Another of these random National thing days: March 1 is National Pancake Day, and the IHOP in DCUSA is giving away a free short stack that day. I hope they bring back the dancing pancake. Hat tip to DCist for the story.
Got a tip from a reader that today is National Drink Wine Day. No idea who declared this, but it’s a holiday I support 100%, and our neighborhood is a good place to celebrate it! Room 11 of course would be a good stop, with their focus on good wines that aren’t expensive. You could…
We’re losing Commonwealth (to be replaced by something similar) but we’re gaining Lou’s. Lou’s City Bar is the new spot next to Commonwealth and they’ll be opening this month. Their website is now up and they also have a Facebook page and Twitter. A reader snapped this photo looking in the window, and they noted…
The internet is all abuzz that Commonwealth on Irving Street will be closing, then reopening under different ownership and a similar theme. Apparently owner Jamie Leeds is focusing on expanding Hank’s Oyster Bar, and thus is selling. It’ll be closing at the end of the month and the new place, run by Terry Cullen’s new Irving…
Thanks to some readers, I was notified that Panera, the bakery/sandwich chain, is coming to DCUSA in October. It was originally thought that they were going into the now-closed Adams Mill bar in Adams Morgan, but that turned out not to be the case. Now I like Panera pretty well, I’ve been there a few…
A local grad student is writing about Columbia Heights, and she needs your help. She has an anonymous online survey here and is hoping to get a lot of responses from local residents. Please take a look. Here’s her note from the South Columbia Heights listserve: Hello! My name is Kara Hadge, and I’m a…
Got this note from a reader. I’m not around, but if someone goes, please let us know in the comments if it’s accurate! According to the self-checkout cashier the CH Giant is open 24 hours starting tonight. That might make it the only 24 hour supermarket in the city. Is also might be the only…
As part of the plan for the second phase of the Highland Park building on Irving, the La Casa shelter demolished this weekend. As you may recall, the building had a nice mural on it talking about the history and people of the neighborhood. A new shelter will be built behind the new building. John…
Thanks to me hitting the wrong button on Blogger, I didn’t end up running this post when I planned to. But take a look, it sounds like a neat event — anyone go? You can read more about Grown in the City, and John says to contact him at growninthecity@gmail.com if you would like any…
Photo from TBD You may recall Gavin Holland, the popular local DJ who ran for ANC commissioner as a write-in after his neighbor Kat Skiles dropped out of the race. Holland got this blog’s endorsement. Holland actually got the most votes after Skiles, and was originally declared the winner. However, the Board of Elections reversed…