Author Andrew W

One of the nice things about the otherwise not-nice empty buildings along 14th Street is that there’s a lot of plywood for posters. Sometimes the posters are interesting, sometimes funny, but this one is just strange. It’s an advertisement for P. Diddy’s new perfume, 3AM. I assumed it was an album, but no — a…

Today I noticed something neat: an electric Smart car getting charged at a station right outside the Reeves Center at 14th and U. There are a few dedicated parking spots there for electric vehicles, which is a pretty neat thing. According to Plugshare, a site that has a map for electric vehicle chargers, there are…

A few months ago, we heard about the plans for Little Coco’s, an Italian restaurant from the folks behind El Chucho on 11th Street, plus Jackie’s, Sidecar Sidebar and the Quarry House in Silver Spring. It’s planned for the old Rib Pit Lounge spot at 14th and Randolph, and I am pretty excited, as El…

I’m a sucker for funny things people carve into the sidewalk: the waffle-eating dinosaur, punk rock lyrics, and so on. And the other day I spotted a couple of funny ones: “Santa loves Tina” with a heart near 13th and Spring, and “Cuddlebear” which I think was around 14th and Irving (I should have written it…

This sounds awesome! The folks at the Looking Glass Lounge and DC Reynolds are going to jointly renovate and run a new sports bar in the space between them, at the old Park View Patio space. They’re calling it Walter’s, as in Walter Johnson, the hall of fame Washington Senators pitcher from the early 1900s.…

The other day I was enjoying the nice weather at DC Reynolds and noticed a new deal: they’re offering a free shot of Powers whiskey to anyone wearing Nats gear when Bryce Harper hits a homer. And considering #34 has hit 6 homers in 3 games last week, you have a decent chance these days.…

Longtime readers of this blog may know that I talk about fonts sometimes: in particular, when the city put up some ugly new street signs with a variety of typefaces and sizes on them (they looked horrible.) And something just caught my eye: this condo building at 14th and Spring Rd NW has some giant…

The weather is getting warmer, which means I start to wish the pool were open. And thankfully, they will be soon: the summer season starts Saturday, May 23rd! The pools, which include the Banneker Pool at 2500 Georgia Avenue NW and the Upshur Pool at 4300 Arkansas Ave NW, will first be open Friday, Saturday…

Today is Cinco de Mayo, a Mexican holiday, and the ‘Derb is getting into the act, with $2 tequila pops, a $5 Dos Hombres special (a Tecate beer and tequila shot) and half-price tacos. Sounds like a good deal to me! Cinco de Mayo is often billed as Mexican Independence Day, which is not actually…