Author Andrew W

That’s what the Census estimates from the American Community Survey say. I find that hard to believe. Greater Greater Washington writers and commenters attribute it to lower family sizes in Ward 1 as new single residents or couples come in, replacing families, while William Jordan attributes it to “Pay to play land speculation,” displacement by…

I guess that means Christmas is finally here. It was starting to stick this morning as I left for work, but reports are saying 1-2″. We’ll see. In any case, here’s my favorite Christmas song, in honor of the snow and holiday times: “Christmas in Hollis” by Run DMC.

The other day a friend noticed that there was a keyboard player in Giant, playing jazzy versions of Christmas music. The musician is Marcus Johnson, and he was there as part of a deal — if you buy Coke products at Giant, you get a free CD by him. Deals aside, I think this is…

Just got a tip from a reader that Sonya’s Market, the corner store/bodega at 11th and Harvard, has added some new, fancier items: things like prosciutto, artichoke hearts, and soy milk. The reader notes they are more expensive than Giant on most things, but then you’re paying for convenience. This is an interesting phenomenon though,…

This past weekend I checked out Hella Tuff’s grand opening. It’s a little vintage clothing DIY spot in the basement of 1200 Fairmont, run by Jessica Louise Dye. In short: pretty cool. It’s not a large space, basically a basement studio apartment, but there’s a lot of neat stuff. The way in There was a…

The Columbia Heights Community Marketplace may be done for the season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t still buy things from them. The Community Marketplace folks posted this messages on several local listserves. Sounds like a good spot for a tree or some breakfast food, especially if you wanted to keep patronizing Community Marketplace vendors:…

Have you ever wanted to party with Jim Graham? Who hasn’t! Jokes aside, the Northwest Columbia Heights Civic Association is having their holiday party tonight. Here’s more: Please come! Join your neighbors in the Columbia Heights community for the NWCHCA Holiday Party: Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010Time: From 6:30 to 8:30 Place: St. Stephen and…

Looks like the First Family is in our neighborhood: the President and First Lady are at Tubman Elementary School at 13th and Irving this morning to sign the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act. There’s a video now on the White House’s website. Nancy Pelosi is there too. I wonder if this explains why I saw…