Author Andrew W

The other day I was at Qualia Coffee at 3917 Georgia Ave NW and noticed some serious construction next door at 3915 — workers were pouring concrete and there was a new balcony that wasn’t there before. I asked the Qualia folks and they said it was a new bar coming from the folks behind…

I like getting deals for blog readers, and am happy to announce a new one to help get your house clean. Ecoverde Maids, a neighborhood house cleaning business, have teamed up with me for a deal for New Columbia Heights readers: you can save 10% off house cleaning if you use the code NCH10 when…

I’ve been hearing about Google Express for some time, their same-day delivery service, kind of like Amazon’s similar service (or kozmo.com and DCSnacks back in the day.) And then the other day I received a mailer with $25 off my first order, the first I’ve seen them around. They’ll deliver items, things like groceries, clothes,…

Looks like there’s another option for coffee in the Park View area: the other day I spotted a permit on the door of 3100 Georgia Avenue NW, which is at Irving Street, and then I chatted with a worker inside, who confirmed it would be a coffee shop. The permit says “deli, coffee shop” so…

Colony Club, the cool bar and coffee shop at 3118 Georgia Ave NW, is hosting a pop-up cider event tonight called “Drinking with Basquach,” which focuses on international cider and Basque food. I spoke to Max, the owner of Colony Club, and he said they had organized a big collection of ciders from around the…

Let’s hope you weren’t riding Metro to Petworth last night, as Metro experienced a huge problem. Power went out on the train about 6 pm, stranding it a few hundred feet from the Georgia Avenue-Petworth station, with about 250 people stuck inside, though NBC4 reports that it was more like 500-600 people. Emergency personnel did…

If you’re teleworking on Tuesday or Wednesday due to the Pope’s visit (or just around during those days,) the Looking Glass Lounge will be opening early and serving brunch. The bar at 3634 Georgia has posted a funny Facebook event for the two days, calling it “Pope Day Snow Day!”: Get your Pope Party Pants…