Author Andrew W

On Sunday some friends and I went to PupusaFest, the fundraiser at Sacred Heart Church at 16th and Park. It must have been a successful fundraiser because there was a huge crowd, but that also means really long lines. The way it was organized, you had to wait in one line to buy tickets for…

We’ve been waiting for this for a while: Slim’s Diner, the diner from the Room 11 folks, is opening to the public on Wednesday. They posted last month on Facebook about only needing a few permits and inspections and have been holding soft openings last week, so this time it’s for real. I’m excited. They’ve…

This is awesome! The Banneker Pool at 2500 Georgia Ave NW will have what they’re calling a #SplishSplashSummer pool party tomorrow night, with a DJ and night swimming. The event, from 7 to 11 pm, is free but they ask you to RSVP. It’s free for residents and non-residents alike, and there’s no outside food…

Colony Club, the coffee shop and bar at 3118 Georgia Ave NW, is hosting their monthly patio parties again, and the first one for this summer is tomorrow. They’ll have pizza from the Timber Pizza Co. food truck (who are opening a brick and mortar location on Upshur in a few weeks), karaoke, German beer…

Oh man, this sounds awesome. The Shrine of the Sacred Heart Church at 16th and Park has organized their second PupusaFest for this Sunday: last year’s was a big hit, they had more than 10,000 pupusas but they were sold out by mid-afternoon. This year they’ll have more, all handmade by local experts. If you’ve…

More new things! Homestead, the bar and restaurant from the Blaguard folks coming to 3911 Georgia Ave NW is opening on Thursday, according to a press release. The spot, next to Qualia Coffee, will be focused on American food in family-sale portions with seasonal cocktails and local ingredients, including herbs they’ll grow there. There will…

It’s officially summer now, and right on time the city’s public pools are now open during the week as well as the weekends. Most pools in the city are open every day but one: in our case, the Banneker Pool at 2500 Georgia Ave NW is closed every Thursday, and the Upshur Pool at 4300…

I always love the random weird things we see around the neighborhood. The other day my buddy spotted this on 11th Street, it’s a pretty amusing apartment ad. I like how it’s kind of all lopsided too, it adds something. I wonder if Big Bob is one of those joke nicknames where he’s actually a…

Whoa, this sounds awesome! Three chefs, who are triplets, are opening a vegan pop-up starting July 16 at EatsPlace, the restaurant and bar at 3607 Georgia that serves as a pop-up and incubator. The pop-up, called 3 Twisted Vegans, focuses on vegan burgers and fries with other vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free options as well as…