Author Andrew W

I’ve written a few times about Playback the Tape, the fun event showing screening of vintage VHS clips that takes place every month: they find or are given VHS tapes and organize a screening around some theme at a bar or restaurant. There’s vintage hilarity and weirdness (often complete with the original commercials.) In October…

Helicopters over Columbia Heights aren’t rare, with many police, military, or civilian birds (or Marine One) traversing the skies on a regular basis. However, today was unusual, in that a very loud, very low aircraft seemed to be circling the area. It was so loud that my windows were shaking, which I can’t remember happening…

This is pretty awesome — there’s a group called the People and Animal Cardio Klub (PACK) which works with the Washington Humane Society: you join the club and then run with the dogs, so they get some needed exercise, and you do too! You pay just $10 to join, fill out the form, and after…

This sounds like a neat thing to check out: starting March 22, the Petworth Citizen and Reading Room at 829 Upshur Street NW will be hosting the Reading Room Comedy Show. The event runs form 7:30 to 9:30 pm, with host Chris Brandt and other comedians in the Reading Room, their neat little events space.…

Eatsplace, the “pop-uppery” or restaurant incubator located at 3607 Georgia Ave NW, has announced a new restaurant: Capital Taste Presents: Delilah, which uses spring vegetables, ingredients from local farmers, seafood and meat. Sounds like a tasty, fresh and healthy place, and there are lots of vegetarian or vegan options. Previously the spot has hosted a…

A few weeks ago I wrote about Klink, the new alcohol delivery service that will bring booze to your door, and which serves our area. (They also sell beer, wine, champagne, mixers and bags of ice.) Now, for St. Patrick’s Day, they’re holding a special deal: if you order today or the 18th, you’ll get…

A few years ago, the New York Times wrote about the 11th Street “hip strip” of bars and restaurants, and then more recently about Upshur Street’s restaurants. Now the Associated Press is getting into the act, writing about the neighborhood’s African American history and many restaurants and bars. They talk about historical locations, like where…

It’s time for more jokes! The regularly held Don’t Block the Box comedy show is back, coming to Wonderland on March 27th. Here’s the info. I’ve been before and they are pretty fun times. WASHINGTON – Don’t Block The Box returns to The Wonderland Ballroom located at 1101 Kenyon St NW, Washington DC 20010, on…

If you use Snapchat, the picture messaging app, you may be familiar with the images that go with certain areas — places in LA, New York and famous places around the world have their own image you can overlay on the picture — Snapchat calls them “geofilters.” And the other day, I discovered parts of…