Author Andrew W

As you know, IHOP has been open awhile, but their official grand opening is today. A friend snapped this shot of a dancing pancake at 14th and Irving a minute ago. WHAT: IHOP will open its 1,500th restaurant with a series of activities planned to commemorate the milestone: · The first 1,500 guests will be…

Need some presents for the holiday, or just a couple games to play? The Best Buy at DCUSA has a bunch of inexpensive Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, PS3 and even PS2 games, all for about $10-$15. Target has a few too. Not sure who’d pay $15 for a PS2 game, but hey, the thought…

Sunday morning a friend and I decided to check out the new IHOP at DCUSA, which had its soft opening on the 16th. Apparently lots of other folks had the same idea, as it was packed. It was also pretty confusing. You walk in and the small entryway is full of people. Then there are…

The latest in the Ellwood Thompson’s saga: Jim Graham says they’ve given up on DCUSA, while the store, as usual, says they’re still coming. To recap, Ellwood’s is a Richmond-based organic grocery store that’s been saying they’re coming to DCUSA for years. Graham told the City Paper that they’re not coming, they’re breaking their agreement…

I get emails every now and then from out-of-towners who are staying in the neighborhood, asking advice on what to do, where to go and such. It seems that a lot of people are renting apartments for a week or so rather than staying in a hotel. I got an email a few weeks ago…

Got kids? Need something to do with them? Get yourself to Sticky Fingers tomorrow from 10-11am for a sing- and dance-along concert from the Singing Lizard. They actually do this event every first and third Wednesday, so there’s a lot of somethings to do with your kids. Always nice to see events for parents and their…

The folks over at the Park View DC blog have been all over the Green Room, a new bar going in next to the Looking Glass Lounge at 3632 Georgia Ave NW. It’s planned as a higher-end sports lounge, and there will be a back outdoor seating area as well. It’s supposed to open mid-this…

Just spotted a blog post about Mapnificent, a new transit trip planning tool that uses Google Maps. You drag the map to where you are and it shows you how far you can get in however much time you specify, taking into account walking, Metro, and bus. The above map is starting from about 14th…

Something I’ve always noticed at Target is the random little snack bar, with pretzels and (crummy) pizza. The pretzels always stand out to me, because they look terrible. They look fake, but they aren’t. They remind me of the plastic food that restaurants, bakeries and such use as examples of what you can get, or…

I was at the DCUSA Staples for the first time ever this weekend looking for some supplies, and noticed a funny section of legal documents. To me, some of them represent the neighborhood: there’s a lot on real estate, which makes sense, as our neighborhood has a lot of retail, apartments, condos, and group houses:…