuff, it makes the neighborhood more…

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Meet your Neighbors: Coach Popsie of DC SCORES
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We’re starting a new series on the the blog today, called Meet your Neighbors, in which writer Alex Rego talks to interesting residents. In the first installment, she spoke with Mark “Popsie” Lewis, who coaches with DC SCORES, the great local nonprofit that offers soccer and poetry programs for almost 2,000 kids in DC. (I…

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DC Gurly Show burlesque at The Pinch, Dec. 3
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This sounds like fun: DC Gurly Show, a local burlesque troupe, is hosting a holiday show, A Tit Bit Nipply, at the Pinch on Thursday, Dec. 3. I’ve seen a few burlesque shows and they are generally fun, hilarious and titillating. Check it out! DC Gurly Show presents A TIT BIT NIPPLY! It’s cold outside!…

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POTUS, Sasha, Malia visit Upshur Street Books
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Whoa! A buddy reports he spotted President Obama and his daughters at Upshur Street Books earlier this afternoon. Presumably Barack, Sasha and Malia were shopping for Christmas gifts on Small Business Saturday, which is today.Pretty awesome for our area, the burgeoning Upshur Street strip, and the owners of Upshur Street Books, the folks behind Room…

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