Author Andrew W

View Larger Map Kind of a weird thing uncovered on the Columbia Heights listserve: if you’re heading west on Park Road, at 14th Street you won’t be able to continue straight, you’re forced to make a right turn. There are concrete islands there blocking it. The idea is to alleviate traffic, and people who want…

The other day I was walking to the Banneker pool and noticed these folks: they had some kind of little trampoline-thing set up and they were playing a game similar to foursquare on it, the kids’ game where you bounce a ball towards someone else. Crummy cameraphone shot here, but you can see the trampoline…

You may have noticed the empty lot where Bruce-Monroe school, the prison-looking building at Georgia and Columbia, used to stand. The school was demolished earlier in the year and the other day I was walking down Georgia and saw that they’re putting in some things there. The Park View DC blog which has not one…

We had a poll last week about where people were going to watch the fireworks, and the majority (40% of the about 180 people who replied) said somebody’s roof, with another 23% at Cardozo High School’s steps. I didn’t know Cardozo was such a popular place to watch, but right after the show on the…

Here’s this week’s Yard Sale Roundup: I can’t find too many around the area, so if you know of any, post them in the comments! An “epic” yard sale both Saturday and Sunday from 9-5 at 1793 Lanier Place NW in Adams Morgan, complete with pictures. Tons of furniture. Here’s the full link. A multi-family…