Author Andrew W

Looks like we’re getting more places to watch sports and drink beer. A resident of the Highland Park building at 14th and Irving says they just received a note that build out has just begun on a sports bar. They’re aiming at opening in February 2011. Another tipster spoke to a construction worker in the…

This week’s Weekly History photo is a shot found by Flickr user ncindc of an indoor pool in 1923 at Cardozo High School, which was then called Central High School. It’s a pretty nice looking pool. Apparently it still exists, but is inoperable according to this facilities plan of the school. Too bad, it would…

The City Paper’s Young and Hungry blog has more on the new Mexican place coming to 3313 11th Street NW. They’re looking to open early next year and will have breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and hopefully late night snacks too. That sounds pretty great, I could go for some Mexican breakfast and late night (post-bar?)…

If you haven’t already, today is the day to vote in your party’s primary, which in most cases is the city’s final election. You can find your polling place here if you don’t know it. Here’s my endorsements as well, but whether you agree or not, just go vote!

Here’s the latest in the Forgotten Street series about small streets in the neighborhood that people may have missed. The first was Pine Street, and this one is about Keefer Place. Keefer is a leafy, one-block street that goes from Georgia to a small segment of 6th Street, between Lamont and Kenyon. It’s nice and…

Spotted this the other day on Irving between 13th and 14th. If you can’t read it, there’s a little scrawl on the top that says “Apartment 2 supports.” Pretty funny. Just in case anybody on the street thought apartment 1 also liked the guy. I can just imagine how this went. One person stuck it…